Price tiers strikes me as the way to make this work. Make old content available for a low price (as Netflix is doing right now), and then add tiers available on either a subscription or PPV basis for newer content.
So if Netflix does this, and does more than offer just HBO or Showtime, they really will be helping make streaming work.
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Price tiers strikes me as the way to make this work. Make old content available for a low price (as Netflix is doing right now), and then add tiers available on either a subscription or PPV basis for newer content.
So if Netflix does this, and does more than offer just HBO or Showtime, they really will be helping make streaming work.