The document discusses the conflict between Netflix and movie theaters over release windows. Ted Sarandos of Netflix argues that theaters are trying to "strangle innovation" and could end up killing both theaters and movies by resisting smaller release windows or day-and-date streaming releases. Theater owners argue that streaming services have already hurt DVD sales and now threaten theaters. Both sides discuss factors affecting theater attendance like rising prices and competition from streaming.
2. Im concerned that as
theater owners try to strangle
innovation and distribution,
not only are they going to kill
theaters, they might kill
movies Ted Sarandos (Chief
Content Officer, Netflix)
3. Subscription movie services
and cheap rentals killed the
DVD business, and now
Sarandos wants to kill the
cinema as well.
JohnFithian (National Association of
Theatre Owners, President/CEO)
14. STREAMING BUILDS AUDIENCE
Subscription VoD services have helped Breaking Bad
immensely. We might even have been cancelled if Netflix
hadnt existed Vince Gilligan.
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