No, it actually has to do with exclusive broadcast rights contracts.
Rights to show movies and TV series on a variety of streaming platforms are bought and sold from one entity to another over time. For example, while HBO has produced tons of original content, they recently started selling the exclusive streaming rights to some of their signature shows to streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime. The same goes for AMC and other content-producing companies. They are capitalizing on their productions by selling limited-time streaming rights. It helps them recoup production costs or, better yet, realize some profitability from their productions.
It also has to do with $$$ @joergkutter.
Many streaming services recently dropped a TON of programming to save money.
For example - HBO MAX used to have every single episode of every single show they ever produced to stream, it was a selling feature.
No more. Many shows have been dropped to save the almighty dollar and are not available anywhere else.
Then, later on, they can promote putting something back on that should have been there the whole time. Damn marketers and bean counters.
What else is very interesting is what is online in Europe is not the same as USA, etc.
I watched the entire last season of Better Call Saul while in Germany in September becuase it was not streaming here yet and I do not have cable (thank you kind German streaming peoples).
Amazon Prime. I guess it was initially mentioned here in a March “Marcus Miller Documentary” thread by @Gadget , and the thread was brought back to life last night when @smurillo recommended the documentary.
After discovering my wife had never seen Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, we just had to watch it last night. Right after we finished our binge of Wednesday.
