Yep. Content "licensing," as in "you have a limited license to view this content," is the new money center for studios / distributors. The video game companies have realized this and the movie studios are following suit.
Netflix loses big-name movies, promises better exclusive content
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Yep. Content "licensing," as in "you have a limited license to view this content," is the new money center for studios / distributors. The video game companies have realized this and the movie studios are following suit.
A few bankruptcies, some fumbles, and in a hundred years, most of these movies and games will hopefully definitely be in the common domain.
Something our greatgreatgreatgrandchildren can look forward too, even if they have to go out of their way to learn English to watch the catalogue.
Something our greatgreatgreatgrandchildren can look forward too, even if they have to go out of their way to learn English to watch the catalogue.
The elimination of physical media won't happen for a while. It's still generating close to $7 billion in sales, and $3 billion in rentals (at least in 2014).
It often feels like a self fulfilling prophecy....they whine about the decline of discs sales, while doing everything they can to weaken the format...
http://deadline.com/2015/01/home-entertainment-spending-fell-2014-deg-1201342148/
It often feels like a self fulfilling prophecy....they whine about the decline of discs sales, while doing everything they can to weaken the format...
Gross or net?
I bet that's gross.
The cost of producing and physically shipping disks all over the world would rip a fair chunk out of that 7 billion.
Although the third world.
And old people in any world.
I bet that's gross.
The cost of producing and physically shipping disks all over the world would rip a fair chunk out of that 7 billion.
Although the third world.
And old people in any world.
I don't think physical media are going anywhere. They now make players that use laser beams to play vinyl records. If there's a market for that, then there will probably always be a market for DVDs and the like.
There's a difference between a niche market only few companies cater to with very limited releases (vinyl) and the mass market we are used to when it comes to physical media.
^Did I say anything about a mass market? I'm talking about the continued existence of the medium.
If DVD's become a niche market, then their price per unit is going to quintuple, which will further decrease their marketshare, which will double the price again.
It'd be way cheaper to buy the right to burn DVD's legally.
But no pretty plastic box with movie poster frontface.
It'd be way cheaper to buy the right to burn DVD's legally.
But no pretty plastic box with movie poster frontface.
You do realize that when people say "physical media is going away" they're talking about that mass market, right? Because the mass market appeal is what is important to the companies.
It's called hyperbole and is a rhetorical device. Your pedantry in that post was pretty useless considering most people realize that a major decline in the sales of physical media doesn't necessarily mean they're literally disappearing forever.
It's just that they might lose much of their importance.
So since the meaning was pretty obvious I don't see why you felt the need to correct the poster unless it's just a fun thing to do.
^"Pedantry?" 
I was going for optimism.
I was going for optimism.
^"Pedantry?"
I wonder what physical media becoming a niche market will do to prices.
What they need to do is sell media on edible formats.
Some sort of candy maybe?
It's going to get to the point where you have to decide, are you going to watch Dirty Dancing again, or spread some Pâté on the bastard and devour Baby and her corner.
Some sort of candy maybe?
It's going to get to the point where you have to decide, are you going to watch Dirty Dancing again, or spread some Pâté on the bastard and devour Baby and her corner.
I am honestly am not bothered - I never bought physical media even when it was the only option (No CDs/DVDs).
You get out of the rain, by walking into a DVD rental store, that used to be a video rental store.
And over the next 20 minutes, you stay amazed at the clientbase turning over who still seems to think that it's 1998, and that this building is necessary.
And over the next 20 minutes, you stay amazed at the clientbase turning over who still seems to think that it's 1998, and that this building is necessary.
In one hundred years, most of these movies will be gone by attrition because of the atrocious archival quality of digital and optical storage.
Well that's good, because most movies are shit, shouldn't have been made, and need to be put out of heir misery.
I'll be dead and what in the Mad Max like future of 2115 is likely to play old media - nothing you'd want to swap for clean water, uncontained meat or pistol ammo.
Frustrating hit, makes Netflix that much less valuable to me. Honestly, I like the original shows, and use it for a few other shows here and there, but it's generally let me down when trying to watch movies.
Most of the time, i think of something I want to watch, only to search and find it's not in the catalog. fairly mainstream stuff, usually. Happening more and more often, and now losing an entire chunk of the catalog at once will only make it worse.
Since they aren't lowering the price to adjust for less value in their service, what's the get-well plan for how to convince people that losing (guessing) 30% or so of the catalog is worth the same amount each month? Promise of more original shows is great, but that's a future plan and not something they can air right away, so...?
Most of the time, i think of something I want to watch, only to search and find it's not in the catalog. fairly mainstream stuff, usually. Happening more and more often, and now losing an entire chunk of the catalog at once will only make it worse.
Since they aren't lowering the price to adjust for less value in their service, what's the get-well plan for how to convince people that losing (guessing) 30% or so of the catalog is worth the same amount each month? Promise of more original shows is great, but that's a future plan and not something they can air right away, so...?
I haven't been all that impressed with their exclusive shows anyway. It's already difficult to find decent movies now. I may just cancel Netflix or maybe I'll switch back to getting the discs in the mail again.