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Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by iamjackg » Wed, Nov 09, 2022, 2:44 PM UTC

autoexec wrote: post #147

iamjackg wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For the record, while Netflix really pushed the anime angle, Castlevania is actually an entirely American production. It was written, directed, and animated entirely in America by Americans.

> animated entirely in America by Americans. It doesn't look like that's right. https://tigeranimation.com/blogPost/CastlevaniaSeason2 https://tigeranimation.com/blogPost/Castlevania1

You're right, my bad: Wikipedia only mentions them in the "animation" section of the side panel, while the actual article only mentions Frederator and Powerhouse.

My reply was incorrect, and I'm not trying to move the goalposts, but it has to be said that the studios you listed have animated many of what would be considered "western" shows: Ben 10, Spiderman, and Animaniacs show up in the credits for Mua Film and Tiger Animation.

My intent was not to focus on the American aspect as much as the "this is very much a western production, unlike what Netflix is trying to imply." I should have worded it better.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by Watchwatcher » Wed, Nov 09, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

brnt wrote: post #143

Watchwatcher wrote: post #137

Disney has recently blocked Linux users so they are currently dead to me.

Thanks for letting me know. It's hard to figure out which services support Linux; usually they don't mention it, despite the browser being a so-called OS indepedent platform.

You can bypass it with a user agent extension. Change it to chrome on windows. There's no tech reason for the block, just crapy devs at a crappy company.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by foobazgt » Wed, Nov 09, 2022, 4:59 PM UTC

cgriswald wrote: post #139

foobazgt wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Netflix ending binge watching is reported to be a rumor: https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-binge-release-... (/me busy binge watching the latest Dragon Prince release).

The only source we have that it's a rumor is Netflix. Netflix is also my source: Several shows that were released in bulk for previous seasons are releasing between 1 and 3 episodes per week for their current seasons.

True, I am relying on their statement. That said, my personal experience is that Netflix is generally still binge-able while every other streaming service is not. Maybe you and I are watching different content.

Re: Disney says it has more streaming customers than Netflix

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Post by walterclifford » Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 9:35 PM UTC

ShockedUnicorn wrote: post #21

To be clear. Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu when _combined_ have more customers. It's important to note that Disney pushes hard for buying these 3 together as a package for a reduced price, therefore basically tripling some customer numbers.

> therefore basically tripling some customer numbers

Since the bundle includes ESPN+ we have an upper bound on how big that "some" can possibly be: 24.3 million according to https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-plus-subscribers-164...

The actual bundle numbers will be less than that of course, but without knowing how many people subscribe exclusively to ESPN+ (i.e. not as part of the bundle) we don't know by how much.