Netflix & movies disappearing from there?

[Deleted]

Anyone experienced this? Wanted to watch a movie I watched on netflix some time ago and now it's not on there anymore. Why is this? Why would they remove it from there? O_o

[Reeve]

Because the licensing agreement they had for that particular content ran out.

[Fawkess]

I think they remove Movies and put in new ones on a monthly basis

I dont really know why though

[Deleted]

Because the licensing agreement they had for that particular content ran out.

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

[Jester Joe]

Because the licensing agreement they had for that particular content ran out.

Yep.

Usually they'll have some warning on the movie though a month before it's removed.

[Gamdwelf]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

Sometimes they are that's just how Netflix works. Shows and movies come and go.

[Dextroden]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

They don't want to spend the money or it wasn't drawing enough views.
The content owner refused to sell or upped the price.
Because F you, that's why.

Any of those answers sound correct.

[vindicatorx]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

It more than likely wasn't being watched enough for them to waste money renewing the license.

[Deleted]

They don't want to spend the money or it wasn't drawing enough views.
The content owner refused to sell or upped the price.
Because F you, that's why.

Any of those answers sound correct.

Means I'm just gonna have to get it through other means then, that doesn't give them any money at all. :|

[Kaganfindel]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

It could be renewed in most cases; they just didn't. Maybe the studio that owns the rights to the movie asked for more money and they didn't want to pay it; maybe the viewership for that show didn't justify the cost of renewing the license; maybe some other media company made the studio a better offer than Netflix, and paid for exclusive rights. These service providers are all constantly competing with one another for content.

[Jotaux]

They cycle through content as the rights expire so they can bring in new content.

[Arcilux]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

Many are renewed, but some the license holder wants a ridiculous amount of money or has already signed an exclusive deal with Amazon, Hulu, or created their own streaming service. Basically how Netflix works is they setup a contract that says "We will pay $X for Y movies from now until Z date" Once that expires, Netflix can check and see how often a movie was actually streamed and try to extend the agreement or just let it lapse. Sometimes it's out of their control, sometimes they just decide that keeping the movie isn't worth the fee. Some will disappear and then come back later.

[Puremallace]

Anyone experienced this? Wanted to watch a movie I watched on netflix some time ago and now it's not on there anymore. Why is this? Why would they remove it from there? O_o

because movie studios are too stupid to realize if I cannot find it on Netflix I will just bootleg it for free. You are dealing with idiots who do not think the internet is a real thing.

[Reeve]

Well, that's pretty shit. Why can't it be renewed or something? :l

Sometimes it can, sometimes not.

Maybe the content owner got a better deal with a different distributor.
Maybe the content owner tried to increase their price to Netflix.
Maybe the local regulations made the content owner no longer able to provide content in a specific region.
Maybe not enough people were watching that content to make it worth it to Netflix to pay for it.

It could be any number of things, but the bottom line is Netflix doesn't have the license any more.

[Jester Joe]

It more than likely wasn't being watched enough for them to waste money renewing the license.

Honestly, I question sometimes the skills of whoever decides what's worthy of putting on Netflix. Like, oh, I'm absolutely positive The Adventures of Food Boy will be a huge hit!

Also guys, I hear this "Persona" game is pretty good, maybe we should put one of the movies on.
LET'S MAKE SURE TO START AT THE SECOND MOVIE THOUGH, I'M SURE EVERYONE'S SEEN THE FIRST ANYWAY LOL

[alexkeren]

Because the licensing agreement they had for that particular content ran out.

Quoted For Truth

[Tziva]

Yeah, it's because of the licensing agreements. Sometimes Netflix doesn't have a choice in the matter. Sometimes they do but opt not to (perhaps because of low viewership or whatever). Stuff changes all the time. What irritates me the most is that some TV shows will have like... some of the episodes in a single season streamed but others are DVD only, which... who does licensing in this context on a per-episode basis?

ANYWAY.

Netflix does try to give notice of what is going away in advance, so if you keep your eye on stuff you want to watch, you can make sure to prioritise the stuff you urgently want to see.

[grandpab]

They even took BSG off. How could they?!

[vindicatorx]

Honestly, I question sometimes the skills of whoever decides what's worthy of putting on Netflix. Like, oh, I'm absolutely positive The Adventures of Food Boy will be a huge hit!

Also guys, I hear this "Persona" game is pretty good, maybe we should put one of the movies on.
LET'S MAKE SURE TO START AT THE SECOND MOVIE THOUGH, I'M SURE EVERYONE'S SEEN THE FIRST ANYWAY LOL

Things like that are why I am mainly using Hulu now

[ParanoiD84]

You always have good old piratebay if everything else fails.