07-08-2012, 04:00 PM
Yeah, I have no idea what the Netflix revenue model looks like. I have to imagine they are paying a flat rate to stream a given show for a given amount of time. I imagine it's similar to how HBO must work. "Here's a pile of money, we want rights to show your movie for 1 month."
From a content owner's perspective, I have to imagine the money from Netflix looks attractive relative to their other options: DVD sales for a show that's 10 years old (I imagine most people who were going to buy Star Trek have already done so) or advertisement dollars if they can get some channel to air it again. That can't be worth a lot of money either way.
I don't think Netflix carries any show as it airs. Hulu does.
On the other hand, Hulu's selection is spotty and I'm not sure they even attempt to do movies. Hulu and Netflix probably don't compete that much because I doubt there's much overlap between them. If I watched more live TV, I'd probably get Hulu Plus. On the other hand, if I watched more live TV, I might have just kept cable.
One thing I didn't realize is that Hulu is a joint venture by:
NBCUniversal
Fox Entertainment Group
Disney-ABC Television Group
Pretty good basis for an online television network. Also probably explains why they don't do movies.
Really I could see Netflix and Hulu being big players. The old school players like HBO, Showtime and Starz don't seem to notice which way the wind is blowing (or are somehow hoping to stop it) and are missing their chance to stay relevant.
From a content owner's perspective, I have to imagine the money from Netflix looks attractive relative to their other options: DVD sales for a show that's 10 years old (I imagine most people who were going to buy Star Trek have already done so) or advertisement dollars if they can get some channel to air it again. That can't be worth a lot of money either way.
I don't think Netflix carries any show as it airs. Hulu does.
On the other hand, Hulu's selection is spotty and I'm not sure they even attempt to do movies. Hulu and Netflix probably don't compete that much because I doubt there's much overlap between them. If I watched more live TV, I'd probably get Hulu Plus. On the other hand, if I watched more live TV, I might have just kept cable.
One thing I didn't realize is that Hulu is a joint venture by:
NBCUniversal
Fox Entertainment Group
Disney-ABC Television Group
Pretty good basis for an online television network. Also probably explains why they don't do movies.
Really I could see Netflix and Hulu being big players. The old school players like HBO, Showtime and Starz don't seem to notice which way the wind is blowing (or are somehow hoping to stop it) and are missing their chance to stay relevant.