Netflix has moved into the content creator sphere as a direct rebuttal to the, well, extortion that content holders have hung over their heads.
I was listening to a local talk radio station (1310 The Ticket) which does an 'Entertainment News' segment and they mentioned that the chief of FX went on record lamenting that Netflix might become a go-to for content.
One of the situations they mentioned was the upcoming Playboy series done in partnership with Hugh Heffner. The discussion was about how that series might have landed on FX or AMC a few years ago - now? Now it's a proprietary Netflix show.
I'm pivoting more toward screenwriting for 2017 and saw some chatter that Netflix doesn't particularly take "pitches" from the traditional Hollywood / content system. They reach out. According to the source, a meeting with Netflix is one of the hardest to "get" because of this approach.
They're trying to turn the tables and it seems to be paying dividends - at least from a customer engagement standpoint. Offering exclusive content is a whole different conversation (re: Drake, Chance the Rapper & Apple Music) but their actions are becoming recognized. I can definitely respect the move on general principle.
The question to be asked in turn is rooted in why would Netflix play by different rules than they had been subjected to re: DRM when the established system has trained a majority of customers to accept it.
I was listening to a local talk radio station (1310 The Ticket) which does an 'Entertainment News' segment and they mentioned that the chief of FX went on record lamenting that Netflix might become a go-to for content.
One of the situations they mentioned was the upcoming Playboy series done in partnership with Hugh Heffner. The discussion was about how that series might have landed on FX or AMC a few years ago - now? Now it's a proprietary Netflix show.
I'm pivoting more toward screenwriting for 2017 and saw some chatter that Netflix doesn't particularly take "pitches" from the traditional Hollywood / content system. They reach out. According to the source, a meeting with Netflix is one of the hardest to "get" because of this approach.
They're trying to turn the tables and it seems to be paying dividends - at least from a customer engagement standpoint. Offering exclusive content is a whole different conversation (re: Drake, Chance the Rapper & Apple Music) but their actions are becoming recognized. I can definitely respect the move on general principle.
The question to be asked in turn is rooted in why would Netflix play by different rules than they had been subjected to re: DRM when the established system has trained a majority of customers to accept it.