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[TheBigA]

Not sure what point you're trying to make. Those are both content, as is NBCUniversal. Comcast/Xfinity the cable company is what he means by "distribution".

Exactly. If they bought TimeWarner cable. Or maybe Disney/Verizon. Hmm. A Disney phone system. It's a small world.

 

[LKellerIII]

It's A Small World

Exactly. If they bought TimeWarner cable. Or maybe Disney/Verizon. Hmm. A Disney phone system. It's a small world.

I always appreciate your posts, Big A. I assume the "small world" reference was an intentional pun.

 

[TheBigA]

I always appreciate your posts, Big A. I assume the "small world" reference was an intentional pun.

Exactly..."after all." Oh no...now I've got that song in my head again.

 

[anotherguyTN]

Warner has this now with older movies and TV shows that aren't on Netflix or Hulu: http://instant.warnerarchive.com/index.html

Could this be the direction that the production companies could go in the future, with Netflix type services to show their programs, especially when it comes to older movies and TV shows that haven't been seen in years?

 

[TheBigA]

Could this be the direction that the production companies could go in the future, with Netflix type services to show their programs, especially when it comes to older movies and TV shows that haven't been seen in years?

Two ways to go: One centralized platform where you go that has everything you want, or a bunch of individual platforms, each one owned by the production company or copyright owner, that requires users to search for the content they want to view. I'm sure major owners would prefer owning their own platforms, and smaller owners like the centralized platforms. At some point, perhaps large studios combine forces for their own Hulu.

 

[anotherguyTN]

Two ways to go: One centralized platform where you go that has everything you want, or a bunch of individual platforms, each one owned by the production company or copyright owner, that requires users to search for the content they want to view. I'm sure major owners would prefer owning their own platforms, and smaller owners like the centralized platforms. At some point, perhaps large studios combine forces for their own Hulu.

Even with that, there's always the possibility of there being some studios that would be holdouts and doing their own separate services. Even with Netflix and Hulu, several of the TV series that are listed are only a limited number of seasons, depending on what has been released on DVD.

 

[TheBigA]

Even with that, there's always the possibility of there being some studios that would be holdouts and doing their own separate services.

Absolutely...if you own your own service, you don't have to share the money with anyone. The only problem is getting customers to find where you're at.