Good article on an interesting topic. I myself wonder how the streaming model is sustainable financially. There are a lot of production efforts out there trying to make new content, but I don't understand how they can make enough money through being part of a streaming company that has a lot of other costs to cover to make the kind of money that was made in the past between movies tickets/dvd sales and advertising based revenue on television. What are your thoughts on Amazon Prime's place in the streaming wars?
Of the different streaming models, Amazon Prime's seems to be the most sustainable. Unlike other companies, Amazon Prime still charges for some content on their platform, in addition to the cost of the Prime account. Should be noted that for most people, a prime subscription is purchased for the ecommerce site, not the streaming service. My assumption with the model is that the amount lost by giving access to some free content is more than recouped by the base price, along with the price of exclusive content access.
Additionally, Prime Video is backed by one of the largest companies in the world, so compared to something like Netflix they can afford greater productions costs, and can weather through bad years.
Good article on an interesting topic. I myself wonder how the streaming model is sustainable financially. There are a lot of production efforts out there trying to make new content, but I don't understand how they can make enough money through being part of a streaming company that has a lot of other costs to cover to make the kind of money that was made in the past between movies tickets/dvd sales and advertising based revenue on television. What are your thoughts on Amazon Prime's place in the streaming wars?
Of the different streaming models, Amazon Prime's seems to be the most sustainable. Unlike other companies, Amazon Prime still charges for some content on their platform, in addition to the cost of the Prime account. Should be noted that for most people, a prime subscription is purchased for the ecommerce site, not the streaming service. My assumption with the model is that the amount lost by giving access to some free content is more than recouped by the base price, along with the price of exclusive content access.
Additionally, Prime Video is backed by one of the largest companies in the world, so compared to something like Netflix they can afford greater productions costs, and can weather through bad years.
Good points