The Economic Impact of Netflix on the Film Industry

The writers and directors are so upset because we had a system that worked, right? Yeah, it wasn't great. You know, there were flaws in it, but it's like residuals work because of television. And I would be honestly curious whether or not the producers could give a better deal based on the new economics. Everybody knows streaming is not as profitable as asking people to pay you $18.50 at the door of a movie theater. Now movie theaters you get from syndicated television.

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