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Disney to Bundle Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ for 12.99, Same Price as Netflix

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Re: Disney to Bundle Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ for 12.99, Same Price as Netflix

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Post by fomopop »

skissane wrote: post #9

Are they going to offer their service outside of the US? One thing I appreciate about Netflix, is they try to offer their services in as many countries as possible. (Unfortunately the availability of content across countries is quite uneven, but Netflix has expressed an intention to improve that over time, and certainly with their original content the situation is much better than with their acquired content.)

Yes, they plan to roll out globally over the next 2 years.

https://thestreamable.com/news/disney-plans-to-expand-intern...

Re: Disney to Bundle Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ for 12.99, Same Price as Netflix

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Post by tcbawo »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #7
cheez wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another way to think about this: huge potential for a competitor. It's not like Disney has a moat for creativity. Blair Witch project cost something like $100K

Compare the number of times you or your kids have sat down in front of your TV and wanted to watch Blair Witch, vs the number of times you or your kids have wanted to watch Beauty and the Beast, Alladin, Frozen, Lion King, Star Wars, or Avengers. For me it is not even close.

If I count the number of times my kids have watched other people unwrapping toys/playing Minecraft on YouTube, it's a tough call.

Re: Disney to Bundle Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ for 12.99, Same Price as Netflix

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Post by Narkov »

cheez wrote: post #6
RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

In streaming services, content is king. If you look at the box office, Disney is killing it, and it's not even close. According to https://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/?debug=0&view=parent&p=... Disney was responsible for 38% of all movie gross revenue so far this year! The other thing is that anecdotally, the biggest viewers of streaming video services are children. Disney is especially strong in content aimed at ch…

Another way to think about this: huge potential for a competitor. It's not like Disney has a moat for creativity. Blair Witch project cost something like $100K

Eh? The moat is their massive back-catalogue. One hit movie will get you precisely nowhere as a competitor.

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Post by 481092 »

esaym wrote: post #3

I didn't realize that Disney+ would have so much content and honestly that somewhat puts me off. Coupled with Hulu, my kids would never get away from the TV. Yea yea I know, "restrictions". But still, everything on there seems to be for entertainment only, not much educational.

Hulu has some educational documentaries as well as Netflix. There's also curiositystream if you want all docs and even some on youtube. There's tons of educational streaming online, it's about all I watch.

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Post by paulcole »

cheez wrote: post #6
RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

In streaming services, content is king. If you look at the box office, Disney is killing it, and it's not even close. According to https://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/?debug=0&view=parent&p=... Disney was responsible for 38% of all movie gross revenue so far this year! The other thing is that anecdotally, the biggest viewers of streaming video services are children. Disney is especially strong in content aimed at ch…

Another way to think about this: huge potential for a competitor. It's not like Disney has a moat for creativity. Blair Witch project cost something like $100K

Blair Witch cost closer to $30k to film (and could be done for a fraction of that today) but the real costs were in the marketing/advertising blitz that made it a phenomenon.

https://www.newsweek.com/blair-witch-cult-165634

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Post by sergiotapia »

Don't know about you guys, but I'm back to sailing the high seas. Netflix was terrific when it had a deep backlog of old good content. Now it's mostly junk originals with the sheen of cheap that's hard to qualify. And I won't subscribe to Disney+ on principle haha - I can't see myself supporting and encouraging more power to the huge blob corporation.

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Post by rednerrus »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

In streaming services, content is king. If you look at the box office, Disney is killing it, and it's not even close. According to https://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/?debug=0&view=parent&p=... Disney was responsible for 38% of all movie gross revenue so far this year! The other thing is that anecdotally, the biggest viewers of streaming video services are children. Disney is especially strong in content aimed at ch…

My kids don't have the attention span for Disney movies. They want to watch Blippi, and toy unboxing videos. Content for children is pretty simple.

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Post by Robelius »

rednerrus wrote: post #18
RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

In streaming services, content is king. If you look at the box office, Disney is killing it, and it's not even close. According to https://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/?debug=0&view=parent&p=... Disney was responsible for 38% of all movie gross revenue so far this year! The other thing is that anecdotally, the biggest viewers of streaming video services are children. Disney is especially strong in content aimed at ch…

My kids don't have the attention span for Disney movies. They want to watch Blippi, and toy unboxing videos. Content for children is pretty simple.

Baby shark. Doo do do do dooo

I don’t have kids, but I do have a lot of nephews. Every time I visit, I’m always amazed at how catchy the content is.

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