Streaming is the thing right now. Netflix, MOG, Spotify… everyone’s doing it.
But there’s a key difference between these services and buying music or movies, and that’s the fact that sometimes titles can expire. This is really, really obvious on Netflix: movies and shows might just not be there. There are sites such as Instant Watcher which break out what’s expiring when, but this really needs to be a part of the core service.
Since it isn’t, it mostly feels like a wild goose chase to figure out what happened. I admit that I haven’t seen this occur on MOG or Spotify yet, but I’d be impressed if their licensing was completely open-ended.
Posted in Consumer Commentary, Technology, Television, Movies, and Music
Ryan July 20, 2011, 11:20 am
Likewise, a “coming soon” would be great, for both upcoming new albums and catalog titles they’re in the process of acquiring.