Netflix Raising Prices But Adding Content
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@StefUk said:
how come ... they make a profit and they are going to increase the prices ... here in the uk there isn't much content .. apart from some strange US series !! ;o)
In the US the gov't is allowing Netflix to be double billed for Internet access. And they provide more content at a lower price than their two competitors.
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this reminds me of the last time they raised the price and the selection got worse!
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@ejmillen said:
this reminds me of the last time they raised the price and the selection got worse!
They are a lot healthier company now, though. I believe last time that they raised it that they were doing so because they were unable to afford content because their prices were so low. They bring in only about half as much per user as does, Hulu, for example, who has a terrible selection compared to them and does those "only available for a short time" crap. Netflix has whole shows, all the time. Hulu gets five episodes in a rotation so you are barely any better than having cable and, like cable, you pay for access and still watch commercials, a lot of them.
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I love Netflix, I am watching Supernatural on Netflix now. LOL...and then the internet went out for 10 minutes while I was attempting to post this at 2:30am!
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I do really enjoy Netflix. The original series are awesome! It does surprise me that HBO and Netflix both have gone the route of ad free versus adds like all the other stations, I find it difficult to believe they couldn't make more revenue by being ad supported (I just think of Angry Birds - started as a one time fee app on the iPhone, now a free app with ads, and the owners are 10x richer for it).
All that said, I definitely get the value out of my $8/month of Netflix much more than the $12+/month from HBO - but the wife watches Game of Thrones so we keep it.
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As free gets a lot of happy people. Serious movie watchers won't accept Hulu for film. Commercial breaks are not things that many people are accepting of when paying for a premium service. If my wife didn't demand Hulu too, I would drop it just because of the ads. I'll happily pay Netflix more to keep the ads away.
Netflix is the leader for a reason. They just do a better job. They could make more, but it would lessen the service.
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When you are as supported you advertisers are your customers. With Netflix, you the consumer are the costumer. So who they try to keep happy changes.
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I'd get rid of Netflix, as I struggle to keep up with all the new terrestrial TV that's coming out. But my daughter would kill me. All she ever watches is Netflix. It was Barbie, but she's now working her way through Power Rangers. She watches it on my iPad. Neither of my kids watch normal TV any more.
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We cut the TV/Cable cord in October 2011. Netflix and Amazon Prime takes care of 95% of what I want to watch.
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I've never had terrestrial TV, not since I left home. And I haven't had cable except for a small window from around 2000 - 2002 and only because of my roommates.
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I guess I'm to impatient for watching the shows that are new, so I maintain my cable.
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Once you stop watching the media, you don't even hear about new shows and there are always new shows appearing on Netflix at the same rate.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Once you stop watching the media, you don't even hear about new shows and there are always new shows appearing on Netflix at the same rate.
Ohhh that's not true. My friends are constantly telling me about a new show they are watching.
on an unrelated note - Why doesn't HBO offer their HBO to GO to non cable subscribers (OK I know why, but still - the question needs to be asked). Like Netflix they could have an even larger following if they offered it outside of cable as well.
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I think that they do. Just through other services. The market is saturated with services.
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According to the way I read this
http://www.hbogo.com/#signup/It's only available through your TV service provider, not direct.
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That's what I'm saying. I think HBO provides through other channels. Not HBO Go.
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(Man have I been busy, hi all!)
I would happily pay a bit more for Netflix if it kept fresh content for my rare binge-watching sessions. On a funny note HBO Go is similar to Netflix as far as signing in on remote devices; I actually borrowed my mothers login since I don't watch cable (streaming and Blu-Ray house).
@scottalanmiller I actually did drop Hulu for the ads recently.
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We have Amazon Prime for its shipping and so get that service for "free" which is nice although their interface sucks.
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At least you can "Pick" your ad preference hahaha.
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Not when you watch from an embedded device.
