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Old 02-01-2020, 19:39   #7130
jfman
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Maybe, just maybe it's written by someone who watches telly and not by someone trying to flog digital snake oil.
It could be however, in defence of people who barely watch television, it could be they aren't emotionally attached to one outcome and can objectively comment on the market.

As I've said countless times before there's nothing special about streaming as a technology that exempts it from the same principles as any other manufacturer/service provider/retailer.

More competition = bad news for incumbents. It can drive up supply side costs and down revenues (therefore profits).
Lots of debt relative to competitors = bad news. They can sell an equivalent product to you at lower cost as they don't have to service the debt.
Few assets = bad news. Creditors potentially less likely to tolerate ongoing debt.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
Who knows what the most streamed show was? As yet the streamers don't publish viewing figures.
Surely it's Friends, if the 2% figure holds up?
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