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Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by hemloc_io »

Here's a question I've had and maybe someone from HN can answer it.

The (movie) streaming wars have content as a differentiator in the market, but it doesn't seem like Spotify/Apple music is effected.

Assuming both the RIAA and MPAA members both don't care about consumer complaints that much, why do record companies not start their own streaming services?

I assume it's easier than making a movie streaming service, and it's basically the same business model right?

Why aren't we reading these headlines about Top Dawg vs Spotify instead of Disney vs Netflix.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by JDazzle »

PuppyTailWags wrote: post #6
muglug wrote: post #4

Content is king. Once the big studios started pulling their stuff from Netflix in favour of their own streaming platforms, the writing was on the wall. Netflix doesn’t have the breadth of monetisable IP that the mouse has. The latest season of The Crown is basically scraping the barrel of royal family drama. Stranger Things has a season or two left. If I had Netflix stock I’d sell.

I'm surprised by this because Netflix has Heartstopper & Neil Gaiman's Sandman. They've also canceled a bunch of stuff that could come back really strong, Sense8 comes to mind.

Sure, yes, but Heartstopper was a risk and Sandman, one of the more bankable IPs, was kept in limbo for a new season until the last few weeks for fear that not many people would want to watch it (probably an indicator in and of itself as to why all their original shows were cancelled)

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by TheBrokenRail »

Scaevolus wrote: post #3
legitster wrote: post #2

Disney has so much less content, and I really don't mind it. There's nothing I hate more than logging into Netflix after a month and everything I was vaguely interested in has now completely disappeared and been replaced by even more half-assed looking projects. Also, shout out to Disney for actually making it easy to restart a show from the beginning. I don't understand how Netflix has dropped so much money into chi…

Disney even lets you pin shows so you don't have to keep searching for them!

Paramount+ also allows you to this.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by Barrin92 »

legitster wrote: post #2

Disney has so much less content, and I really don't mind it. There's nothing I hate more than logging into Netflix after a month and everything I was vaguely interested in has now completely disappeared and been replaced by even more half-assed looking projects. Also, shout out to Disney for actually making it easy to restart a show from the beginning. I don't understand how Netflix has dropped so much money into chi…

>and been replaced by even more half-assed looking projects

the "half-assed" projects are the only thing that has me coming back. Netflix in contrast to a lot of the other services still has a decent amount in particular foreign and original IP. Most recent example, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, that would not be on Disney+. I just don't care about the 50th take on Star Wars. Given the numbers apparently I'm the only one on the planet but I just don't understand it.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by marricks »

muglug wrote: post #4

Content is king. Once the big studios started pulling their stuff from Netflix in favour of their own streaming platforms, the writing was on the wall. Netflix doesn’t have the breadth of monetisable IP that the mouse has. The latest season of The Crown is basically scraping the barrel of royal family drama. Stranger Things has a season or two left. If I had Netflix stock I’d sell.

> the writing was on the wall

I really hope not. It’s possible the 2010s will be seen as a golden of the TV shows where there was so much competition for eyeballs that many shows were made which otherwise might not have been. Niche demographics seemed catered to which otherwise might not have.

Moving back to Disney owning everything and other channels not being able to compete… that’d be sad. Some people aren’t really excited about super hero shows or Star Wars anymore.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by tjakab »

JDazzle wrote: post #14
PuppyTailWags wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm surprised by this because Netflix has Heartstopper & Neil Gaiman's Sandman. They've also canceled a bunch of stuff that could come back really strong, Sense8 comes to mind.

Sure, yes, but Heartstopper was a risk and Sandman, one of the more bankable IPs, was kept in limbo for a new season until the last few weeks for fear that not many people would want to watch it (probably an indicator in and of itself as to why all their original shows were cancelled)

Realistically the second season of Sandman and final season of Stranger Things probably won't materialize until 2024 given how long they take to produce.
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