Netflix is a company that seems to be a titan in our current age. In its early days, it was just delivering DVDs and disrupting Blockbuster. Now it is making those movies and cutting out the physical media and even the theatrical release. Warner Bros, a company that once dominated the movie industry, is now under threat of being acquired by Netflix. This is a company that is entertainment now, and everyone is simply a vassal in the shadow of its influence. This is a company that Hollywood saw as an add-on to the power. Now they are the ones who are an add-on to Netflix.
While Netflix does not have the same quantity of movies now as it did in the past, but it does have the revenue and userbase. It is continuing to grow and is formidable in its loyalty and willingness to put with the unfriendly customer service that Netflix has. This is very important for them to be able to pursue these takeovers of once influential American companies. Netflix is now the leader of the entertainment industry and is peering into the world’s many thoughts and visions.
Netflix just released its Stranger Things Season Five, Volume 1 and it is one of those rare TV events we have in our culture now.
In the past, shows such as the original Shogun were changing watching habits. Shogun in 1980 in particular seems to have reset American attitudes about Japan. My thoughts are that Shogun made people more appreciative of Japanese culture and history.
Now, TV shows are treated like content rather than as events.
Netflix is taking away content which was “Original”
It is becoming more apparent to me that Netflix puts the “N” label on its content and then removes it without much ceremony. They do not even say which company owns the content or where you can watch that content, but it is just taken away without any context, and you have no idea when you are going to be watch it again.
This happens alot with content made in Spanish-Speaking countries. Juana Ines was taken away despite the fact that I had watched in 2017 and while I had issues with certain ideological viewpoints or framing of characters, it was an interesting series. The series was just removed from the site and now I cannot watch it without trying to get it through streaming through other channels.
I understand that not everything is an “Original” however, they are so deceptive putting that opening logo when you start an episode. Just show the original makers and that should be it.
This happens with many other series, especially period dramas, which is my favorite genre on Streaming services.
Netflix’s removal of its own content makes the service less valuable in comparison to the past here.
Here is my suggestion:
Try to subscribe only when there is something interesting on the site. When you are done watching those shows, you should unsubscribe,
TUBI: The next thing in Streaming
People should be paying attention to Tubi. There you can get tons of ad-supported content. They are also making their own content also and it is getting traction here. Netflix is providing ad-supported tiers but has less content.
I think I know which one users will want to use.
Will one want to use a service which makes you pay for a smaller library of content with ads?
Will you use a service that has ads and is free and actually has the big movies and shows as well as a growing library of their own originals?
There is a reason why Tubi has been growing quickly with consumers. It promises value with quality.
Netflix has too many reality tv shows and is not having the hits that it used to have.
Competition is needed and Tubi may be one of the few services that may be able to shake up the streaming industry in America. Right now, the industry is stagnant and Tubi is truly having innovative concepts in our age.
Apple has become a behemoth in the software and hardware worlds. It is a megacorporation in the truest sense, a 1 trillion dollar company at market cap and it shows.
Look at the Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. It looks like spaceship landed in the forest but it is a testament to the strength and glory of Apple now. It is the palace of software and hardware engineers who now seek to change the world and make it into their vision.
However, they have been making missteps with Apple TV+. They raised the price of Apple TV+ from $9.99 to $12.99. This is a 30% increase in prices. Many users are angry with Apple and I can’t really blame them.
Since launching Apple TV+, the company has only really raised prices three times. The starting price was $4.99 with no ads here. However, the price is now $12.99 a month without ads but a very insufficient library now. In 2019, users would be willing to give them a chance as it was new; now, consumers have more choices.
Apple cannot rely entirely on its mythic power now. In the past, Apple was attempting to create a culture where people would be creative with their computers; it was not about them using them as lifestyle extensions of their own egos. Apple by the time the iPhone came out has just become about pushing expensive pieces of glass into people’s faces. Why do we need phones costing nearly $1000 dollars here?
Everything about this company is expensive here. The price is simply too high for many people in this current age.
Another issue is that many of their best series would be better served on another platform. Apple should have simply made the series and then release them on Netflix. The company lacks an ability to make Apple TV + actually profitable. These series are stuck as cult series which isn’t necessarily an issue for science fiction series such as Severance, but this mind bending show would better served on Netflix alongside Squid Game for added synergy.
Jason Momoa’s passion project about the unifier of Hawaii in the 18th Century, Chief of War is stuck on Apple TV +. I was highly intrigued by the story but the price is getting in the way now and I just did not want to create yet another account to watch yet another series.
Apple TV+ at this current moment has about 40 million subscribers. That pales in comparison to what Netflix has or other places have on their sites. Apple TV + simply does not have enough content to justify the cost. The people who are largely on the app now represent a certain kind of viewer who wants higher quality, but Apple should have pared some of their expectations with this service and expand it slowly. They simply do not have enough content in order to support more viewers. What they have is a base of viewers who support the Apple brand more than they do the shows they have on there.
Apple TV + price hikes may seem the app start to have issues maintaining its viewer counts.
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