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Netflix is hiking prices again
AP ^ | January 15, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 01/15/2019 8:54:58 AM PST by C19fan

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To: C19fan
> Someone has to pay for Netflix's debt load as it binges on acquiring and producing content. <

Don't forget the expensive talent they hired. A May, 2018 Netflix news release:

"President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries, and features."


21 posted on 01/15/2019 9:17:19 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

“Their DVD rental, OTOH, is quite extensive.”

That’s what I subscribed to back in the day - 2 out at a time. I dunno if their DVD rental offerings has gotten bad, I just checked out the streaming-only offerings.

I enjoy foreign, obscure, cult, classic, shorts and little-known gem movies and pre-2005 (approx) TV. Not much in that way in the streaming service.


22 posted on 01/15/2019 9:17:20 AM PST by LouieFisk
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To: C19fan

Maybe they have to make up the loss from people (like me) that cancelled their subscription when they started giving money to the Obamas.


23 posted on 01/15/2019 9:19:23 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: LouieFisk

TV shows are nice. Mostly old network TV shows.

Movies not so much.


24 posted on 01/15/2019 9:22:24 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: SamAdams76

Agreed. But at $50/mo I’d drop it. Sling is marginally overpriced at $30 per mo. If Sling raises it anymore, we’ll drop it.


25 posted on 01/15/2019 9:25:50 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: C19fan

I don’t have Netflix but want to see the occasional (old) movie. What is HULU? Do I have to pay for that?


26 posted on 01/15/2019 9:29:22 AM PST by Veto! (Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me))
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To: SubMareener

“Stay away for this filth!”

I avoid Netflix productions for that reason.

We can ignore the things we don’t want to watch.

$13 per month is cheap entertainment.

It’s entertainment. They can charge whatever they want.


27 posted on 01/15/2019 9:31:13 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: Cold Heart

You pay extra for multiple devices


28 posted on 01/15/2019 9:31:42 AM PST by wardaddy (I don’t care that you’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it won’t matter what yo)
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To: angry elephant

I did too but I went back

Too many shows I like

Some very well. Done

Like narcos and last kingdom etc


29 posted on 01/15/2019 9:33:03 AM PST by wardaddy (I don’t care that you’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it won’t matter what yo)
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To: Veto!

I love hulu and yes it is a streaming channel just like netflix, but with more quality stuff.


30 posted on 01/15/2019 9:35:09 AM PST by MarMema (don't forget to stock up on dogfood)
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To: C19fan
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31 posted on 01/15/2019 9:38:20 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Veto!

https://www.hulu.com/

With commercials you can get it for $6/month I believe.

If you are streaming there is a free movie channel for roku that has great stuff.


32 posted on 01/15/2019 9:39:54 AM PST by MarMema (don't forget to stock up on dogfood)
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To: Leaning Right
So don't watch the Obama produced crap then.

When enough Netflix subscribers don't watch a particular show, it gets cancelled.

Having Obama on board doesn't have anything to do with the overall content or political leanings of Netflix itself.

Netflix is a fantastic deal. For $13 a month, I get to watch hundreds of films and TV shows and documentaries instantly without getting ripped off by cable or video rental stores.

33 posted on 01/15/2019 9:41:47 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: Veto!

I don’t have Netflix but want to see the occasional (old) movie. What is HULU? Do I have to pay for that?


When I dropped Netflix I got Hulu. I like it more. It is $11 or $12 a month and has a lot of really old shows. It has The Prisoner and Secret Agent Man and the complete X Files.


34 posted on 01/15/2019 9:43:21 AM PST by angry elephant (My MAGA cap is from a rally in Washingon state in May 2016)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

> So don’t watch the Obama produced crap then. <

I’m just pokin’ fun at Netflix. I actually don’t think Obama will produce anything there. It’ll be just like how Chelsea Clinton was at NBC. Paid big bucks for doing, well, nothing.


35 posted on 01/15/2019 9:49:36 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: wardaddy

People are sharing their passwords with others. That is the practice Netflix wants to stop.


36 posted on 01/15/2019 9:49:53 AM PST by Cold Heart (The main purpose of The Wall is to protect the US from its own politicians.)
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To: dhs12345
Maybe $30 is a more realistic price in order to attract the most subscribers.

The whole Netflix on-demand streaming model (also done well by Amazon Prime, Hulu and others) really appeals to me. They are going to be the death of cable television and its 300 channels of commercial-filled noise.

I realize not everything is on Netflix but there's enough on it that appeals to me that I will never run out of content to watch - even if I didn't have a full time job.

37 posted on 01/15/2019 9:51:38 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: C19fan

What I hate is that Netflix went into debt to purchase the debt of cable companies who merged their debt with their past debt and raised prices. A significant portion of the original cable company license debt was sold in deprecated junk bonds. Bottom line is these price increases hide this house of debt cards, and causes inflation.


38 posted on 01/15/2019 9:56:38 AM PST by RideForever
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To: Mr. K

Everything Obama touches turns to crap.


39 posted on 01/15/2019 9:57:15 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Cold Heart

I just re signed up

They verify devices

If your pal has your password and is watching Netflix then they can only do that while you are signed off

To have multiple users on same account you pay for it

I think it’s three tiered from single to several to multiple

I can’t say I blame Netflix on this one


40 posted on 01/15/2019 10:06:24 AM PST by wardaddy (I don’t care that you’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it won’t matter what yo)
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