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Netflix up 25% after hours, beats revenue expectations, 2M new U.S. subs
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Good Job Bob
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Good to see them doing well after all the doom-and-gloom.
I think that disney deal got quite a few people to come back.... it was what got me to resubscribe. Not that its terribly great right now but I think there is enough to entice quite a few families to subscribe but when the deal fully takes over in a few yrs Netflix could be close to unstoppable.
Crumpet Trumpet
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The promise of Arrested Development, tbh.
It isn't that simple. Considering the results are from the 4th q, and we didn't know AD release date until a few weeks ago.
TheJollyCorner
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is there something (other than specific studio deals) preventing Netflix from having a 'premium streaming' account option where new releases are readily available?
I'd pay some extra money per month to get brand new releases streaming upon release.
I'd pay some extra money per month to get brand new releases streaming upon release.
Poindexter
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I must have missed this. What's the release date?
Felix Lighter
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I've been very happy with it but I typically use it for TV shows and documentaries. If you're joining for movies, it's still not a great for that.
StalkerUKCG
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I'm in the UK and netflix is relativly new here. Iv been using the US one for a few month now and I'm blown away.
It may be old news to some of you but the content on it is perfect for me.
It may be old news to some of you but the content on it is perfect for me.
That fact studios would never agree to such a plan, and even if they did it would be so expensive as to be impractical.
Sanky Panky
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The algos are doing quite a number on the stock.
They are running negative free cashflows, so if borrowing gets more difficult or they can't start generating more cash, things will get ugly fast.
They are running negative free cashflows, so if borrowing gets more difficult or they can't start generating more cash, things will get ugly fast.
May 1st. 13 episodes, all available for streaming on the 1st.
Poindexter
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awesome!! Thanks
TheMan
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yeah, i remember when every article about netflix was bad news. i'm a happy netflix streaming subscriber and i'll continue to be for a long time (or until something better comes along)
Dreams-Visions
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U mad, Starz?
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Vilix
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Well deserved IMO.
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Vilix
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No problem.
Especially since Disney, and Netflix have a streaming deal now. Starz is going to be sold off soon anyway.
RedAssedApe
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I'm mad because you can't watch Manga animes on Netflix anymore.
Yeah that was actually the biggest blow (to me) from Starz. That and my guilty pleasure show Spartacus. Their movie selection wasn't even all that great.
Two million new people subscribed 6 months in advance of the show even being available? Yeah...no.
I doubt it. With Netflix's recent dealings, it seems companies are willing to play ball.
Dreams-Visions
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Oh snap. To whom?
hard to build the kind of base and technology structure that Netflix has, not to mention the subscriber numbers. I think content producers looked at how blah Hulu+ has been and realized they can't really match Netflix feature set or subscriber base. Netflix is probably offering slightly better royalty deals than they were before Starz left.
Comcast, and News Corp/Fox, seem to be the favorites thus far.
That ship has sailed. They're back to making deals.
This is the first I've heard of starz being up for sale but I would not be surprised if they just die off. Losing disney hurt them bad from a content perspective and there are rumors netflix is going after their only other major deal in sony pictures. If netflix gets that too starz has almost nothing to offer any buyer.
Pretty much. The Hulu experiment will probably end soon as well. I'm glad Netflix won the battle against the studios.
As far as I know, Liberty Media spun off Starz recently(like last week). With the hopes/purpose of selling it. It is currently valued at around $1 billion.
I wouldn't jump to quick on Netflix being the only game in town for the Sony deal. I think Amazon will jump in the mix. They can't continue to let Netflix stock up on exclusive deals.
Even without the Sony/Disney deals, Starz would be a nice pick up for Comcast/News Corp. They don't have premium movie channels.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
im surprised after the bumbling mistakes their stupid ceo has been making. he must have wised up and learned how to stop having opinions.
funkystudent
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Good for them I just wish they make the UK/Ireland selection better
They fumbled the execution, but dumping the disc business was and still is a good idea.
SnakeswithLasers
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Arrested Development couldn't save Arrested Development.
Why don't you just rent the new releases through Amazon or Vudu?
It was actually brilliant I think. Loved their disc business, but that was a super move.
J-Roderton
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I think I watch 90% television on Netflix. I rarely find anything worth watching, besides a few docs.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
they're still too scared to add games to their offering.
discs, as long as they aren't LOSING money on it, they should still offer it as its a backup way of expanding libraries that they cant always have digitally. some movies/shows will just never be on streaming.
over the years i barely even use the discs. i watch tv shows 99% of the time. maybe 1 movie a month or two.
I even bet starz will make a last ditch bid at that deal too.... but it seems like netflix has more to bring to the table than anybody right now. They have almost caught hbo in total subscribers and likely will soon with the growth they are seeing while hbo has been relatively flat. I really don't see amazon growing in the same way netflix does since their service is more tied as an addon to a prime subscription.
That said the idea of an exclusive agreement seems like something that will go away soon, with all these services competing for the same content it would seem like the content producers can make more money selling to everybody at a lower rate. Similar to how the epix deal worked out where they are starting to be on every service now that the 2yr exclusive with netflix is over.
A Human Becoming
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I use discs frequently so I hope the service is not going anywhere soon.
The window on game discs is closing, there's no reason to mess with it now.
The best move was to spin off the disc business or sell it while it still had value. I wanted them to sell it, but the move was mishandled, so here we are. They'll ride it out for another year or so and shut it down. Missed opportunity.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i suppose re-thinking about it it is definitely too late to add games as rentals, but they should have launched it back when they were thinking about it, which is more what i was referring to in my head anyway.
dont get me wrong, im glad netflix turned around a bit, so i can at least watch law and order everyday for the rest of my life.
i would have been fine if they spun off the disc business, but the deal killer was separate payment methods and separate ratings.
dont get me wrong, im glad netflix turned around a bit, so i can at least watch law and order everyday for the rest of my life.
i would have been fine if they spun off the disc business, but the deal killer was separate payment methods and separate ratings.
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