Prime Video discussion

[Azure]

Originally Posted by keratosis

Who pays $120 a year? Just re-upped for prime and it was $79.99 plus 3 months free. So a total of 15 months.

Average cost could be less. I just did a quick google search.

Most estimates have US subscriber #s over 100 million and close to 150 million. I assume that means paying subscribers.

Kinda nuts. That almost means essentially every house hold in the US.

Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime service now has a whopping 200 million subscribers, CEO Jeff Bezos said in his annual shareholders letter on Thursday.

That’s a jump of 50 million new subscribers in roughly a year, less than half the time it took the company to hit the same milestone in 2019.

“We have more than 200 million Prime members worldwide,” Bezos wrote in the letter, which touched on topics ranging from the company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) to its treatment of employees. “More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses sell in our store, and they make up close to 60% of our retail sales.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazo...142910961.html

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Azure

Average cost could be less. I just did a quick google search.

Most estimates have US subscriber #s over 100 million and close to 150 million. I assume that means paying subscribers.

Kinda nuts. That almost means essentially every house hold in the US.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazo...142910961.html

That's why I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense. What does make sense is they count each linked account as a potential Prime viewer or shopper(better for marketing, deal making etc). So many accounts will have 2 or more linked users. I don't have a problem counting viewers that way, but it doesn't mean 150 million are paying for Prime. Divide in half, at minimum.

[Azure]

I don't think Bezos would lie about the paying subscriber count. But I don't think he said the US has 150 million subscribers. That was an external figure. He just said they have 200 million in total which wouldn't be that crazy as a worldwide figure.

Netflix has 200 million + subscribers, and Amazon Prime gives you much more value at less cost.

[Fuzz]

“We have more than 200 million Prime members worldwide,”


He didn't say paying. Adding a family member to a household account would presumably make them also a Prime member.

[agulati]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Do they? They have The Boys, which presumably has some run left... and now this LOTR thing.

The Boys is an awesome show, but is it really that mainstream? Not sure how broad the appeal would be, so I don't know if I would consider it flagship. Man In the High Castle was promising for the first season, but it took a nose dive IMO, though I haven't watched the last/latest season yet.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

“We have more than 200 million Prime members worldwide,”


He didn't say paying. Adding a family member to a household account would presumably make them also a Prime member.

Perhaps, but from the media reporting on the numbers, they didn't see it that way.

Could be either way I guess.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Azure

Perhaps, but from the media reporting on the numbers, they didn't see it that way.

Could be either way I guess.

I mean, the alternative is to believe basically every household in the US has Prime. I don't find it surprising that Amazon would present the numbers in as flattering a way possible.

[Azure]

No I think the 200 million was worldwide subscribers, and the media was grossly inflating the US subscriber counts to say it was 150 million.

I think 200 million worldwide is very believable, but like you I question 150 million US subscribers.

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by Azure

No I think the 200 million was worldwide subscribers, and the media was grossly inflating the US subscriber counts to say it was 150 million.

I think 200 million worldwide is very believable, but like you I question 150 million US subscribers.

As of 2020 there are only 126MM households, find it weird that 1 in 5 households would have multiple subscriptions

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Who even pays at all? I just piggy back off of my sister’s account. In return she gets my Disney login.

This is the way

[Flames0910]

Prime has become such garbage.

They rarely seem to manage two day delivery anymore let alone the next day they used to offer for most items. Their video offerings are third rate at best. And who even uses Amazon Music?

[Fuzz]

I don't get that opinion. I've watched loads of good shows and movies on Prime.

Hanna
Upload
The Boys
Top Gear and Grand Tour
Yellowstone
Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Fleabag
Superstore(gone now)
The Expanse

it's at least on par with Netflix, but what, half the price, and you get Prime delivery?

[sleepingmoose]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I don't get that opinion. I've watched loads of good shows and movies on Prime.

Hanna
Upload
The Boys
Top Gear and Grand Tour
Yellowstone
Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Fleabag
Superstore(gone now)
The Expanse

it's at least on par with Netflix, but what, half the price, and you get Prime delivery?

All great shows - I’d add Jack Ryan on there too.

[#-3]

Prime has a lot of very good shows, but really hasn't gotten the home run yet. I'm a little surprised that The Boys wasn't it. it was very good, it had a big flashy start that locked people in.

In addition to above, you can build out a long list of very watchable shows, that just haven't found wide cultural approval, but are there for peoples consumption.

The Wilds
Utopia
Good Omens
The Great
Invincible
X Hunters

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Upload

Finally getting season 2. March 11 2022.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I think prime is a distant 3rd, behind Netflix and Crave, but is getting a bit better. And Netflix is trending down fast. It used to be head and shoulders number one. Now it is almost certainly my least used streaming service. I only put it first because they still have a strong catalog of stuff and decent movie selection.

I’m actually surprised how poor Star is on Disney. I thought their massive library of movies would keep me busy watching old favourites but the only thing I ever watch on Disney is their new content and Marvel stuff. Although they did just add the Americans, which I’d like to watch.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I don't get that opinion. I've watched loads of good shows and movies on Prime.

Hanna
Upload
The Boys
Top Gear and Grand Tour
Yellowstone
Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Fleabag
Superstore(gone now)
The Expanse

it's at least on par with Netflix, but what, half the price, and you get Prime delivery?

Originally Posted by #-3

Prime has a lot of very good shows, but really hasn't gotten the home run yet. I'm a little surprised that The Boys wasn't it. it was very good, it had a big flashy start that locked people in.

In addition to above, you can build out a long list of very watchable shows, that just haven't found wide cultural approval, but are there for peoples consumption.

The Wilds
Utopia
Good Omens
The Great
Invincible
X Hunters

Lots of good stuff on Prime, but you do have to dig through a fair amount of chaff.

[agulati]

Their interface absolutely sucks as well. It is so cluttered, and they also throw in stuff that you have to extra for, so you don't know if it is part of Prime or not.

So often, I'll go to Prime and quit out of straight away, just because their interface is absolutely ####.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by agulati

Their interface absolutely sucks as well. It is so cluttered, and they also throw in stuff that you have to extra for, so you don't know if it is part of Prime or not.

So often, I'll go to Prime and quit out of straight away, just because their interface is absolutely ####.

I think it sucks for all of the streaming companies. You usually can only find what they want you to watch.

[Fuzz]

At least Prime has the "continue watching" section at the top. Netflix moves that up and down the list all the time. Crave's is super hit and miss, and sometimes doesn't even show series you've been watching for years (Star Trek Disco is like that on mine).