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mhhf1ve
7/8/2016 7:15:55 PM
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Hours of content..
> "the operator now has more than 100 content partners, who have helped it amass 200,000 hours of content. Qiang added that it would take more than 22 years to watch his entire library."
Just for reference, Netflix is estimated to have about 100,000 hours of content.
http://archive.is/2016.01.15-062823/https://www.quora.com/How-many-hours-of-streaming-content-are-there-on-Netflix
I wonder how much overlap there is...?
mpouraryan
7/11/2016 12:00:22 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
Overlaps exist everywhere. The question, in the end is, what you find of interest in the end. It is up to you.
mhhf1ve
7/11/2016 3:54:54 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
I actually wonder, though, if there is much overlap because the audiences might not speak the same languages. Plus, there is likely some government censorship that would prevent some Western content from being included. I assume there are just hours and hours of asian dramas and very little overlap... but maybe not? I'd be surprised though if the licensing for US movies is cheap.
mpouraryan
7/11/2016 3:57:02 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
China, in many ways, is the final frontier. The question is who will "crack the well". This is one of the many fascinating transformational things we will all be privy to.
Adi
7/11/2016 9:22:11 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
@mhhf1ve I believe China limits foreign content on streaming services to below 30%, or thereabouts. So the overlap on US content can't be more than that, and is likely much less. And of course, Netflix has not launched in China, so from a customer standpoint it's not a competitive option.
mhhf1ve
7/11/2016 5:54:33 PM
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Re: Hours of content..
I didn't know that. If 70% of the content is required to be domestic -- that's a lot of content -- far more than Netflix has for its own domestic market. I suppose it's not all "commercial" content. (And I'd be amazed if PBS could ever generate that amount of content in the US!)
http://archive.is/2016.07.11-215520/http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-tighten-limit-on-foreign-tv-and-video-imports-1447672849
Adi
7/12/2016 6:37:14 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
mhhf1ve: That's been the primary reason for Netflix staying out of China at the moment. I don't think they are ready to get into it with licenses and quotas. Plus, the industry has evolved there too, so there's a bunch of OTT providers with large local libraries.
I'd agree that's a tough quota to hit for most providers. PBS, as you mention, does a lot of co-productions with CBC in Canada and the BBC in the UK. Not sure how that is counted...local or foriegn? That could also be an important factor as someone like Netflix might need a local partner though they are quite against franchising-type arrangements.
All this makes China a very interesting market since it is moving forward very differently from the rest of the world.
mhhf1ve
7/12/2016 3:46:14 PM
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Re: Hours of content..
China is indeed a very different market from the rest of the world. The vast amount of government control makes it a bit difficult to really be open to foreign service providers. Partnerships with Chinese businesses (which have govt backing) seems like the only way to proceed for foreign companies to enter the market.
I don't see how Netflix can ever really compete, unless China actually loosens its own govt restrictions. By then, though, I would think many other things will have changed. (Netflix might not exist by then, either.)
Ariella
7/13/2016 9:02:38 AM
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@mhhf1ve I don't know if Netflix even tries to get into China. It keeps expanding its global presence, but it dosn't talk about making inroads there. Other companies, though, do work hard to get in. It would be interesting to see a study of whether or not the effort was worth it in the end.
mhhf1ve
8/4/2016 5:24:56 PM
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Re: Hours of content..
> "I don't know if Netflix even tries to get into China.."
Perhaps Netflix will learn a lesson from Uber.. and just invest in a local Chinese version of a streaming video service, instead of trying to figure out how to break into the Chinese market on its own.
Ariella
8/4/2016 5:31:18 PM
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Re: Hours of content..
@mhhf1ve That sounds like a good strategy.
freehe
7/31/2016 11:51:11 AM
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Re: Hours of content..
mhhf1ve, Good point.
freehe
7/31/2016 11:55:39 AM
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China Telecom Big Video
China Telecom is making great strides in the technology industry. Their uses of video is great for education, restaurants. I would love to have the transparent kitchen feature in the U.S.
It is great for prisoner visits and would make it a wee bit easier for those in prison serving their sentence. Surveillance is great become as the world changes criminal change becoming smarter and quicker. No matter if you are a business owner or consumer everyone needs to use surveillance services because someone always see everything that goes on.
dlr5288
7/31/2016 9:24:31 PM
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Re: China Telecom Big Video
Yes they really are making awesome strides! I'm so excited to see what they'll come up with in the future.
clrmoney
7/9/2016 11:23:54 AM
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China Big Video
This is great for China with Big video because they made a lot of revenue and they have many subscribers and I'm not surprised at all with their success because China haa a lot to offer.
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