Movies | December 30, 2009 | 4 comments

Netflix, Hollywood Politics and the War for Streaming Movies

source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2009-12-29/netflix-envoy-pitches-online-films-to-wary-studi...

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Even as Netflix adds Criterion movies (yes!) to its burgeoning Watch Instantly library, the studios eye their intentions ever more suspiciously, worried Netflix may be sowing the seeds of Hollywood's destruction. Which could mean fewer movies for us.

The deal with Starz that gives Netflix (and us) streaming access to newer movies apparently arched a lot of eyebrows, and even Netflix admitted it's gonna have to start getting permission directly for studios—probably paying more for the movies. It's also gotta fight the entrenched window system, the strange path a movie follows from theatrical release to DVD to HBO to cable, which is how movie studios continue to pull profits out of a movie long after it leaves the big screen.

BusinessWeek makes it clear it's not gonna be easy. But that just means I'll be watching fewer movies.


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4 comments // Netflix, Hollywood Politics and the War for Streaming Movies

  • classicrock64
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      classicrock64  

    • I love the netflix streaming. I watched documentaries that I never knew about.
      They said the same thing about VHS rentals. NETFLIX ROCKS!!
      We will see more films. Will it Kill the blockbuster? No. But we will see the small
      indie that deserves to be seen by people that like small films or film that have a story.
      Big Blockbusters? It is like Disneyland. Hype sparkle,flash and big explosions. Story content is missing. Their is a huge audience for it. Very Happy with NETFLIX and the streaming content they have been providing.

    • 2 years ago
  • Sam_the_Wizer
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      Sam_the_Wizer  

    • I hope movie profits do drop, then maybe people like Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer will get out of the industry and leave movie making to the real artists.

    • 2 years ago
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