netflix keeps increasing prices, you can say that they increase price, because their value to average customer increases.
Prices are more about what the market will pay than about what a company needs to charge.
I wonder how long a show is worth something to them?
In a decade they'll have 1000 series, can they slow down making shows then? Or do they need to make 5 hours of new tv every day forever?
Does a 10 year old show attract customers?
Let me put it like this: I'd happily double my subscription payments (and I'm on the max tier already) if they offered the entire Babylon 5 series, just to show my support. Hell, the only reason I started using Netflix in the first place is because they had all Star Trek TV shows, including the remastered version of TNG. I also know I'm not the only one in my circle of friends who started using Netflix because of Star Trek, and who would fork extra money for some 80s/90s sci-fi shows, just to show their support.
I just hope all those IP owners get what's coming to them for this failure to cooperate - namely, that all those HD streams get ripped and put on torrents, where people who don't have patience for this bullshit will be looking for them now.
Yes. We have entered a time where there is so much content no one can watch it all when it comes out. I routinely find older shows on Netflix/Prime (either original or network) that I missed when they came out. If I only watch TV for 1-2 hours/day, I now have weeks-months of content.
Same thing with movies. I just watched the new Han Solo movie on Netflix. It was decent, but I would not have ever watched it other than possibly on a flight.
Look at your twitter feed when Netflix releases something successful. It’s actually a bit scary how it’s the only thing so many people are consuming
To do all of this, they constantly need to be financing new content, despite the fact that a lot of it isn’t very good.