Netflix has been mentioned here previously – it’s clever business model of offering movie deliveries through the mail and instant streaming access through a huge variety of connected devices (Xbox, iPad, blu-ray players etc.) has been incredibly popular, despite it not having ventured outwith North America.
Now it is being hailed as a saviour of the movie industry and playing a significant part in reducing piracy. Findings have illustrated that as the number of Netflix subscribers increases, downloading of movies, particularly older ones, has diminished. This is understandable as many people elect to watch older films through the ever-growing Netflix catalogue instead of using p2p to acquire them.
We may well see only newer movie rips shared through p2p sites in future but these too could be eliminated if Hollywood allowed Netflix access to them earlier.
This then provides a very curious example of how to successfully combat downloading and is clear justification of the many comments heard from downloaders who wanted ‘a better option’ for watching movies. Netflix is not much loved by Hollywood but it certainly appears to be its Messiah and the industry should maybe learn to give it some love…
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