I suspect that like many other things, Netflix has a complex algorithm that in sort determines what they keep and what they cancel.
These probably include: - Series people add to their list (almost regardless of actually watching - they want you to always have *something* to watch) - How much other stuff subscribers watch. If you're only a subscriber because of The Crown, then they keep making it. - Whether or not you're the kind of person who binges a series and then cancels until next year. I suspect that fewer do this than you might imagine. - Series watched by people who access the service regularly and irregularly. They always want you to have something to watch. It's worth noting that outside N America, many US shows that Netflix has licenced globally *do* air weekly in sync with US airdates. But in the UK certainly, both the BBC and pay TV service Sky are making more shows bingeable at launch - as well as airing weekly. Sky Atlantic (home of most HBO *and* Showtime series), has just released all 10 eps of Riviera, their big new expensive thriller starring Julia Stiles. The French co-producer did the same. People want to watch this way, so Netflix serves the audience need rather than forcing viewers to do otherwise. And while their subscriber numbers continue to rise, who can argue otherwise? Finally, it's good to see Netflix announce a wrap up movie for Sense8 ( https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15894848/netflix-sense8-two-hour-special-2018-uncancelled-fan-campaign). While I've not watched it, I do think that Netflix does need to give "closure" to series in a way that Networks haven't always done. At least where appropriate. Adam On 29 Jun 2017 8:48 pm, "Doug Fields" <[email protected]> wrote: > "If you are thinking about something like HBO and The Sopranos, where > people would subscribe just before a new season started and quit at the > end, Netflix puts all episodes up at once. If HBO had done that, people > would subscribe on Friday and cancel the subscription the following Monday. > That would be unsustainable for HBO so Netflix is not following that model." > > > That's been something I've wondered about ever since Netflix created > binge-watching of original content when they started making an entire > season of new episodes available at once. Not that I (as a committed > binge-watcher) have any complaints, but to this day I don't understand why > they don't hold back episodes to coerce the public to stay past the free > trial, and several months beyond when they have a hit show. It would > obviously create more subscription revenue; maybe enough so that they can > pay for another season of a very popular, very well-done, very expensive > show (like Sense8, you programming weasels!!!) > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Tom Wolper <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2017 1:38:17 PM > *To:* TV or not TV > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:36 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think that's the opposite of what they are thinking. If a show draws >> enough viewers to pay for itself, and it's the only reason people watch >> Netflix, then it stays. I think a show is more vulnerable if people also >> enjoy other Netflix shows. >> > > A show can never draw enough new viewers to pay for itself. That is > because Netflix is a subscription service and they only make money when > subscribers stay on for months or years. If a new subscriber comes on, and > Netflix has traditionally been free for the first month, and watches all 10 > episodes of a show in one day, two days, a week or any time under a month, > and then quits the subscription, Netflix loses money. The only way they can > make money is the subscriber finds so much else to watch that they keep the > subscription going. > > There was a time during their startup phase that Netflix could use one new > series to bring in new subscribers. Today they have so many subscribers > that they have to make more intensive and expensive efforts to bring in new > ones at any scale. Any demographic or pool of people who can get Netflix > (access to broadband and can afford a device) knows what Netflix is and the > kind of content they have. > > If you are thinking about something like HBO and The Sopranos, where > people would subscribe just before a new season started and quit at the > end, Netflix puts all episodes up at once. If HBO had done that, people > would subscribe on Friday and cancel the subscription the following Monday. > That would be unsustainable for HBO so Netflix is not following that model. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... 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