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Netflix stock tanking got me to thinking (mergers)
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:24 pm
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Is there a scenario where these streaming sites could begin merging?
Would the government stop the mergers? Could we get to a point to where the only streaming services left are Amazon and Disney?
PS- I’m teaching about the Gilded Age in my class, and besides tech giants (Meta, YouTube, Google) as examples, this is something I could foresee happening over the next decade or so, without govt. intervention.
What say the M/TV board?
Is there a scenario where these streaming sites could begin merging?
Would the government stop the mergers? Could we get to a point to where the only streaming services left are Amazon and Disney?
PS- I’m teaching about the Gilded Age in my class, and besides tech giants (Meta, YouTube, Google) as examples, this is something I could foresee happening over the next decade or so, without govt. intervention.
What say the M/TV board?
This post was edited on 1/23/22 at 6:25 pm
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Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:26 pm to alajones
I looked at their top 10 trending the other day and probably half of them were woke and gay/ lesbian shows 
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:36 pm to alajones
netflix original content is awful for the most part and their library lost most of its biggest shows
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:39 pm to alajones
Maybe they’ll merge and you can pay one price for all of their combined content.
Maybe they’ll call it “cable”.
Maybe they’ll call it “cable”.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:41 pm to TotesMcGotes
I actually was thinking this the other day that we could end up full circle with the streaming sites somehow being bundled.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:48 pm to Big4SALTbro
This is exactly where I was going.
Could it be “cable” all over again?
Could it be “cable” all over again?
Posted on 1/23/22 at 6:56 pm to alajones
I could see it happening. As more and more end up with their own streaming services. At some point they will end up with a diminishing return and band together in a new cable company lol.
If you had all the streaming services at the premium level i would guess you are basically right back at cable price especially factoring in internet price along with them. Netflix is 20, Hulu is like what 12 or 13? Peacock is 10, disney 6 and so on.
If you had all the streaming services at the premium level i would guess you are basically right back at cable price especially factoring in internet price along with them. Netflix is 20, Hulu is like what 12 or 13? Peacock is 10, disney 6 and so on.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 7:25 pm to alajones
Why would the government stop it? They haven't done shite to curb Big Tech companies acquiring everything. Unless we see a big bi partisan shift for stricter antitrust legislation in the tech industry, I don't see a scenario where Netflix can't get acquired.
Would be kind of funny. They took out blockbuster, then something else takes them out.
Would be kind of funny. They took out blockbuster, then something else takes them out.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 7:39 pm to BorrisMart
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then something else takes them out.
The Obama's and wokeness is taking them out.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 7:41 pm to alajones
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Would the government stop the mergers?
Corporate sponsored politicians have gerrymandered so much of the House post Citizens United that I don't think it's possible to break up monopolistic companies anymore. Thanks much Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia!
Posted on 1/23/22 at 7:47 pm to alajones
Maybe they'll all merge together and we can watch everything for $200 a month?!
AWESOME.
AWESOME.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 8:26 pm to alajones
Netflix has made us pay more in the US while they give it away for free in other countries
Of all the steaming services I have Netflix would be the easiest to part ways with. They’re quantity over quality strategy just hasn’t appealed to me
Of all the steaming services I have Netflix would be the easiest to part ways with. They’re quantity over quality strategy just hasn’t appealed to me
Posted on 1/23/22 at 8:53 pm to hg
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I looked at their top 10 trending the other day and probably half of them were woke and gay/ lesbian shows
This is what gets me. I know Netflix is going to shoehorn woke garbage, so even if the show looks like it had an interesting premise the bullshite butts its head in and ruins the whole thing.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 10:23 pm to BilJ
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Netflix has made us pay more in the US while they give it away for free in other countries
This wouldn’t necessarily make me mad if they did something like Peacock where you have to watch ads in order to get it for free, but they don’t so they can eat a fart.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 10:27 pm to alajones
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only streaming services left are Amazon and Disney?
If so, please let whichever one ends up with Netflix start using the Netflix platform. It is the only one that never, ever buffers on me, hardly ever crashes, and is the most user friendly.
Posted on 1/23/22 at 10:30 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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netflix original content is awful for the most part and their library lost most of its biggest shows
One of the best series ever made is on Netflix (Arcane)
Posted on 1/23/22 at 10:52 pm to alajones
The only decent original content on Netflix right now is their animation department.
Castlevania
Witcher
Castlevania
Witcher
Posted on 1/23/22 at 11:22 pm to Scruffy
Anybody who didn't see the writing on the wall for Netflix when Disney + premiered was blind.
I canceled Netflix 2 years ago and haven't missed it for a second. Most every streaming platform puts out nothing but vast amounts of garbage.
Honestly, Paramount+ is a far superior service to Netflix now and I thought that would be impossible a year ago.
I canceled Netflix 2 years ago and haven't missed it for a second. Most every streaming platform puts out nothing but vast amounts of garbage.
Honestly, Paramount+ is a far superior service to Netflix now and I thought that would be impossible a year ago.
Posted on 1/24/22 at 8:26 am to Jack Ruby
I pretty much only watch Cobra Kai, Ozark, and The Witcher on Netflix
Posted on 1/24/22 at 3:57 pm to BilJ
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Netflix has made us pay more in the US while they give it away for free in other countries
Of all the steaming services I have Netflix would be the easiest to part ways with. They’re quantity over quality strategy just hasn’t appealed to me
Yeah, I have noticed recently that the foreign Netflix shows are often better than US shows. But I agree, they are progressively getting worse and worse about their content.
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