• CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    PVOD is such a stupid rip-off. It’s basically just making sure the good quality pirated version gets out before the movie is available for a reasonable renting price.

    • fishos@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      So you’re mad that check notes pirates will have it in good quality before you rent it? Then… Be a pirate? Or don’t worry about the pirates and just worry about yourself? I’m… not seeing your particular issue. Pirates will get it regardless so how does that factor in at all?

  • wjrii@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m a good little consumer. I pay my Disney tax. But, errrm, “PVOD” just means “Prepare VPN, Or Delay.” At this point in my life and the media landscape, it’s mostly “Delay.”

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    2 months ago

    Ohhh, so that’s why these movies came out on the open seas so quickly. I guess it’s an unintended consequence of their greed.

  • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
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    2 months ago

    Wonder if this is a side effect of theater ticket sales crashing like they’re made by Boeing?

    IIRC, it’s something like 30% lower, so they have to make up this revenue somewhere, so PPV/PVOD/whatever prices are up and I’d be shocked if they stopped here.

    • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.mlOPM
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      2 months ago

      That’s correct.

      Fun fact: last year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $75 million in PVOD sales. Additionally, studios get a bigger cut of the money in PVOD - instead of splitting it half-and-half with the theaters, they get about 80% of the profits.

      And the best part? It’s all digital, so there’s little to no manufacturing costs, and they won’t “run out of stock”.

      It’s no wonder they’re focusing so much on digital these days.

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    2 months ago

    I just wait a while to watch the movies and then it’s like 4 bucks to rent