There is a pretty common critique of Netflix from the media as of late, that as one of the last streaming services holding onto the “binge” model, they tend to drop a series, even a huge one, and it disappears ...
And he goes on to say that Netflix is unlikely to change its plans for the binge model, despite what all other streaming services are doing:
“We fundamentally believe that we want to give our members the choice in how they view,” he said. “And so giving them that option on these scripted series to watch as much as they want to watch when they watch it, is still fundamental to what we want to provide. And so when you see something like a batched season with ‘Stranger Things,’ this is our attempt at making sure we can get shows out quicker to the members.
I see both sides of the argument. You can ask a question that makes a lot of sense like, “Would Game of Thrones have gotten as big as it did if it dropped entire seasons in a single day?” But you can counter that with the fact that even if the binge model cuts off chatter about a show pretty quickly, that does not mean the demand for some of these series appears to be lessened.
For now, despite recent troubles, Netflix isn’t changing this aspect of its business, and I know many viewers are grateful for that, despite these questions being asked.
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