Salil Dalvi

Too serious for chill people, too chill for serious people. Slowly learning how to be a decent human … ex big mediaco exec (strategy/BD/ product).

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

Duuuuuude.

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To hear Ben Thompson tell it, all entertainment will either be a time buy or linear sports. I’m not sure he’s wrong.

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@brianlring 1000% agree producers have to test pricing. That’s not exploration of the consumer, that’s just how capitalism works. Prices eventually move to an equilibrium between supply and demand.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

Chalk this one up to yet another fluff-filled, borderline droolingly idiotic opinion piece from the NYT.

https://t.co/b7I8ssqXBE

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @Great_Katzby Finally- hard to imagine they weren’t seeking a fee increase out of line with performance.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @Great_Katzby Plus award shows are hardly ding well in ratings these days. May as well cut bait

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

So many things I’ve learned these past 6 months. Many I wish I had known as a younger man. But that couldn’t have happened without my life experience. that has provided a relief against which to view the contrast with other things.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave @hbomax Netflix is too young and not enough of a track record to compete on a legacy of quality. Keep building, and in a few years that msg is available. For now focus on fit not freshness.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave @hbomax I think these shows matter long term and for a perception of quality. But Netflix should not be lured into playing HBOs game: focus on tech/ product to make better personalization and “the most good enough” recommendations.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave @hbomax This is the marketing speak that makes me cringe but they have to ALIGN the positioning with content acquisition and product strategies.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave @hbomax the sopranos - a 23 year old show - remains a totem for HBO as an icon of entertainment. Netflix can’t achieve that over 3 years of is it cake. But that may not be the RIGHT position for Netflix. You kind of have to discover it and I think that’s part of the pain now.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave Using technology to help viewers avoid the anxiety of what am I going to watch tonight.

/end

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@ScottPorch @aagave Just “Take some Netflix and Chill”. We’ve got the rest covered.

Basically talking more about the benefits than how the sausage is made.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@aagave A lot seems to get generalized into race these days.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

Interesting thread. I’d want to see this laid out empirically to really grasp if there is a there there.

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Fine, here’s what I think is going on:

White men have long been a minority in US society (currently 29%), but until very recently, they controlled all the ladders of ascent into cultural, political, media, or economic relevance.

[Salil Dalvi @sd_so]

@aagave Fair point. The “and as a result, we do what” part of the conversation really goes hand in hand otherwise it’s pure political theory