Initially, it will be mostly the same
content traditional cable pro-viders offer, says Kirstein.
Not exact matches
The grand plan is that the company will eventually have
content available on the full range of media platforms anywhere in the world, from
traditional print publications and
cable channels to snappy websites with streaming video suitable for hand - held devices, as well as downloadable digital magazines.
Netflix releases entire seasons at once, unlike
traditional television networks and
cable, allowing viewers to binge watch
content and help it «go viral» through social media messaging.
But
traditional telecom conglomerates like Rogers still rule the
content business end - to - end by producing the shows that consumers watch and owning the channels and
cable connections on which they do so.
Those results aren't all that surprising given all of the work Netflix has done to expand its stable of original
content as the online streaming platform looks to challenge more
traditional media outlets like broadcast and
cable television networks.
This would not mark the first time that an online - only
content provider saved a TV series that had previously been cancelled by a
traditional broadcast or
cable network.
Discovery Communications: A global provider of non-fiction video
content, Discovery's share price performance during the period was hurt by market concerns about
content producers» business models as the industry transitions from
traditional cable television to internet - based streaming technology.
When we bought the stock in 2015 we believed that the company's popular nonfiction video
content was ideally positioned to leverage the global distribution capabilities of streaming technology and would profit even as streaming video conquered the
traditional cable TV bundle.
Netflix continues to invest in
content that will help it stand out from the growing crowd of streaming video services and
traditional cable TV networks.
The goal was to target smaller audiences that see high value in certain types of niche
content, he said, which have been underserved by the
traditional cable line - up.
Call us old fashioned, but we prefer the
cable connection option for
traditional media
content, especially when connecting to a recent Samsung TV with a One Connect box, as it's so simple to run an HDMI
cable to the soundbar.
Also, its ability to deliver on some key
content categories is still limited, compared to
traditional cable and other streaming services, he told the E-Commerce Times.