24-01-2023, 07:59 PM
(24-01-2023, 05:51 PM)Brekkie Wrote:(22-01-2023, 11:11 AM)rick Wrote: Irrelevant. There are countless Viacom/Paramount programmes and films on other channels / services. Why aren't they on Channel 5? Because Channel 5 didn't pay for them. Other companies did.Any many broadcasters who have entered the streaming market late looking for a piece of the Netflix pie have learned the hard way that actually selling content to other broadcasters and streamers brings in more revenue than selling direct to customers.
I think HBO Max is proof of that strategy being a reason alone why a company known for distributing it's shows to other networks (i.e: ABC, CBS) can't exactly be their own Disney locking shows away behind their own paywall, because it doesn't subside costs to even keep the show on their service.