Comment Re:Step 1, no DRM (Score 1) 360
It doesn't matter. Too much money is made in TV because of ads. The studios would never do it. Netflix (and others) get content N time units later because then the studios can double dip...many times.
- They make money on the first run
- They make money on the 2nd run (summer months, syndication)
- They make money when Hulu Plus (or whatever it is called) shows it later (with ads or for a cut of the monthly fee)
- They make money when Netflix shows it to you streaming via licensing
- They make money when you rent it from VUDU for 7 bucks
- They make money on the silly people who still buy physical media of the show / movie
There is first run, and then there are alternate channels. The studios want as many of these things to exist at once. Therefore you will never see a "premium" service that will show you whatever you want on demand with no ads at the same time it has its first run. Because if that existed, all the other channels are obsolete.