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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
#142If 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…
I've been wanting to build a PC to host my home media, and I wonder if there would be a market for a device like this: I'd like to have a small computer where I can insert a DVD and press one button and walk away (and latter remove the disk), and then the movie is available to stream from my small media computer to my home network. It could look up the right metadata online, or you might pay a very small amount for a…
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#143If 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…
Think about it from Disney'd point of view. Netlfix is becoming a content creator. They're becoming "a Disney" type of company.
Disney has no choice but to stream direct. That is they way all video content is all going.
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#144Wouldn'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 c…
They'd lose all the non-Netflix content. No other studio in their right mind is going to license it directly to Disney. Netflix is already a big enough competitor.
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#145It seems crazy that BAMTech grew out of MLBAM - no one would ever have predicted that Major League Baseball would end up being the starting point for one of the biggest companies in online video streaming.
As someone who likes sports but not cable, MLB streaming has consistently been by far the best online sports streaming experience, so this isn't too surprising for me.
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#146One can dream, but as a consumer I just want all streaming content in a single place.
I really wouldn't mind paying extra to see HBO, Disney, Amazon, etc, in Netflix. Paying different providers with varying user experiences and figuring out where each content is or if I can install a certain app in my device is a pita.
For example I live in Mexico and for some reason there is no HBO Go for Android TV. The app exists for regular Android in LATM, but not for Android TV. Plus they can't handle the volume when a new Game of Thrones episode is out.
In Google Play Movies dubbed films and original audio ones are actually different movies in their DB. What's worse, many movies are only available dubbed.
I don't know about the US, but in my experience Netflix is the only company doing it right.
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#147If 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 anyone can do it, Disney can. They have an absurd amount of high-quality content. In addition to their own branded content, they own Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm.
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#148Some kind of surprising comments in this thread. I think many people (obviously not everyone here judging by what I'm reading) would happily pay for a Disney-only service, maybe upwards of $20-$30 per month. Why? Its the mecca for family entertainment. They have Pixar, Disney Animation, Star Wars and Marvel, plus all of their Disney television content from years past. Its a quality brand people trust. Much different…
I agree with this. Most families in the western world would pay upwards of $30 to be able to show Disneys back catalog to their kids. Unlimited nostalgia. But I hope they don't pull a typical Disney and portion out their content by arbitrary restrictions. Families will pay either way regardless though.
Upwords of $30/month? That is way too expensive!
Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#149Re: Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content
#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not as long as people want to watch stories about particular IP.
I don't see how that is qualitatively different from wanting to listen to music from specific artists. The music industry has been able to work with aggregators, movies can, too.
One big difference is the production costs. Much cheaper to procedure two hour record that a block buster movie. And people are happy to consume the same music content over and over again. With movies and series most people won't do that.