Netflix is king and increasing paid content online

I fucking <3 Netflix

I totally called this back in an article I wrote last year. Obviously it wasn’t hard to call, but I like to toot my own horn when I’m correct. Now that thousands of BitTorrent users are getting butt-fucked by the whole Expendables thing - a worthy “bf” if you ask me – I think Netflix is going to take over completely.  In a great article from CNN they stated the following:

Netflix accounts for 22.2% of all U.S. broadband traffic compared to BitTorrent’s 21.6% share. And at peak times, Netflix hits 30% of all traffic, a bounce of 44% over results from the fall.

Netflix is doing more to actually combat the problem than suing some nobody douche. It encourages people to pay for their content. If production companies would just get with the program and realize the their million dollar, straight-to-DVD movie starring some washed-up C-lister isn’t going to encourage people to buy it. They should just put it on Netflix Streaming.

Many of the companies suing over copyright involve indie movies, which is understandable. Small movies don’t have huge opening weekends and they certainly don’t encourage people to get their exclusive Blu Ray with tons of extra content, as in they don’t have one. What they have is a shitty DVD that would be a waste for people to spend $15 bucks on or $4 at Blockbuster.

The excuse they can “rent” it on Netflix doesn’t apply anymore. My generation wants their content fast – meaning right this minute.

Netflix streaming isn’t lucrative, but it is a fucking reality. A Netflix Streaming subscription is almost free…almost. Between sites like Hulu and Netflix, they’re changing the way we pay for and watch content. It is exciting. Youtube has a pricey subscription feature. I’ll have to look into that.

-Collin