But BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield thinks that if House Of Cards is a success, Netflix could also start demanding a fee from the broadband suppliers that plug their fat pipes into our homes and let us stream House Of Cards in the first place.
You can read Greenfield’s full report here (subscription required) but his basic idea is that the cable companies are taking about $40 bucks a month from you for your Internet service and not sharing any of that with the content side because for the most part, they are paying networks like AMC and Discovery a per subscriber fee on the cable side.
If Netflix’s exclusive programming takes off and viewers demand it, Netflix could be in a position to start taking a per subscriber fee from the cable guys on the Internet side. It’s not a completely unprecedented idea. According to Greenfield, ESPN gets a per sub fee for ESPN 3 from broadband.
It would be a bold move on Hastings’ part and one that he’s not yet in a position to make. But if shows like House Of Cards help Netflix become the next HBO, the service could be looking at a whole new stream of revenue. [Reply]
Sorry for the confusion season one ep 11. I'll never get a car with a push button ignition. I find myself almost not wanting to see what's going to happen next in some scenes. Unless of course it involves partially nekkid hotties. [Reply]
House of Cards Season 2 drinking game: (Note: haven't watched yet so these suggestions might be totally wrong)
1 sip per F-bomb, or for any Apple, Sony or pork-related product placement, or Stamper making a phone call
1 drink every time ANY character interacts with Remi OR every time Zoe publishes something on Slugline OR Claire mentions the CWI by name
2 drinks every time you see bare buttocks or a woman's breasts
Start and continue drinking every time Frank breaks the fourth wall and talks to the audience OR every time the "intrigue" musical cue plays
Finish your drink:
- for any product placement that was not mentioned above
- Frank makes a reference to being from South Carolina
- Peter Russo is mentioned [Reply]
Holy shit. That first episode (of season 2) was amazing.
Spoiler!
Love the not so subtle F U to the audience at the end. Seems like they've picked up a thing or two from Game of Thrones. I'd read enough reactions to know that something big was coming, but it still caught me completely off guard. I literally shouted, "OHHH!!!" Crazy.
Originally Posted by KcMizzou:
Holy shit. That first episode (of season 2) was amazing.
Spoiler!
Love the not so subtle F U to the audience at the end. Seems like they've picked up a thing or two from Game of Thrones. I'd read enough reactions to know that something big was coming, but it still caught me completely off guard. I literally shouted, "OHHH!!!" Crazy.
Spoiler!
Saw it coming as soon as I saw how close the fence was to the tracks. But I was still "Oh shit he didn't!"