Netflix Alerts Telecoms Groups Over Looming Account-Sharing Crackdown (ft.com) 40
Netflix has held talks with UK telecoms groups that carry the streaming group's service ahead of a crackdown on account sharing expected later this month. From a report: The US group, which has said the free use of its platform has hit its ability to invest in new TV and films, plans to start warning customers over account-sharing violations in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the situation. Telecoms groups that use Netflix as part of bundled TV content have held meetings in the past week over the planned warnings, people familiar with the talks said. Companies such as Sky, BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk offer Netflix as part of bundled deals on broadband and TV content. But those close to the talks said there was a risk of complaints from some subscribers, many of whom have grown accustomed to sharing their account details with family and friends, activity to which the company had previously turned a blind eye. One person described it as being a "good partner" to groups that offer the service as part of their subscriptions. Telecoms companies' call centres are likely to field questions and complaints once the plans are enacted, according to a person familiar with the issue, which has meant that they have needed close co-operation with Netflix.
Weasel wording (Score:3)
But those close to the talks said there was a risk of complaints from some subscribers, many of whom have grown accustomed to sharing their account details with family and friends, activity to which the company had previously turned a blind eye
More like the company permitted and promoted: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/... [reddit.com]
They only "changed their mind" beginning February of this year
Re: Weasel wording (Score:2)
The real issue is there are no comprehensive solutions to all these streaming service. One search fists all, one bill to pay, with all historical and a good amount of modern content. The closest is Apple TV set top boxes with about ~$60 in streaming subscriptions and abou
I prefer ala cart (Score:3)
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The real issue is there are no comprehensive solutions to all these streaming service. One search fists all, one bill to pay, with all historical and a good amount of modern content.
That's called "cable TV" and people have been complaining about it for decades, saying they should be free to pick and choose which channels they subscribe to and pay for. Now that this has come to pass in the form of a million different streaming services, the refrain is "we need to have one source for all of the things." No win situation.
Personally, I think we should treat video media the same way we do music (compulsory licensing, standardized royalties) and call it a day. I'd also support a return to
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That's called "cable TV" and people have been complaining about it for decades, saying they should be free to pick and choose which channels they subscribe to and pay for. Now that this has come to pass in the form of a million different streaming services, the refrain is "we need to have one source for all of the things."
That would be more accurate if each streaming service was themed a like a cable channel, but they all have a bit of everything. It sucks that each service got tied to a studio instead of grouped by subject matter. I don't want Paramount's catalog, I want a catalog of sci-fi shows.
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That would be more accurate if each streaming service was themed a like a cable channel
Yeah, that went out the window when the "sci fi" channel started showing professional wrestling, the "learning channel" started showing Honey Boo Boo, and "Music Television" stopped playing music.
Re:Weasel wording (Score:4, Interesting)
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If Netflix doesn't provide compelling value for you without password sharing, then don't use it.
You're assuming, of course, that they actually are sharing passwords. The high rate of subscriber loss when they rolled this out suggests that this may not be a safe assumption, and that rage-unsubbing is going to be a big problem for Netflix going forwards.
And even if people are sharing passwords, this effort is unlikely to be very successful. If people are so short on money that they can't afford $10 a month, they will also struggle to afford the password sharing add-on. You can't squeeze blood from a
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That thread is from 13 years ago, when streaming was a freebie with a disc-by-mail plan and before Netflix had any original programming. Netflix has been publicly talking about cracking down on password sharing for more than a year.
According to the Wayback Machine, Netflix added The "household" phrase to the terms of use 5 years ago, sometime before May 31st, 2018 [archive.org]
4.2. The Netflix service and any content viewed through the service are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household.
I'm about to do the same (Score:2)
Selling Addiction (Score:3)
More like the company permitted and promoted: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/... [reddit.com]
They only "changed their mind" beginning February of this year
Yup. You know who also changes their mind about the price after they get customers good and addicted?
Drug dealers.
Maybe we shouldn't act so surprised when we find a proven business model, being copied once again. Not like humans changed. Or addiction.
Re: Weasel wording (Score:2)
I get where they are coming from but I left (Score:2)
I understand. But I had seen everything and the value proposition was going to see stuff with my best friend at her house.
So I cut them (just as sandman came out- boy did I miss that by a week) and added in Hulu, Apple TV, and HBO Max. And now I've cut Hulu and HBO Max. I'll pick up some other service with new content after I watch Schmigadoon. And in a year or so, I'll pick back up Netflix for 3 months.
There is no point in staying with a particular streaming service. Sure it *may* add one new show
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So much this.
I think the only active subscription we have at the moment is with (don't call it HBO) Max, but we've had subscriptions to Disney+, Netflix, Showtime, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, and probably one or two more I've forgotten at various points in the last six months. We'll sign up, immediately put in the request to cancel, and will watch the stuff we want to watch. Then we'll do something else. Once there's enough content we'll sign up again and repeat the process, but there are months-long stretches
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YouTube competes with CraveTV for that "comb filtered mono sourndtrack" that we can pretend is stereo. Both compress the video to unrecognizable ratshit though.
Well, bye (Score:2)
This will kill Netflix.
Frankly, they are hanging by a thread.
Their new content is mostly shit.
What's coming up appears to be worse.
And this penny pinching crap is turning off customers. LITERALLY.
Two years from now Netflix will be owned by Disney or Amazon.
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Two years from now Netflix will be owned by Disney or Amazon.
You know, that could actually be the plan now.
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I have altered the deal (Score:3)
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Pray I don't alter it any further!
Wait, you're gonna take away my scroll-til-you-can't-find-shit-to-watch app?
Oh the horror of having to find someone else to give my scrollvertising to.
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There are so many old ones that I haven't read yet, I never have to worry that something was written by AI to serve me some propaganda or wokester shit.
Thank you for reminding me why we need to keep those "old ones" in PRINT. Allowing them to become digital entities in the future, enables those perpetuating alternative messaging, to eradicate beliefs from the past and modify as they see fit.
You will erase actual history this way. Guaranteed.
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You will erase actual history this way. Guaranteed.
That was a main theme in Fahrenheit 451. It's next after I finish the series I'm reading. I re-read it and Tolkien at least once a decade. Remember the part about "The Family" that Montag's wife was all into? Social Media.
Maybe ... (Score:5, Funny)
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(Netflix) "You have a very creative way of saying 'redbox'. Been there. Done that."
Netflix is about as dead as their shows (Score:2)
They'll be even worse off once the WGA strike is over and they actually have to pay writers.
Make a choice and move on with your life. (Score:3)
Some people are mentally stuck between the agreement in place and the agreement they want it to be. It deserves exactly 30 seconds of your time. Decide to keep it, or decide to cancel... once you've decided, let it go. Or how about this? Wait until they actually come knocking, then decide. If you're not an egregious violator, you may find yourself unbothered.
Good thing (Score:2)
I cancelled their ass when they first floated this ill-conceived idea. Proudly flying the Jolly Roger into the sunset.
Netflix Subscription crackdown. (Score:2)
I think Netflix subscribers may start cracking down on their payments to netflix in response.
blowback.
Netflix has reportedly engaged in discussions with (Score:1)
DirecTV all over again (Score:2)
DirecTV created "pirate" access cards in order to "advertize" their system. When people took advantage of the companies offer, the company got upset because "those people" were not paying them money. A battle ensued wherein DirecTV tried, at massive expense, to shut down the side-channel access that it created. Once the "side-channel" was closed, DirecTV went bankrupt.
Same think with NetFlix. They sold subscriptions and then got upset when people used that for which they had payed.
When the dust settles,