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Netflix as a Sleeping Ad-Supported Giant, 'Max' and the Other Streamers, Whether Nvidia Shall Inherit the Earth

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Netflix's Refusal to Lean Into Feeders as a Revenue Stream

Ben: I've always accepted your thesis that Netflix is missing out on quote a massive cultural opportunity by not releasing episodes to shows weekly. Do you think your thesis was right until Twitter became rubbish and conversation shifted to group chats, making weekly drops less valuable? Ben: You don't have to treat every show the same. Like there's an entire world of content creation that is desperate for Netflix to do this so they can write like they want to do free marketing for NetflixThey're begging for it. It's like our only purpose in life is to do free Marketing for you know to create cultural moments out of show. Totally. The whole thing is going to get super weird over the next 25

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