The Return of the Streaming
Canadian Netflix can stream Force Awakens?! http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/star-wars-netflix-streaming-1201623566/ Netflix Q3 financials http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/NFLX/919116152x0x854558/9B28F30F-BF2F-4C5D-AAFF-AA9AA8F4779D/FINAL_Q3_15_Letter_to_Shareholders_With_Tables_.pdf Upcoming Netflix originals - https://pr.netflix.com/WebClient/loginPageSalesNetWorksAction.do?contentGroupId=10571&contentGroup=Premiere%20Dates Netflix vs HBO subscribers https://redef.com/original/the-state-and-future-of-netflix-v-hbo-in-2015 China’s Tencent to Screen Complete ‘Star Wars’ Series http://variety.com/2015/digital/asia/chinas-tencent-to-screen-complete-star-wars-series-1201592840/ This is just for the first 6 films. "free to existing subscribers, while selling individual films at RMB2.5 (US$0.40) to non-members." In some ways, territory deals might be the biggest challenge facing Netflix. China in particular because they're the largest future market, but it's a one way street: Western firms can't or don't operate there, but there's nothing to stop Chinese firms from expanding once they have a healthy company running in China. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/business/media/netflix-said-to-be-in-early-talks-with-chinese-companies.html Netflix is trying to form a Chinese partnership, but it’s an unknown at this point. YouTube Red?Articles from Ben:
https://medium.com/@hankgreen/is-youtube-red-good-for-creators-f2debed02923#.tb8i5rd6q “At a fairly standard ad rate of $2 per thousand views this optimal, ad-viewing person will generate around 80 cents of revenue for YouTube creators per month. Another 70 cents, roughly, are going to YouTube.” “If you’re paying $10 per month to support creators, it would be way more advantageous for you to divide that up as a number of low-level Patreon pledges, or possibly just put it toward buying merch.” http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/21/9566973/youtube-red-ad-free-offline-paid-subscription-service http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/technology/youtube-introduces-youtube-red-a-subscription-service.html?_r=1 http://www.dailydot.com/esports/twitch-streaming-money-careers-destiny/ Twitch monetization: “Partners charge $5 monthly to allow for private chats, emoticons, and whatever else the streamer can come up with.” “Bonnell makes the majority of his money from his Twitch subscribers, and he says the split with Twitch is $3/$2.” Apple TV: new hardware? http://www.asymco.com/2015/10/26/does-apple-tv-deserve-to-exist/ Broadway HD - streaming broadway shows. Emmy Awards Breakdown- HBO Kills Competition http://deadline.com/2015/09/emmys-win-by-program-and-network-hbo-1201540114/ “Films Can Disappear Now” http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/why-is-one-of-bill-murrays-best-movies-still-largely-unavailable
