tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post8833542796127413441..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Netflix had a disastrous quarter and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that "Netflix and Binge" is an unsustainable business model.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-7331402557174584482016-07-22T11:17:45.436-06:002016-07-22T11:17:45.436-06:00I pay for Netflix because it gives me convenience....I pay for Netflix because it gives me convenience. I share two screens with my brother who was suprised to find out I already subscribed and asked me to increase screens. I was fine with that but I rarely binge watch. Did so with Daredevil Season 2 and sort of with Agents of Shield season 2. I did the Amazon Prime free trial but ended up not subscribing because while I loved it's set up, I ended up finding out I couldn't view most movies because of my location. I mean seriously? At least Netflix does not show why I can't watch. But Man in the High Castle is a great series and I think I'll go back when the show returns. Sadly right now Prime has little long term benefits for me. But I have a Kindle Unlimited Subscription.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-18557085800281659892016-07-20T20:13:32.334-06:002016-07-20T20:13:32.334-06:00Your rewrite of the saying is much more accurate f...Your rewrite of the saying is much more accurate for today.<br /><br />Netflix has changed the way we interact with video. For good or ill. There are those that will always try to get what they can for as little as possible. But those two things aren't necessarily going to destroy Netflix. They'll just have to adapt.<br /><br />I, also, can't binge series. I can watch maybe two episodes of something at a time. Any more, and I feel ill. Kind of like overindulging in anything. So, I don't.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-34673718655794196782016-07-20T18:19:17.086-06:002016-07-20T18:19:17.086-06:00I'm pretty sure Netflix missed its growth targ...I'm pretty sure Netflix missed its growth targets but they are still growing but I've always thought they were a long shot to remain independent in the long run. The Big 6 have rights to a vast library and the ability to make more content. Netflix doesn't own a production company and doesn't own most of the content produced for it. Netflix is useful to the Big 6 for now but won't be for much longer. At that point one of the 6 will buy them (my guess is Disney).<br /><br />I do think the Netflix is being stupid by releasing content all at once. They've released 4 times as much content as HBO this year but even Vinyl has gotten more press than all the Netflix releases combined. Netflix gets one article when something is released and that's it. No water cooler talk. No articles predicting the future. Interest drops off as it is too hard to know what people are watching on Netflix so TV based writers stick with things they know people are watching. It's silly on Netflix's part and I bet it will change now that it their era of easy growth is over.<br /><br />Can you imagine the conversations about Stranger Things if it was released a week at a time? I'm almost sad I binged it (I couldn't help myself, it was so good).Kevin Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092721842140433268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-70024294250620603382016-07-20T15:07:47.565-06:002016-07-20T15:07:47.565-06:00Maybe they should off year long subscription plans...Maybe they should off year long subscription plans at a discount that way people will be tempted to stay longer. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-49360860011270431882016-07-20T11:26:32.177-06:002016-07-20T11:26:32.177-06:00If they released one new show a month (at least), ...If they released one new show a month (at least), loading the entire series at one time would not be an issue.<br />Personally, I don't have time to binge watch anything (I still haven't finished the second season of Daredevil), and I'm not leaving Netflix anytime soon.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-14476703576883088042016-07-20T08:33:33.212-06:002016-07-20T08:33:33.212-06:00Good analysis. I personally can't stand peopl...Good analysis. I personally can't stand people who steal creative content. I don't understand how they don't understand that it hurts the ability of creative people to make a living being creative. But you give someone a chance to get away with stealing, and they steal. That's just how it is. Netflix somehow didn't realize that the binge culture it envisioned had already been done, with a similar fate, as digital music. So they'll have to go away from subscription service, and thus lose what made them a thing in the first place. That's called irony, folks.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-69993432640597640172016-07-20T05:54:09.781-06:002016-07-20T05:54:09.781-06:00Bingeing is the only way to watch. The last time t...Bingeing is the only way to watch. The last time they raised prices they lost subscribers briefly before rebounding.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-89766371948556585432016-07-20T03:51:46.069-06:002016-07-20T03:51:46.069-06:00It's a Federal crime to use someone else's...It's a Federal crime to use someone else's NetFlix password. <br />Hopefully NetFlix, and all the other similar companies, can find a way to balance it and keep subscribers. Because I want to see more shows like Stranger Things. And I'm willing to pay for it every month. Have for years.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com