Hulu has more recent series. Amazon's library seem more on par with Netflix in terms of how old their content is.
Netflix is definitely more diverse than Amazon. But with the added bonus of being on many of my devices that can stream to tv or mobile. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:40 AM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Netflix might have an out by emphasizing its niche capabilities. Based on > my limited mail-only Netflix experience, both Amazon and Hulu seem focused > on more recent and more popular series, while older and more genre material > seems easier to find on Netflix. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jon Delfin <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Mon, July 11, 2011 12:30:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Too Good To Be True > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > We signed up for the Netflix just about a year ago, and immediately felt > > that it really was too good to be true. Apparently, it is. Interesting > > article on CNN today: > > > http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/08/technology/netflix_starz_contract/?hpt=hp_p1&iref=NS1 > > > > that notes the problem with Sony films being taken down from instant > viewing > > (they reached the cap on the Starz contract on the number of online > views) > > as just the beginning. Most ominous for people like me is this: "Wedbush > > Securities... predicts Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will > rise > > from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012." > > > > I am not a business man, but it seems like this inevitably must lead to > the > > monthly Netflix rate going up - and if it goes up more than a couple of > > dollars a month it becomes a significantly less useful service. At > $10/month > > it is a great supplement to my satellite (soon to be cable) package - and > > for people who can't and don't want to pay for any extra TV, it would be > a > > great alternative to basic cable. At $20/month or more (which is not even > > close to the percentage increase in their predicted content costs) it > > becomes more of a luxury item that I might do without - especially since > my > > new cable package apparently includes a discount on all premium channels > > that will make it significantly cheaper (for the next 2 years at least) > than > > my current phone+internet+ satellite (HBO only). Moreover, I am told that > we > > will be able to access a lot of the Comcast content online (which is what > my > > kids mostly like to do). > > > > The article also notes that while Netflix got out in front of the > steaming > > model, it has now attracted competitors with much deeper pockets: > "Netflix > > had a $161 million profit last year on sales of $2.2 billion, and it > ended > > last quarter with $342 million in cash on hand. But Netflix's rivals have > > much larger bigger wallets. At the end of the first quarter, Amazon had > > almost $7 billion in cash, and Google had a whopping $37 billion". Plus > Hulu > > is for sale, and could go to another deep pocket telecommunications or > tech > > corporation. > > > > If online distribution becomes just another form of cable TV, then it > will > > be less attractive, and these last few years may be remembered as the > short > > golden age of online content. > > Does that mean we non-streamers can get our Netflix-by-mail back? > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- Jason Carpio [email protected] Twitter: wolvie75 Not sent from an iPhone -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
