They'll probably win that suit. Or at least get a court order for Netflix to comply and make closed captions an option within a set amount of time.
And I can see their point. Imagine they streamed all their stuff without any audio, and everyone else seemed to be fine with it for some reason. You'd want them to start streaming audio with their video, too, and if there was a federal law stating they had to accommodate you you might use that to make them do so. After all everyone talks about how Netflix is taking over everything and going to shut down all their competitors some day, so from their point of view they have to do this or they won't be able to enjoy entertainment at all in a few years.
On the bright side it's won't be too difficult. Almost all their content already has captions. They just need to update their streaming software to include them as an option.
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That seems like some bullshit easily overcome with some software modification.GORDON wrote:Aren't actual CC systems actually a separate data stream from the media itself?
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Affirmative. My 2 DVD per month plan is clocking in at $11.99 or something. It's more than the streaming-only access.GORDON wrote:Soooo... yes?
I am streaming-only and didn't get an email. Only see peeps raging against the machine on facebook.
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Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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I agree. The instant queue is my "to watch" list and considering their browsing feature is three notches below ridiculously awful, it's pretty important to me.
I'm anxiously awaiting a Netflix competitor to come along and blow their doors off.
I'm anxiously awaiting a Netflix competitor to come along and blow their doors off.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Starz is pulling their shit.
http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011....netflix
So fuck you, Starz.
http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011....netflix
Netflix stands to lose a large amount of content as Starz has licenses for first run Sony and Walt Disney movies.
So fuck you, Starz.
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I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Starz is getting killed.
They don't have the hit series like HBO and Showtime, and between Netflix, VOD, Redbox, etc. they are dying a slow death.
So this makes sense, but will be a small obstacle for Netflix to wait out until Starz goes under.
They don't have the hit series like HBO and Showtime, and between Netflix, VOD, Redbox, etc. they are dying a slow death.
So this makes sense, but will be a small obstacle for Netflix to wait out until Starz goes under.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I don't think money is the issue so much as nobody wants to subscribe to Starz.
Compare their annual cost to all their competitors, and then examine what each brings to the table.
Starz sucks.
Compare their annual cost to all their competitors, and then examine what each brings to the table.
Starz sucks.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Just read that Starz previous deal was to provide their catalog for $30 million, and the deal Netflix was offering now was for $250 million, and Starz declined.
If I were a Starz investor, I'd be pissed. I wonder if cable TV companies are compensating Starz to play hardball.
If I were a Starz investor, I'd be pissed. I wonder if cable TV companies are compensating Starz to play hardball.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Yeah, that's pretty shitty. I can't watch Star Trek, while my wife is upstairs watching Charmed?
Then why do I have a Netflix account?
Then why do I have a Netflix account?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell