USA distribution -CBS All Access discussion

[Big Data]

Honestly I'd rather they came up with something good during the offseason and keep it than cancel it. I feel like Disco is in jeopardy if everyone bails.

 

[Apparition B5]

Honestly I'd rather they came up with something good during the offseason and keep it than cancel it. I feel like Disco is in jeopardy if everyone bails.

CBS's stock taking a big hit today doesn't help. Dang handegg.

 

[Mudd]

Which is meaningless because they are still counting all the free subscriptions.

Yeah. I'll be cancelling in the next few days, and I'm curious whether they'll offer some sort of deal to extend. Sirius does this shit all the time.

 

[JWPlatt]

It's CBS decision to put Star Trek Discovery on their All Access website...

That's a truism and actually is the basis for people holding them accountable for the decision.

Netflix just announced another price increase to $14 per month before tax, starting next month. In Pennsylvania, that would bring it to $15.12 per month. That's after losing NBC's and FOX's television programming, and they're soon to lose Disney. Meanwhile, commercial-free CBS All Access is $10, with no tax in Pennsylvania. Considering Netflix's original programming is mostly crap, I'm actually glad that Discovery is on CBS All Access. Saves me over $5 per month.

Fortunately, there's competition for consumers to vote a lesson to Netflix if they feel mistreated.

Do you plan on continuing to pay the monthly rate after Disco is done for the year...?

Year? I'm canceling before my free week month ends. I'll get the DVD/BDs if and when they are released. I'm not paying to watch commercials, nor paying even more to not watch commercials. I would sign up if there were a single premium tier with no commercials, while free with commercials.

 

[Fateor]

Yeah. I'll be cancelling in the next few days, and I'm curious whether they'll offer some sort of deal to extend. Sirius does this shit all the time.

From what people have told me they offer a month free all-access if you try to cancel.

 

[Mudd]

I got the free month when I cancelled after my free week.

I cancelled again yesterday - done and done.

 

[Big Data]

I am hooked on Disco now.

 

[Q2UnME]

I like Discovery. No problems there. I HATE CBS AllAccess and their current setup. Streaming is jittery and 720p at best. When I watched the 1st episode on CBS in full 1080p, it was absolutely GORGEOUS. Watching on the TV via. the HDMI output of either of my two laptops .... suckage. And also I have to forget about trying to watch After Trek 'live', it simply will not stream. I get maybe 1 second of audio/picture and then it locks up, never to return. I have to watch it a day later just to even see it. So far this is a failing experiment. I'm inclined to drop the service and wait for the BluRays.

Q2

 

[Big Data]

I chromecast it to my tv from my iPhone or laptop. Never had a problem with the video. Though sometimes the phone tells me it's not available and I need to do it through the computer.

 

[Krandor]

So... some interesting new that Nielson is going to start tracking Netflix Shows. Nothing on CBSAA though. I'm not surprised. As more people move to streaming and given that Netflix isn't even giving the content providers detailed data, it makes sense for Nielson to expand their services.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ne...easure-viewing-shows-streaming-netflix/169431

 

[Big Data]

Does it seem counterintuitive that they are distributing it on Netflix in foreign markets? It's online, and Netflix is now their direct competitor in the US market. I do hope that if CBSAA fails they'll fall back to Netflix rather than cancel the series.

 

[Krandor]

Does it seem counterintuitive that they are distributing it on Netflix in foreign markets? It's online, and Netflix is now their direct competitor in the US market. I do hope that if CBSAA fails they'll fall back to Netflix rather than cancel the series.

No it doesn’t. Netflix wants to grow their global market so it makes sense for them to want it overseas.

If cbsaa fails it will likely move to showtime. Netflix won’t happen.

 

[Big Data]

How much is showtime per month?

 

[MvRojo]

How much is showtime per month?

$10.99 per month for just the streaming. If you get it through your cable provider, it's usually like $15 and includes the streaming.

 

[Zod]

No it doesn’t. Netflix wants to grow their global market so it makes sense for them to want it overseas.

If cbsaa fails it will likely move to showtime. Netflix won’t happen.

Why showtime over Netflix. Netflix is paying the production costs. If I were Netflix and CBSAA goes belly up I would play hard ball. The Netflix ratings for trek have been strong. Either put it on Netflix in the USA or no foreign distribution and no more contributions to the costs of production.

 

[Krandor]

Why showtime over Netflix. Netflix is paying the production costs. If I were Netflix and CBSAA goes belly up I would play hard ball. The Netflix ratings for trek have been strong. Either put it on Netflix in the USA or no foreign distribution and no more contributions to the costs of production.

CBS owns showtime.

Netflix has no reason to play hardball for US rights. It gains them little. Netflix is at a saturation point in the US market and there is little room for growth. Netflix's growth is overseas. That is their focus right now. In their recent earnings report they gain 5M or so subscribers but only 300K of that is for the US. So the oversears rights for Discovery are worth way more to netflix because they can use that to get new people to subscribe that are not current subscribers.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

I assume CBS would just move it to CBS, not Showtime. The only thing that would change is going from streaming to broadcast is that they stop using naughty words, which has been the only time the show did anything that wasn't possible on broadcast.

 

[alex08060]

Netflix is the only streaming service available where I’m at. Otherwise it’s cable or normal TV.

 

[Big Data]

That's kind of wild. So something is blocking sites on the internet?

 

[Zod]

I assume CBS would just move it to CBS, not Showtime. The only thing that would change is going from streaming to broadcast is that they stop using naughty words, which has been the only time the show did anything that wasn't possible on broadcast.

What about CW? That's the successor to UPN which voyager launched in 1995. Also the content on CW matches Trek very well.