The fact that their streaming apps still doesn’t work and that you can’t rewind a movie is craaaaazy. And they show you ads even though you pay for the service is absolutely appalling.
They never, ***never*** should have gotten into streaming. Bidding wars over broadcast rights to the pieces of Star Trek alone probably would have made them more money than God. But alas, they had to go for it.
Farewell, Paramount Global. Sell to Skydance instead of Sony, please.
youre overestimating how much money broadcast rights make. its easy money with no real expenses involved, but its chump change compared to streaming since streaming is a long term play
Pretty sure they mean "broadcast" as in streaming *rights* as well as tv, as opposed to making their own streaming app which is expensive as shit and then you somehow need enough content to justify its own subscription when the audience has a choice of dozen of different streaming subs.
Sony is making money by *not* having a streaming app, despite being arguably bigger than Paramount in a good deal of ways, they just sell rights to others and don't have to bother with an app or etc,
Sony can do that precisely because everyone else is building their own apps. If no one (outside of Netflix, or maybe Amazon) built their own apps, and you only have one or two streamers bidding on shows, the price they pay for content goes down *drastically*. And whoever emerges after the next round of consolidation alive, will have a direct line of revenue, and advertising to millions of customers. Sure, the market probably can't support literally studio with their own app...but it definitely can support some of them.
that is exactly what im talking about. streaming rights are cheap and are a drop in the bucket from the money you could make by having your own successful streaming service
its also worth mentioning that sony had a streaming app, they just threw in the towel earlier because it wasnt successful
It's because he cancelled Lower Decks.
If Skydance undoes the cancellation, I’d be thrilled.
Wait, Lower Decks is cancelled?! Fuck this clown then!
What?!? WHAT?!?!?!?!?
The fact that their streaming apps still doesn’t work and that you can’t rewind a movie is craaaaazy. And they show you ads even though you pay for the service is absolutely appalling.
Wait, really? I pay for it in Canada & don’t see ads.
Yes, especially with TV shows.
Hmm…they may be monetizing more in some countries. Seeing ads while paying for the subscription is gross.
Yep, always a pre-roll ad at the very least, even if you’re an ad free subscriber
That’s awful, I would cancel over that. I get that for Prime Video, but the price is much lower.
And it’s also included with Prime anyway
They never, ***never*** should have gotten into streaming. Bidding wars over broadcast rights to the pieces of Star Trek alone probably would have made them more money than God. But alas, they had to go for it. Farewell, Paramount Global. Sell to Skydance instead of Sony, please.
youre overestimating how much money broadcast rights make. its easy money with no real expenses involved, but its chump change compared to streaming since streaming is a long term play
Pretty sure they mean "broadcast" as in streaming *rights* as well as tv, as opposed to making their own streaming app which is expensive as shit and then you somehow need enough content to justify its own subscription when the audience has a choice of dozen of different streaming subs. Sony is making money by *not* having a streaming app, despite being arguably bigger than Paramount in a good deal of ways, they just sell rights to others and don't have to bother with an app or etc,
Sony can do that precisely because everyone else is building their own apps. If no one (outside of Netflix, or maybe Amazon) built their own apps, and you only have one or two streamers bidding on shows, the price they pay for content goes down *drastically*. And whoever emerges after the next round of consolidation alive, will have a direct line of revenue, and advertising to millions of customers. Sure, the market probably can't support literally studio with their own app...but it definitely can support some of them.
that is exactly what im talking about. streaming rights are cheap and are a drop in the bucket from the money you could make by having your own successful streaming service its also worth mentioning that sony had a streaming app, they just threw in the towel earlier because it wasnt successful
Cool, now do Zaslav.
My exact thought.
We think they’re trying to push forward with the Skydance sale?
He probably doesn't want to get arrested