1. Click 'top rated'
2. Click first movie
3. "iTunes link not found. Netflix Instant not found."
yeah... I think that's where we have the problem :(
p.s. also: nobody outside the US will be able to use this. As opposed to the competitor :(
2. Click first movie
3. "iTunes link not found. Netflix Instant not found."
yeah... I think that's where we have the problem :(
p.s. also: nobody outside the US will be able to use this. As opposed to the competitor :(
To be fair, Infernal Affairs is available on Amazon and as a disc Netflix will mail you. The optimist in me says this is where a site like this can do some good. Assuming viewers aren't wed to a particular platform, being able to see where a movie is available instead of searching iTunes, Amazon, etc. individually could make things easier.
As for competing with movies.io, my reaction to their site was "that's really cool - it's a shame there isn't anything like that for those of us who don't torrent", so I did my best to build one. I know right now it only works in the US, but hopefully working elsewhere is something I can add down the road. I don't really know enough yet about how to do that.
Setting up country-specific links shouldn't be too difficult. I'd be happy to discuss implementation details with you, here or by email. Essentially you need:
- A way of identifying the country a user is in (GeoIP)
- A way of looking up country-specific links for each movie
Have you thought of doing something similar to http://takemymoneyhbo.com/? "This movie is not available legally in your country. How much would you pay to legally watch this movie right now?"
The resulting tweets could help growth, and you could become a standard-bearer for the people who want legal access to movies (which they are only denied due to moribund business models).
I just saw the netflix logo on the right and the text about "Netflix Instant not found" above it. So my brain turned this into "There are two sources for this and both aren't available".