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76% Of Netflix Subscribers Think Netflix Can Replace Traditional TV (cordcutting.com)

Posted by msmash on from the cord-cutting dept.

An anonymous reader writes: It turns out plenty of people think Netflix is ready to replace their traditional TV. According to a survey on AllFlicks (Editor's note: the site is Netflix focused, so it's not really a neutral audience), 75.6 percent of Netflix subscribers said that the on-demand movies and TV shows streaming service has grown good enough to replace whatever the traditional TV has to offer. The participants, however, also noted that the streaming service still can't replace live sports coverage or the experience of the movie theater. In some other news, Netflix knows which picture and video you're likely to click.

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  1. Its coming by Mr+D+from+63 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    With ESPN now talking to HULU, we are moving closer to a break of the sports content lock that cable has held, and hopefully we'll have IPTV choices to suit our needs from true competitors. Cable is going to have to adjust. With smartphone habits overtaking TV watching anyhow, its a matter of time.

  2. Re:Thankful by toonces33 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We haven't been to a theatre in a couple of years. The "commercials" that are now common are annoying. As are other patrons who can't seem to figure out that when they ask people to turn off their cell phones that it applies to everyone.

    Of course there is also the issue that to us most of the movies suck.

  3. Re:yah, right! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    they started cutting their movie selection and wasting money on a handful of self-made shows instead.

    Netflix didn't cut their movie selection, the studios did. Netflix would be perfectly happy to show you every movie ever made if they could.

    Also, their own shows are sufficiently successful (both commercially and critically) that for you to call that a "waste" is objectively wrong in every sense.

  4. If they're so smart... by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If they know what I'm likely to click, why don't they show it to me, instead of aggressively doing the opposite?

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  5. Re:Can? by Moof123 · · Score: 5, Informative

    News has been broken for a long time. I can't tune into any of 24 hour networks without wanting to throw something at the TV due to the utter stupidity being displayed by the teleprompter monkeys. Evening local news is filled with "Is your cat going to kill you? After the break..." I'd rather get my news online where I can choose to skip past the inane crap.

  6. Re:Thankful by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Slap? Heck, first I'd get all the men and ugly broads to leave the room... You can imagine what happens next.

    The pretty girls would still ignore you, just as they do now.