On: Why Hulu’s Owners Couldn’t Find A Buyer

[omarchowdhury]

What exactly are they scared of? Amateurs taking over professionals?

Can't see that happening as the public directs most of their attention to the professionals. On the other end of the spectrum, all of the talent and creativity go where the money is.

[nl → omarchowdhury]

Not amateurs taking over - a new set of professionals, doing shows cheaper and quicker.

The production values might not be as good, and there will be a heap of terrible content produced, but there will be some hits.

[jtchang → omarchowdhury]

The current content producers are scared that people can produce the same content for cheaper.

This means if something is a blowout hit then it isn't the studios pocketing the money. The barrier to entry to a "professionally" produced show is a studio, good cameras, good editing, lighting, etc.

Think about how much cheaper all that has become.