Do you really think little Akimbo has more leverage when negotiating with the studios than Netflix, Apple or Comcast? If you listen to the call, Netflix said the same reason they are not offering the movies is what is holding Comcast back from making more movies available. Believe me if Comcast cant do it, Akimbo has no shot.
Even CinemaNow and MovieLink have a pretty small selection and they are partially owned by the studios themselves. It seems that the studios gave long exclusive contracts to the broadcast networks.
They also made reference to TIVO and said they love working with those guys but nothing is going to happen.
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Do you really think little Akimbo has more leverage when negotiating with the studios than Netflix, Apple or Comcast? If you listen to the call, Netflix said the same reason they are not offering the movies is what is holding Comcast back from making more movies available. Believe me if Comcast cant do it, Akimbo has no shot.
Even CinemaNow and MovieLink have a pretty small selection and they are partially owned by the studios themselves. It seems that the studios gave long exclusive contracts to the broadcast networks.
They also made reference to TIVO and said they love working with those guys but nothing is going to happen.