Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC...

[otolith]

Ali2202 said:

No but as has been stated above it's possible there will be a drive (gerrit?) toward Product Placement which largely didn't happen on TG. Audi apart of course!

At least there won't be any ideological placement.

[truck71]

This might just force me to leave my luddite approach to TV and get involved in these new channels. Tried netflix but it was full of ste films and stupid series of nothingness. Maybe it's moved on.

[Cobnapint]

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I was mildly interested in Prime, this might be enough to encourage me to get it, especially if it means they're going to continue to invest in it.

[sirtyro]

Vaud said:

sirtyro said:

I had the one month trial and to be honest I couldn't find anything on there to watch. Netflix has more recent titles and maybe they got out bid by Amazon but I think Netflix would have been the better choice. Hopefully Amazon will sell it to terrestrial TV as well.

But that is how netflix got going - created new content like House of Cards

House of Cards is brilliant, I have no problem with online streaming services creating 'original content' but I think Netflix has a better reputation of doing it and with the other titles think a driving program done by them would have been brilliant.

No doubt I'll sign up and hopefully they release all of them in one go.

[FourWheelDrift]

But House of Cards isn't what I would call original, it's a remake of the BBC series House of Cards.

[Tonsko]

You only create a reputation for doing it by... doing it well. HBO shot to success from the Sopranos, and from then went from strength to strength. Anyone remember The Wire? Many others too. Netflix thought they could get in on the action, along with AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad), and arguably have. Why not Amazon too? It's been a bit crap up until now, and they're desperate for a hit to make their name. Perhaps this is it?

[Tonsko]

FourWheelDrift said:

But House of Cards isn't what I would call original, it's a remake of the BBC series House of Cards.

Kind of. But it's so much more in depth, and I think surpasses the BBC 3-parter totally.

[Cheese Mechanic]

Tonsko said:

You only create a reputation for doing it by... doing it well. HBO shot to success from the Sopranos, and from then went from strength to strength. Anyone remember The Wire? Many others too. Netflix thought they could get in on the action, along with AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad), and arguably have. Why not Amazon too? It's been a bit crap up until now, and they're desperate for a hit to make their name. Perhaps this is it?

Entirely agree. Amazon, huge global brand, buys proven talent on huge global video/broadcast market, for promotion on huge global market.

All about investment, Amazon certainly looking to be making that investment.

[Gandahar]

Bit of a shame, they will probably present it whilst I am out and the to the house 3 doors down the street....

[Gandahar]

Cheese Mechanic said:

Tonsko said:

You only create a reputation for doing it by... doing it well. HBO shot to success from the Sopranos, and from then went from strength to strength. Anyone remember The Wire? Many others too. Netflix thought they could get in on the action, along with AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad), and arguably have. Why not Amazon too? It's been a bit crap up until now, and they're desperate for a hit to make their name. Perhaps this is it?

Entirely agree. Amazon, huge global brand, buys proven talent on huge global video/broadcast market, for promotion on huge global market.

All about investment, Amazon certainly looking to be making that investment.

Surely Youtube would have been more views sooner?

[Tonsko]

I'm delving into stuff that I don't really know about here, but will have a stab: I think YT has a different market approach, in that they don't really invest in stuff per se, and earn money from clicks and advertising. Prime is paid content, so will expect a more immediate, 'concrete' return from subs. I imagine that those 4 doing what they do will require a lot more money up front (location, production, gear etc.) to make a decent fist of it, which Amazon can provide and YT isn't really set up for, despite having more money than god.

[djdest]

YT will host whatever you make, but at your own cost.
Where as Amazon will be footing the bill for production for shows they broadcast/own/whatever

[bobbo89]

Gandahar said:

Surely Youtube would have been more views sooner?

YouTube don't need it and its not their 'thing' anyway.

Amazon will be throwing a decent chunk of money at this in the hope that it sees Prime really take off

[MarshPhantom]

New TG is going to be on Amazon Prime. 3 series over 3 years.

[OzzyR1]

MarshPhantom said:

New TG is going to be on Amazon Prime. 3 series over 3 years.

No st!!!

[Morningside]

Well good luck in your venture and I wish all three of you well but I am not taking out a subscription just to watch your programme.

Hopefully it will be picked up on some deal by another free to air channel like ITV or whoever and dare I say this. Yours will become the most pirated programme on download sites.

[Cobnapint]

MarshPhantom said:

New TG is going to be on Amazon Prime.

What...!? You're kidding....!

[Vaud]

Morningside said:

Well good luck in your venture and I wish all three of you well but I am not taking out a subscription just to watch your programme.

Hopefully it will be picked up on some deal by another free to air channel like ITV or whoever and dare I say this. Yours will become the most pirated programme on download sites.

Think of Prime as a delivery service with free TV

[MarshPhantom]

sirtyro said:

House of Cards is brilliant, I have no problem with online streaming services creating 'original content' but I think Netflix has a better reputation of doing it and with the other titles think a driving program done by them would have been brilliant.

No doubt I'll sign up and hopefully they release all of them in one go.

I signed up to watch Ripper St from the beginning, at £8.00 per series I can probably get the DVD for less.