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Old 24-06-2019, 15:01   #5461
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Confirmation here that Netflix is still saying that they will not carry commercials.No sport, either.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2019...rt-commitment/
i was mildly impressed by amazons coverage of the tennis. One has to wonder though what the viewing figures are for some of the more obsecure matches. I assume about 100 people or so....surely its a loss provider then?
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Interesting, Den, thank you. I would certainly go along with the view of one of those commentators who said that there could be an ad-supported tier alongside its existing ad-free subscription service. Although that would enhance their revenues, Netflix themselves are saying they won’t do it. I will continue to believe them until they say otherwise, but of course if they are knocked sideways by new alternative streaming services, that could force a change of mind.

In the meantime, their subscriptions continue to increase worldwide, which is what they are banking on to make their economic model work.
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The streaming war (to be) continues:

https://seekingalpha.com/news/347377...streaming-2021



Widely expected but now official: NBCUniversal (NASDAQ:CMCSA) will be taking back popular sitcom The Office from Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) in 2021, when its contract ends, to bring the program to its upcoming streaming service.

The Office, which ran on NBC from 2005 to 2013, is reportedly Netflix's most-watched show.

It will get a five-year exclusive run on NBCU's new service when it arrives in a couple of years.

NBC's ad-supported streaming offering is set to launch in the first quarter next year. It's expected to be free for pay TV subscribers and cost about $10/month for cord-cutters.

After hours: Comcast +0.7%; Netflix +0.1%.

Updated 6:19 p.m.: Netflix makes an ad-related point in a tweet: "We're sad that NBC has decided to take The Office back for its own streaming platform — but members can binge watch the show to their hearts' content ad-free on Netflix until January 2021."
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Which clearly shows how watched some of Netflix's third party content is , they paid $100 million a year for Friends and offered $90 million a year for The Office.
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Which clearly shows how watched some of Netflix's third party content is , they paid $100 million a year for Friends and offered $90 million a year for The Office.
This is why I don't understand why so many people are so convinced that Britbox will fail.The popularity of archive material should not be underestimated.
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This is why I don't understand why so many people are so convinced that Britbox will fail.The popularity of archive material should not be underestimated.
UKTv and iPlayer availability for a year after broadcast would be my guess.
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This is why I don't understand why so many people are so convinced that Britbox will fail.The popularity of archive material should not be underestimated.

Whilst archive material is popular with some, I wonder how much they will be prepared to pay for it?
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This is why I don't understand why so many people are so convinced that Britbox will fail.The popularity of archive material should not be underestimated.
Archive material is great for pulling punters in, but there are limits to its appeal. When I first got Netflix I dug straight in to Star Trek; the kids love Friends and Fawlty Towers. But much of the archive material is stuff I wasn’t interested in when it was broadcast and I’m still not interested in it now. The only reason we’re still subscribing 2 years later is that they keep adding new material.
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UKTv and iPlayer availability for a year after broadcast would be my guess.
Britbox will carry much more, though, as well as new stuff.

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Whilst archive material is popular with some, I wonder how much they will be prepared to pay for it?
At about a fiver a month, it's hardly going to break the bank.

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Archive material is great for pulling punters in, but there are limits to its appeal. When I first got Netflix I dug straight in to Star Trek; the kids love Friends and Fawlty Towers. But much of the archive material is stuff I wasn’t interested in when it was broadcast and I’m still not interested in it now. The only reason we’re still subscribing 2 years later is that they keep adding new material.
I am completely with you on that.

About 20 years ago, I really enjoyed watching Star Trek - Deep Space Nine and Voyager, but now they just seem outdated and uninteresting. On the other hand, although Fawlty Towers has dated a bit, it's still funny. It's one of the few series that I've seen more than once, but I probably won't watch it again now, unless I put it on for the grandkids.

Like you, the value of Netflix for me is the originals, which are being added to every week.
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Samsung has begun rolling out the promised Apple TV VOD app to its compatible smart TVs via a software update. It appeared in the list of recommended apps on my home screen yesterday.

I haven’t had a long look at it yet but I can’t see myself subscribing until there’s a large amount of bundled content. However I’m interested to see whether they offer more reasonable rental prices for films. Amazon Prime and Rakuten, which are both available through my TV, usually ask silly money for even quite old films a lot of the time, if they even offer rental at all - often it’s purchase only. If Apple are prepared to be a true online video library they’ll clean up.

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Digital prices are generally aligned across providers most of the time. Doing a spot check last night all the films I've got on my 'To Watch' list cost the same on both Apple TV and Rakuten TV.

However where Apple is better than Rakuten is for the Digital to Buy films. They tend to come with iTunes extras that you can watch on iOS devices and on computers.

And some of the purchase prices aren't that far away from twice the rental price, so it's sometimes better value to buy than to rent. And unfortunately, I'd trust Apple or Amazon to be around longer than Rakuten for purchased content.
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Well, I didn't see this coming!

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Pluto TV channels join My5

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced a content partnership between Channel 5’s VoD service My5 and Pluto TV in the UK, with the launch of Pluto TV Drama, Pluto TV Movies and Pluto TV Food channels on My5.
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