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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
The Netflix revolution and streaming media is, for now, one of the most successful profit-destroying interventions in modern business history
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Lucas Shaw
@Lucas_Shaw
Profits at the biggest entertainment companies fell almost 90% over the last decade (from $23.4B to $2.6B). Revised numbers from the last newsletter (cc @DKThomp) bloomberg.com/news/newslette
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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
When Craigslist, Google, Facebook etc ate newspapers lunch, they grabbed the profits and moved them from publishing to tech. Where did the film and TV profits go? Some went to online advertising but a lot of them were just incinerated to attract subscribers. Amazing stuff!
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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
It’s like couch potatoes formed a union. “We have two demands: we’re sort of done with going to the movies, so shorten the windows and send more stuff to steaming and also we don’t want the vast majority of the entertainment industry to make a profit.” We did it, comrades!
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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
Yes you can toss this story into the file labeled “Forget it Jake, it’s … the Internet”
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em steck is alive
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Couldn't you argue that a lot of the big consumer "disruptors" killed profits? e.g. Uber/Lyft, Amazon (with books, etc.)
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Ed Solomon
@ed_solomon
The studios ARE losing money, just as they say. My recent Men in Black profit statement proves that the film, though having generated over $595 million in revenue, has actually *cost* Sony over $598 million. SO close, too: off by just .02%/yr. *They* should be picketing *us.* twitter.com/ed_solomon/sta…
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Dylan Collins
@MrDylanCollins
Also the impact of gaming though
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Dylan Collins
@MrDylanCollins
Mergers only work if the eyeballs are with you. Profit margins at legacy media companies versus legacy games publishers over the last decade (by @Lucas_Shaw and @joosterizer whose newsletters you should be reading)
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Blake Allen Murphy
@blakemurphy7
Same with digital newspapers and news. As technology advances it becomes cheaper and that’s an issue when media companies keep having to constantly show growth given that there’s no less spending in a life cycle but also wages stayed stagnant but costs increased
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Jim Martin
@martinjimr
Musicians and recording artists have been dealing with this for decades. History suggests the companies will find a way to make 💰 at the expense of rank-and-file actors, writers, and other entertainment professionals.
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