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Netflix’s New Film Strategy: Why the Streaming Giant Is Betting on Quality Over Quantity (variety.com)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Probably because when they tried the opposite it was shit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Executive: Guys I have an idea: What if we offered stuff that was good?

Nobody: See, that's why he gets paid the big bucks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would be nice to see 3rd seasons greenlit instead of culled. + They have a backlog of quantity now so the pivot shouldn't be too crazy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Sorry, those were only slightly profitable, not wildly profitable. What do you expect them to do, only make some money?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

HBO did that for years.

I don't understand why more companies just don't follow that process.