Already a popular TV streaming platform in the US, UK, South America, France, and Germany, Netflix now adds Japan to the list and plans to expand its services further into Asia in the next year.
The article was published on September 9th by Sophia Yan. She is a writer and reporter based in Hong Kong, so her knowledge of the geographical area and subject is reliable.
Prior to reading the article, I knew that Netflix was growing quickly. I truly believe that it will someday take over the world with its easy accessibility, plethora of TV and movie choices, and obsessive public favor. The article interested me because I often wonder about the future of TV, as it is a form of filmmaking which I want to pursue as a career. And Netflix might seriously influence the format and art of television within the next decade.
This article was written for anyone who is interested in television, or anyone who uses Netflix in general. The influence it has on the reader depends on our own standpoint. If I prefer the traditional format and experience of a cable TV episode, then the article might scare me. If I am open-minded and invested in internet TV streaming, then I should be enthusiastic.
The main idea and purpose of this article is to prove that Netflix and other movie/TV streaming services have the power to potentially extinguish cable TV.
I think that this news is huge because TV is such a big part of our lives and culture in the United States. It's where we experience stories, find (sometimes pointless) entertainment, and receive daily news reports. The fact that internet streaming is so rapidly changing this form of film is exciting and scary. It forces network execs, producers, and writers alike to question the future of their art.
How will this uninterrupted format change the structure of a teleplay, and how will writers adapt to this change? What happens to commercials? How does the change affect the audience and its preferences? How can networks get ahead of the curve? Is there room for more streaming services- and what will happen to Hulu? HBO? Amazon?
And will the same thing that happened to Blockbuster happen to cable TV?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/09/media/netflix-asia-singapore-taiwan-hong-kong/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork
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ReplyDeleteI find this article to be very relevant in our lives today! I find it amazing how much our society has changed throughout time and how different forms of media including television can shape our culture. I will be curious to see how Netflix expands it's streaming services in the near future. -Nicole Chatham 6th period
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