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Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by fweespeech »

Anatidae wrote: post #30

If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken. I can't imagine that a lot of people want to spend the collective hundreds of dollars to sign up for all the streaming services. It's almost asking to drive people to torrents. Now, if Disney does something like $30/year or something really affordable - sure. I might do that on a whim. I guess it's a…

> If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken.

https://geekalabama.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/500x1000px-l...

That is what Media companies like Disney want. People always blamed the Cable companies for it but in reality it was the big Media companies pushing Cable and Cable not caring. :\

> Netflix, however, I'll keep paying for gladly because of the library size. For the streaming price, it is well worth the value.

To a point yes. However, the balkanizing of streaming services is growing at an alarming rate.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by ianai »

kbutler wrote: post #72
ianai wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also Roku.

Except every channel on Roku is a different app with a different experience - Netflix, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, ... all provide similar functionality, bit with differences in UI. Just give me a best-of-breed UI that lets me watch all the things.

True, it's not totally homogeneous. But it does support searching through them from one interface.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by joezydeco »

codazoda wrote: post #70
Anatidae wrote: post #30

If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken. I can't imagine that a lot of people want to spend the collective hundreds of dollars to sign up for all the streaming services. It's almost asking to drive people to torrents. Now, if Disney does something like $30/year or something really affordable - sure. I might do that on a whim. I guess it's a…

We asked for a la carte TV pricing. I think this is what it looks like. I'll probably pay for a few channels and forget the rest.

Sadly, cable bundling is what allowed small channels like AMC and TNT to develop programming and reach an audience that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.

That's all going to consolidate into the hands of a couple of major producers (Disney, HBO, Amazon, Netflix, maybe Hulu) and that's about it.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by giancarlostoro »

nxsynonym wrote: post #69
Anatidae wrote: post #30

If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken. I can't imagine that a lot of people want to spend the collective hundreds of dollars to sign up for all the streaming services. It's almost asking to drive people to torrents. Now, if Disney does something like $30/year or something really affordable - sure. I might do that on a whim. I guess it's a…

Agreed. I only pay for netflix and HBO (and amazon, but that's a bonus for paying for prime). HBO doesn't feel like "extra" because it's always been an optional add-on that costs more. First all the "major" studios will split and start charing $10/month. Then adds will start creeping back in. Before you know it everyone will be paying for an ad-hoc cable subscription. I think a better option would be to do what Amazo…

My Mi Box (Android TV) lets me search accross apps so I just usually search for movies and shows that way unless I know it's already on Netflix. The weird part for me is Disney coulda just made themselves exclusive to Hulu instead. Just means I wont be watching any Disney movies or shows ever again since I won't bother paying for just Disney or even having regular cable (no more Disney channel for me). Sadly for others it may mean torrenting because the convenience is taken away for the sake of profit.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by fweespeech »

px1999 wrote: post #86
nxsynonym wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. I only pay for netflix and HBO (and amazon, but that's a bonus for paying for prime). HBO doesn't feel like "extra" because it's always been an optional add-on that costs more. First all the "major" studios will split and start charing $10/month. Then adds will start creeping back in. Before you know it everyone will be paying for an ad-hoc cable subscription. I think a better option would be to do what Amazo…

Long term, we'll probably wind up with a couple of major marketplaces that provide a UI that ties together content bundles that you've purchased from different distributors (who will actually serve up their catalogs). It's a bit depressing how similar that sounds to how cable networks work. Or platform specific app stores.

The big Media companies want it to work like cable because they think their "premium content" will get people to pay more.

In reality, they are likely to trigger a backlash that increases piracy instead.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by joezydeco »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #93

People forget that Disney owns a lot of must-see content: For example, here is the list of top grossing movies of 2016 http://www.imdb.com/list/ls074920894/ Disney had the following films 1. Captain America: Civil War 2. Rogue One 3. Finding Dory 4. Zootopia 5. The Jungle Book 11. Doctor Strange 12. Moana 19. Alice Through the Looking Glass For 2017 so far ( http://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-…

Those are all movies. Streaming services get traction from episodic series and live shows.

If Disney streams only feature film content, it will go nowhere. No parent will pay $10-$20 month to access the same 50 to 100 films over and over.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by AzMoo_ »

macspoofing wrote: post #100
Anatidae wrote: post #30

If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken. I can't imagine that a lot of people want to spend the collective hundreds of dollars to sign up for all the streaming services. It's almost asking to drive people to torrents. Now, if Disney does something like $30/year or something really affordable - sure. I might do that on a whim. I guess it's a…

>If every studio thinks I'm going to pay them $10+ a month to stream their content, they are going to be very mistaken One of the biggest misconceptions about the post-tv-cable world is that people actually thought they could cut their TV bill from $50-$100/mo to $10/mo.

With Netflix my bill has gone up to $10/mo. I doubt I'll pay any more.

Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

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Post by softwareqrafter »

Wouldn't it be better if Disney bought Netflix. Sure it's a much more expensive move, but consider their large (and pretty loyal) customer base, content library, data insights on what people want to watch, award winning movie and series strategy, etc. Disney could populate Netflix with more content of their own, own all the revenue, while still providing users with a vast variety of content. Netflix brought all the content together in an awesome and simple experience. Large co's are smelling dollars so they start to build their own Netflix clone with their own content. Customers don't want to pay for 20 different subscriptions. Give us 1 simple app, with all the content, and we'd probably pay a lot more for it.

Disney is obviously thinking they have the winning strategy with their large license database. They'll obviously lure people in with Star Wars exclusive content, Pixar, etc. But if they'd go the extra mile of buying Netflix, and giving us 1 subscription 'to rule them all', they'll prove their care for their customers.

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