Five men were convicted for their part in operating Jetflicks, one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S., officials said.
  • @SteveEnglish
    11•9 days ago

    That was the original idea behind Hulu.
    But Netflix had a much better UX and ate their lunch.

    • The CuuuuubeEnglish
      12•8 days ago

      That and Disney decided they wanted to break (sorry. Let me use the business terms. “Disrupt”) the market by having a vertical integration of streaming platform and production company. The thing is, it did great for the in the short term, but may have harmed them long term. Meanwhile everyone else is now chasing the model that may actually be losing Disney money because short term greed is the only driver in our economy