Au Japon, on craint que l’exclusivité de Netflix n’atténue l’attrait de la World Baseball Classic.
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Par SpaceCowboyN7
Baseball
Au Japon, on craint que l’exclusivité de Netflix n’atténue l’attrait de la World Baseball Classic.
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Par SpaceCowboyN7
14 Comments
Of course, money and greed ruin everything.
It’s a blatant misunderstanding of Japanese culture where streaming is just not the thing it is here in America. They don’t want to fucking « grow the game » through this, they want a little bit more money than they had before. That’s fucking it.
> Japanese fans are used to watching their national team’s games on free-to-air national outlets — and they have proven tremendously popular, with reports statingthat *nearly 100 million of the 125 million people in the country watched at least some of the WBC* in 2023, when it was broadcast on various national outlets.
I cannot imagine looking at those numbers and saying, yeah let’s just change it up. Just let a good thing ride.
I’m in the U.S. and I don’t have FS1. But I do have Netflix and a VPN. I can’t read a single graphic but nonetheless I am pleased with the quality of the stream.
Baseball, YouTube, healthcare, etc etc etc.
Monetization ruins everything. End stage Capitalism is a failed experiment that only benefits the rich.
Teaching a generation of Japanese baseball fans to just pirate
Netflix wants to grow their subscriber base in Japan, so for them this makes sense.
This makes absolutely no sense for the WBC and the MLB. Paywalling and alienating the most passionate baseball market in the world is a crazy short sighted move.
Who could have foreseen seen this very obvious outcome happening.
Growing the game my ass. For a country where literally everyone knows who is Ohtani. Where HS baseball tournament is viewed by half the population.
But yes Netflix is moving the needle in growing the market for an underdeveloped nation with no access to baseball.
On social media I scroll by reels and see the Korean restaurants packed with people watching on Korean TV as the Korean baseball team plays. They are singing songs and playing instruments.
Where are the Japan reels? Where’s the packed bars with instruments, they have a similar baseball culture. Oh that’s right, Netflix banned bars from public parties.
Ya don’t say
The irony of me not being able to read the article because it’s paywalled is staggering.
Okay, but have you considered the value this brings to Netflix shareholders?
It’s a lame move for sure but it’s literally 498 yen (3.5 USD) for a one month special offer. You can watch the whole WBC plus whatever else Netflix has to offer. No English-language commentary though.
You know, maybe giving the rights away to 20 different streaming companies and separating fans away from your product just as bad as before was not a good idea?
Shortsightedness and rent seeking will never not be a problem with MLB.