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clrmoney
clrmoney
12/30/2016 8:00:56 AM
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Transformation for 2017
In 2017, I'm interested in the skinny pay tv and UHD for videos that makes things easier and better so I want to see the progression of those ones.

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Mike Robuck
Mike Robuck
12/30/2016 1:05:46 PM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
I'll be curious to see how Netflix does outside of the US in 2017, including whether it will invest in original programming in some of the new markets/countries. 

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Michelle
Michelle
12/30/2016 2:51:10 PM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
I wonder what other streaming services will do in 2017 -- original content is the new video content darling. Will the others move fast enough to keep up with Netflix?

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dcawrey
dcawrey
12/30/2016 6:46:03 PM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
I'm guilty of doing some churning myself, as I rotate between video services. One mainstay I have is Amazon Prime Video, although that's because it's part of the Prime service. 

Anyone else here rotate through some of these services like Sling, Netflix, etc?

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srufolo1
srufolo1
12/30/2016 11:40:11 PM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
@dcawrey Rotating between video services makes sense. When you get tired of one, move onto the next to see what it offers and what suits you. I will confess I have yet to use Netflix. I may be the only one in the U.S. who hasn't.

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srufolo1
srufolo1
12/30/2016 11:53:53 PM
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Video Transformation
Are growth rates for Netflix running out of runcway or has it just become saturated? It seems to me I hear the word "Netflix" roll off more peoples' tongues than I used to, and it includes older users now, who can't get enough of such programs as "The Crown." Also, I am interested in what Facebook will do to expand video.

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dchampagne70
dchampagne70
12/30/2016 11:59:57 PM
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2017 Transformation
I actually can not wait for the year 2017.  I know there is going to be some great video services available.  I personally rotate through a few different video services as of right now.  My rotation is between Netflix, Amazon Prime Video (I really love this one and I have it because I am a Prime member) and Hulu.   What is your rotation?  I know they are mentioning new and updated services for 2017, but I certainly hope they keep the older video services too. 

 

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JohnBarnes
JohnBarnes
12/31/2016 2:26:25 AM
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Not in 2017, but soon ...
I'm wondering how soon some production companies will begin to "cord cut from the other end" -- i.e. start distributing direct one-on-one to consumers. Distributors, networks, cable channels and OTT services have long held the whip hand on production companies and often haven't used it kindly or wisely.

There's going to be a startup something like the coop publishers*, maybe a bit like United Artists (which is how the Hollywood stars broke the first studio system -- UA is just another corporation today but look up its origins for an interesting story), perhaps a bit like Dramatists Publishing (which was and is how many playwrights bypass Samuel French), maybe something like the web-radio/concert promoters. Not this year but soon, you'll probably be able to buy some video direct from producers as a routine thing. (And note that for all of the examples I cite, there was a long startup period when everyone agreed it would never work and wouldn't happen. And in every case -- it did.)

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elizabethv
elizabethv
12/31/2016 6:17:38 AM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
@dcawrey - I don't rotate per se, but I have and use Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and Sling. Though I'm not as impressed with Sling as I wanted to be. Ideally I was hoping I'd be able to watch new episodes of the Walking Dead with it, while offering my kids a chance to watch something other than the required daily viewings of Bubble Guppies and Paw Patrol. In the end, it just hasn't been worth it. I can only watch the Walking Dead after it's originally aired, and because you have to have the app downloaded, I can't watch it on my work computers. Which means I'm forced to watch it from my phone where I really have to pay attention to my data usage. My husband doesn't like it at all, for whatever grumpy reasons he might have. And with the commercials, I'm not as big a fan of having my kids watch it as I thought I'd be. If I were going to churn through any of the services I use, Sling would be it. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
12/31/2016 6:19:47 AM
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Re: Transformation for 2017
@Mike - Original content geared towards other cultures would be really interesting? Would they play it safe and try to appeal to British audiences? Or take some risk and perhaps create a tele nova? I almost think I would want to watch whatever they came up with just to see how they did. I would hazard a guess that Netflix won't completely flop in other countries though, their name is too big here for people not to at least give it a chance elsewhere.

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