It's true. People want an on-demand streaming service that won't take up space or require them to leave their home to buy it, or mess with clunky hardware. The technology is outdated, and while their DVD/Blue Ray business may be strong, I'd call them the exception to the rule.
Well, the ROI on buying a Blu Ray Disc and renting it is very good, you just need to rent it a couple of times and then, when it stos renting, sell the disc at a discount. But I think they realized the physical disc market is not going to grow much more (IMHO).
Netflix has been investing in original drama. Also, the example of YouTube has demonstrated that producing quality drama or comedy needn't cost Hollywood dollars.
Has Netflix decided to join the new decade of the 21st century yet and start offering mail delivered Blue Ray discs? (Disclosure: I am not part of this demographic yet as I don't even own a Blue Ray Player). I noticed they offer Blue Ray-quality videos on their online video service but wondered about the mail delivery service itself.
As long as they continue to capture new content, they will continue to compete. The have the DVDs, so they should continue to rent them if people want to.
The competition in the streaming service is getting smarter and smarter, YouTube has been trying to create channels with new content, content that, if good, would be exclusive to YouTube.. not sure NetFlix can afford that.
"Netflix Inc reversed a customer slide by adding more than 600,000 new U.S. subscribers in the fourth quarter, and its revenue beat Wall Street expectations, pushing shares up 13 percent. The video rental company, which revolutionized the home video industry but in 2011 outraged customers with a surprise price hike and a botched attempt to split off its DVD-mail service, posted a 47 percent leap in fourth-quarter revenue to $876 million.That outpaced an average forecast for $857.9 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Earnings per share hit 73 cents, beating an average forecast of 55 cents."
As a fellow Canadian I'm sure you heard that on January 22nd, RIM released a statement about its new executives. Thoughts? Do you believe they can turn it around in 2012 or do you feel they'll continue to sink (on Monday their stock fell over 6%), or perhaps be purchased?
I am eagerly awaiting your response, and Alan Reiter's vblog about this news!
Looks as though Yahoo has crept up in the rankings of hoped-for comeback kids. Still, I'd have to agree that more time probably will pass before we see substantial turnaround among key players who are now foundering.
I voted 'None of the above'. Reasoning being that none of these companies have shown promise over the last year or more. I don't see a turn around being realistic for 2012.
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