{"id":650208,"date":"2013-04-02T14:23:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T18:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/?p=226963"},"modified":"2013-04-02T14:23:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T18:23:39","slug":"warner-launches-streaming-service-like-netflix-without-the-new-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650208","title":{"rendered":"Warner launches streaming service: like Netflix, without the new stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warner Bros. opened up its Warner Archive Instant<\/a> service to the public this week, giving fans of vintage titles of the studio unlimited streaming access to movies and TV shows for $10 a month (hat tip to Engadget<\/a>). It\u2019s an interesting experiment, but the offering in its current form will appeal only to a few hardcore fans: to the casual viewer, Warner Archive Instant feels like a B-movie version Netflix, without any of the new stuff.<\/p>\n

Movies currently available for streaming include titles like the Mummy<\/em> (the 1959 version), Tarzan and the Mermaids<\/em> and Cat People<\/em>. TV shows offered include 77 Sunset Strip<\/em>, Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em> and the Adventures of Superman<\/em> from 1952.<\/p>\n

One should mention that this isn\u2019t a big gamble by Warner Bros. on online distribution, but just another way for the studio\u2019s archive operations<\/a> to get its titles out. And there certainly is a community for this kind of stuff, which previously was mostly available on DVD. Still, one has to wonder whether there could be a bigger audience for these titles on existing subscription services, and whether reinventing Netflix with such a small catalog and specialized is really a good idea.<\/p>\n

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