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Schiffman: Netflix will always beat Apple TV due to entertainment mindshare
“And I think that's why Netflix will still always beat something like Apple TV”
Rief: Newsletter bundles struggle because top creators realize the bundle adds little value
“The person who adds the most value to the bundle is always going to be curious why they're in the bundle to begin with and why the bundle's not adding them value. And I think it's very much a game of who adds the value and, you know, you're not bundling it wit…”
Finn: AI expenses are value-generating investments, not entertainment subscriptions
“I think people have this weird framing around costs when it comes to AI. Like they see the cost of Claude and they see it's, oh, 200 dollars a month. That's really expensive. It's very, they're comparing it to like the cost of like Netflix and like Xbox live a…”
Finn: AI hardware costs should be compared to employee salaries, not Netflix
“The mental framework you need to have is, Most people are comparing these costs to like Netflix. Oh, I paid 20 dollars a month from Netflix. I'm not going to pay 200 dollars for ChatGPT. The thing is, is Netflix, Xbox Live, all those are money sinks. Those are…”
Isenberg: Early Netflix competed against consumer guilt, not Blockbuster
“Netflix wasn't actually competing with Blockbuster. They were competing with guilt.”
MrBeast's Squid Game Video Out-Earned Netflix's Original Series
“That Squid Games reenactment video did more generated more revenue than the original, which is completely insane to me.”
Isenberg: Reed Hastings banned the word 'Blockbuster' in early meetings
“The founder of Netflix had a strange rule in Netflix's early days. No one was allowed to say blockbuster in meetings.”
Nielsen Data Shows YouTube Exceeds Netflix in Total Streaming Time
“If you look at data, Nielsen actually put data together. YouTube, when you look at the total time spent streaming content on YouTube, it's the biggest streaming service in the world. So more people stream content on YouTube than on Netflix or any of these othe…”