Quote: (10-05-2015 09:19 PM)Alsos Wrote:
If you're an Amazon Prime member, you might have also noticed that they aggressively sell "Transparent", an Amazon original series about (you guessed it) the patriarch of a dysfunctional family who comes out as trans-whatever-jargon-applies-here.
Amazon is currently loosing money with their amazon instant video prime. Their deal is better than netflix, offering even HBO content(though not new). They have billions of upcoming licensing deals that are set to expire but they are banking on new subscribers to fund them.
Unfortunately, unlike netflix they haven't been able to get a hit original series going.
They tried with "Alpha house" - about republican senators, Its on the 3rd season but I bet no one here knows about it. They also tried with "Betas"-amazon version of Silicon Valley, trying to capture nerd audiences, didn't work. They are now banking on Transperent, winner of the last Goldenglobes and an Emmy. The new season of Transperent will premiere in December so they are trying to push the issue as much as possible. Its irrelevant if people watch the show or not, they are banking the buzz will drive their store customers to their streaming service.