I would guess they want the Critical Roll crew to get paid, and there are far better ways than passively giving them watch time on a streaming service.
Edit: I don’t follow them, but maybe they have a patreon?
Edit 2: I just realized that since they distributed through Amazon, they probably can’t distribute their own content. So sail the seas or feed the beast, I guess.
I got my start in print publishing via Amazon and they pretty much own whatever I published through them. It’s easy to jump in, difficult to climb out.
I imagine if you buy merch from them, they keep a lot more than their share of the streaming revenues. Beacon probably also gives them more money directly. But, I imagine that in Hollywood having a big successful show on a major network is probably better for your career than making money in ways that the Hollywood press doesn’t report on.
I would guess they want the Critical Roll crew to get paid, and there are far better ways than passively giving them watch time on a streaming service.
Edit: I don’t follow them, but maybe they have a patreon?
Edit 2: I just realized that since they distributed through Amazon, they probably can’t distribute their own content. So sail the seas or feed the beast, I guess.
I got my start in print publishing via Amazon and they pretty much own whatever I published through them. It’s easy to jump in, difficult to climb out.
I imagine if you buy merch from them, they keep a lot more than their share of the streaming revenues. Beacon probably also gives them more money directly. But, I imagine that in Hollywood having a big successful show on a major network is probably better for your career than making money in ways that the Hollywood press doesn’t report on.
I wish they would put their cartoon also on their own streaming platform Beacon. But alas, Bezos prefers exclusivity.