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Netflix CEO in 2013: “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.”

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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,542 Standard Supporter
    Prime is going to beat them both.

  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 26,139 Standard Supporter
    Netflix puts out some awful garbage which drags it down.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,542 Standard Supporter

    Prime is going to beat them both.

    That have some big money projects in the works. If they hit on their LotR or WoT series they could go big time. They already have a handful of top tier shows.

    If they would fix the fucking UI though, that would be great...
    I switched to a fire stick and it’s better. Or I just tell alexa to find shit.

    Prime is my go to documentary source. Way better than Netflix.
  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,843 Swaye's Wigwam
    screw HBO and Netflix
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,786 Founders Club

    LebamDawg said:

    screw HBO and Netflix

    Why? There are some good shows and movies to watch on both of them. Are you a network tv guy?
    I have both and am glad that I do
  • GreenRiverGatorz
    GreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,168

    When I read that HBO's new masters wanted to turn them into another Netflix, I almost committed seppuku. I don't care that the scope is narrow, I care that they're the only network out there anymore treating television as an art medium instead of a digital Wal Mart. They pump huge dollars into big visions like nobody else, so the quality is incredibly high across the board. If HBO was the only channel going, there wouldn't be much to watch, and that would suck. Since there are millions of hours of other content available, I want HBO doing exactly what they're doing: ponying up to make the best content available. Broadening their scope will only turn their premium content shittier, which would be awful.

    Fucking A right.

    HBO is still the dominant player in original content. They produce masterpiece after masterpiece, and just the virtue of being an HBO show is a seal of approval for any series. I really hope their AT&T overlords don't dilute their brand by trying to keep up with Netflix and Prime.