Netflix in talks for Online Streaming of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM Movies
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Friggin_Taser,
Posted on: 2010-08-10 09:38 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I haven't heard too many reports of people ripping streams off Netflix. There are simpler and better ways to go about that if you desperately want a movie I'd imagine.
Having all of Lionsgate Films on there would be a plus. Their horror section is already pretty decent, but adding the usual fare you see on Fearnet would be great.
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C'moooooon Repo and Saw. Have at ya, Repo and Saw. T'would be a good day.
Netflix has really been upping the ante on their streaming catalog the last few months.
I'd love them to take it to the next level. Streaming is clearly the future, hopefully they can get some of the old dinosaurs on board with their vision.
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I watched Repo close to 15 times the last time it was FearNet On Demand. God I love that movie so much.
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C'moooooon Repo and Saw. Have at ya, Repo and Saw. T'would be a good day.
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I love the divided fan base on that movie. People either worship it because "It's so bad it's good" or because "It's one of the greatest movies ever and no one understands it!"|
Originally Posted by Friggin_Taser
I watched Repo close to 15 times the last time it was FearNet On Demand. God I love that movie so much.
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Makes conversing with fans difficult.
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you can already copy anything you want from the DVDs they ship physically.|
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The only thing I'm thinking about is they must have some serious way of stopping the customer from ripping the stream because this would make burning your own DVD's of films that much easier.
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and what's the point of making a physical copy of something you can watch on demand whenever you want?
I know buying my Roku has absolutely KILLED my desire to buy DVDs. They're more of an annoyance than anything else now- I sold off 80% of my collection and I'm actively annoyed when I have to get up and put on a DVD instead of just surfing my instant queue on the teevee.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
you can already copy anything you want from the DVDs they ship physically.
and what's the point of making a physical copy of something you can watch on demand whenever you want? I know buying my Roku has absolutely KILLED my desire to buy DVDs. They're more of an annoyance than anything else now- I sold off 80% of my collection and I'm actively annoyed when I have to get up and put on a DVD instead of just surfing my instant queue on the teevee. |
I also appreciate the convience of not having to keep physical copies of movies around I may only watch once per year but want handy. I've been wanting everything available this way for almost 10 years now so this cannot happen soon enough.
I just hope they stay on subscription models and don't go to pay per view models only.
The easier they make it for us to watch TV/movies or listen to music the less bootlegging will occur.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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I actually watched it one time with my band's lead singer and his wife. He didn't hate or love it, and she absolutely hated everything but the costumes.|
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I love the divided fan base on that movie. People either worship it because "It's so bad it's good" or because "It's one of the greatest movies ever and no one understands it!"
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Made it incredibly awkward anytime we were in a car together and I'd crank Zydrate Anatomy off my iPod.
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I actually watched it one time with my band's lead sin
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This movie absolved her for me.
I was pre-destined to like it since I know the guy who did the keyboards for Zydrate and a few other songs (Eric Powell from the band 16 Volt) as well as it featuring Ogre from Skinny Puppy.
I actually have high hopes for the new 2001 Maniacs sequel that features Bill Mosseley and Ogre together again in the main villain roles. They work so well off each other.
It's a shame that Paris Hilton's big number (Come Up And Try My New Parts) was cut, because it's actually one of the most straight forward rocking songs on the soundtrack and would have "fleshed" her character out even more.
See what I did there? Eh?
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When it comes to the timely presentation of movies after they hit video and DVD, the landscape is changing. At one point, it was all about Showtime and HBO, and which channel could negotiate to present movies first in the post-video window? Now Netflix is a major player on the scene, with deals like one with Ryan Cavanaughs Relativity Media undercutting the old cable networks dominance on post-DVD movie presentation.
Now upstart pay movie channel Epix is working on a deal to give Netflix five-year exclusive online rights to the three studios partnered with Epix: Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
OK, sure, rights to MGM might not mean much soon. But what this does mean is that Netflix would take one more step closer to becoming a be-all destination for streaming movies. Or, as the LA Times says, Netflix would be a potentially formidable competitor to Time Warners dominant pay channel Home Box Office, which has movies from Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures.
With this deal, Netflix would have streaming rights for Disney, Sony, Relativity Media, Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
Unfortunately, this still doesnt mean that movies would start streaming right after they hit DVD. That old exclusivity window for DVD availability is going to remain for a while. But what it does mean is that more films will be coming to the Netflix streaming service more quickly. The companys online catalog has grown exponentially in the last couple years, both in terms of quality and quantity. You could do nothing but stream films from Netflix and at the rate of one per day still have a year or two worth of classics to watch. Frankly, the Netflix streaming service is a bonanza of riches right now. How long will it last at the very low monthly price point it currently holds? ($8.99 per month gets you all-access to streaming media.)
But this deal isnt done, and there may be some resistance. The cable providers Epix is partnered with may not want the company licensing films to Netflix, as it would make the Epix channel less attractive to Netflix subscribers.
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