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False and misleading "watch option" links
While researching a Korean show called "Kingdom", all three links you provide take you to different shows! The Amazon Prime link sends you to a Stephen Frye Drama called "Kingdom". The Funimation send you to an Anime site. And the Hulu link sends you to a show called "Hellsing". At least the first two bogus links send you shows with the same name. I realize that IMDB can't advertise shows available on Netflix since it's owned by Amazon, but I'd rather have no links at all than bogus ones.
jeorj_euler
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226.1K Points
5 years ago
The system responsible for matching up the titles across streaming services somehow produces rather absurd false positives on occasion.
That interesting bit about Amazon and Netflix would invariably reflect the specific relationship between Amazon and Netflix, since there is no similar disconnect concerning Hulu, Crackle, Tubi or Apple TV+, in regards to Amazon. So, I've speculated that it may very well be the Netflix company that isn't interested in being represented in IMDb's watch options system. I also see that Vudu is another one, but yet Vudu's style and service model is similar enough to that of Amazon Video (aka Amazon Instant Watch) to be competitive with Amazon. Yet so is Apple TV+ which is represented in IMDb's watch options. I don't believe the relationship between Amazon and Netflix is anywhere near as coarse and cold as, say, the relationship between Amazon and YouTube, or the relationship between Amazon and Roku. If you take into consideration some of the services that YouTube discontinued or protocols that Roku depreciated, then you'll understand what I mean about the coarseness and coldness.
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Michelle
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321.3K Points
5 years ago
Hi Tryan715 -
Thanks for reporting the mismatched "Watch Now" links for "Kingdom", I have alerted our technical staff who will investigate and remove the incorrect matches shortly.
Cheers!
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