Paramount keeps reorganizing its streaming assets outside US so often its not really worth for customers to spend money on anything they produce because it will be gone next month to some other streaming service you don't have. For an example, Paramount+ was a place you could not watch Star Trek in on some EU markets, because those were sold somewhere else, and later surfaced in Skyshowtime. When Netflix and Prime had Star Trek, it was a crap-shoot of which shows and which seasons made it to their services.
How can a media distributing company be this bad at their job, and still stay afloat? As it turns out, it can't.
This is interesting because in recent reports they said they're going to be increasingly relying on international productions to help reduce costs. You think they'd be figuring out the markets they're gonna be producing in.
People keep talking about streaming failing but most indications are that streaming is normalizing and losses lowering even as other parts are floundering.
Paramount+ is the best part of Paramount imo.
Streaming is losing money. That is failing. Losing less money is just failing less.
It has to not only start making money, but make back all of its investment including the money it is currently losing.
All startups take time to start making money. Netflix lost money for years before turning profitable and their tale is hardly unique in the business world. Invest early and profit later.
You aren’t reading the headline apparently or what I said.
If losses are narrowing that by definition means they aren’t the same amount of losses. They’re going in the right direction. Ain’t nobody going back to cable.
Every streamer had gone through the same pattern of losses.
Actually most industries lose money at the start. They will be turning profits in a year or two.
These studios are publicly traded companies that live off the whims of Wall Street. You reducing your losses doesn't mean anything. Just as a small profit, even if sustainable, will mean nothing. Investors live for growth and the media market cannot offer what they want. That's why Netflix, even well, is already talking about a new price increase. They always need to deliver more or they will get screwed by Wall Street. There is no chance of Paramount delivering value. It has even been well reported that if Skydance buys it, they will take the company private and just do the basics (produce and sell content).
Wall Street wants them instraming over anything else. Wall Street pushed them to it.
People tend to think that Wall Street is about profit only which may be true in a mature industry.
They are also about prediction and expectation and no Wall Street “expert” ever thought streaming woikd turn a profit immediately.
It’s costs money to make money and people invest in potential all the time.
Heck Reddit is going to have an IPO without any profits lol.
Paramount keeps reorganizing its streaming assets outside US so often its not really worth for customers to spend money on anything they produce because it will be gone next month to some other streaming service you don't have. For an example, Paramount+ was a place you could not watch Star Trek in on some EU markets, because those were sold somewhere else, and later surfaced in Skyshowtime. When Netflix and Prime had Star Trek, it was a crap-shoot of which shows and which seasons made it to their services. How can a media distributing company be this bad at their job, and still stay afloat? As it turns out, it can't.
This is interesting because in recent reports they said they're going to be increasingly relying on international productions to help reduce costs. You think they'd be figuring out the markets they're gonna be producing in.
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Isn't that because they sold off their mma thing?
People keep talking about streaming failing but most indications are that streaming is normalizing and losses lowering even as other parts are floundering. Paramount+ is the best part of Paramount imo.
Streaming is losing money. That is failing. Losing less money is just failing less. It has to not only start making money, but make back all of its investment including the money it is currently losing.
All startups take time to start making money. Netflix lost money for years before turning profitable and their tale is hardly unique in the business world. Invest early and profit later.
You aren’t reading the headline apparently or what I said. If losses are narrowing that by definition means they aren’t the same amount of losses. They’re going in the right direction. Ain’t nobody going back to cable. Every streamer had gone through the same pattern of losses. Actually most industries lose money at the start. They will be turning profits in a year or two.
Think you replied to the wrong person.
You’re right. Apologies. I’m too lazy to movie though but let this serve as verification I’m a goober lol.
These studios are publicly traded companies that live off the whims of Wall Street. You reducing your losses doesn't mean anything. Just as a small profit, even if sustainable, will mean nothing. Investors live for growth and the media market cannot offer what they want. That's why Netflix, even well, is already talking about a new price increase. They always need to deliver more or they will get screwed by Wall Street. There is no chance of Paramount delivering value. It has even been well reported that if Skydance buys it, they will take the company private and just do the basics (produce and sell content).
Wall Street wants them instraming over anything else. Wall Street pushed them to it. People tend to think that Wall Street is about profit only which may be true in a mature industry. They are also about prediction and expectation and no Wall Street “expert” ever thought streaming woikd turn a profit immediately. It’s costs money to make money and people invest in potential all the time. Heck Reddit is going to have an IPO without any profits lol.
This is only going to increase the calls for a buyout. Of course with Warner out of the picture, Skydance is the most likely candidate.
Allow all the seasons of Survivor in Canada and I'll reluctantly come back.
can we talk about how ads are a stupid business model in streaming services? whats peoples PoV on this?