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Disney has announced that it will stop providing new movies to Netflix in 2019, in favor of its own streaming service:
Disney has decided it wants to create its own internet services built around its ESPN and Disney entertainment brands. As a result, Disney said it would stop making its newly released movies available to stream on Netflix beginning in 2019. That means Netflix Inc. has roughly 18 months to figure out how to replace fresh Disney and Pixar movies, which are popular draws for its subscribers. A Netflix executive has said Disney programs are responsible for something like 30 percent of Netflix viewing in the U.S. (Disney movies are available on Netflix only in the U.S. and Canada.)
[...] This Walt Disney Co. announcement may also explain why Netflix on Monday announced the first acquisition in its 20-year history, for a company that specializes in creating superhero characters. Netflix also has an arrangement with Disney's Marvel brand under which Marvel makes series exclusively for Netflix based on Marvel characters. That relationship is responsible for buzzy Netflix shows including "Daredevil" and "Luke Cage."
Also at Reuters, CNBC, and Walt Disney.
Previously: Netflix Acquires Comic Book Publisher Millarworld
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Friday August 11 2017, @06:18PM (1 child)
Correct. In the land of cheap fuel and expensive Internet access, copyright infringers use sneakernet rather than BitTorrent, carrying around terabytes of infringing copies of movies on a portable NAS.
If only the licensors of programming to the streaming services understood this...
What sort of "pressure" are you imagining? NFLX shareholders probably wouldn't appreciate, for example, Netflix getting into the last-mile ISP business in order to compete with sat, cell, and low-speed DSL ISPs.
The market has already spoken: adaptations of well-known superhero comics costing more than a hundred million dollars to produce sell more tickets than original films produced by hobbyists.
(Score: 2) by Zinho on Friday August 11 2017, @07:49PM
[skipping to where we aren't simply agreeing with each other]
The pressure I was hoping for was political, not business competition. I'm a believer in separation of content from delivery, and I favor last mile service as a utility. Unfortunately, the cable and ISP companies don't agree with me, and are happier with the fractured last-mile system we currently have (leading to me having 4 different boxes fastened to my house from previous ISP/cable providers, only two of which are my fault). I'd love to see Netflix start lobbying for better last mile solutions, public buildout to rural locations, etc. $DIETY knows the ISPs and cable companies spend enough lobbying for the shutdown of city networks and co-ops, a little counterpressure would be good for the health our our network.
Agreed, this is self-evident. I'd argue that the recent involvement of people with more love/respect for the source material makes a HUGE difference; just compare the 2003 Daredevil movie to the Netflix series. Netflix took the risk of spending $40 Million to pay actors, directors, crew, etc to produce the show, and the public rewarded them with lots of viewership. Which reminds me, I need to re-watch season 2 in preparation for the season 3 release :)
My point isn't that actors etc shouldn't be paid. It's that once a production company spends the money on producing a show those artists are already compensated. Return on investment isn't guaranteed, and the market will decide whether compensating the studio for its effort (via movie tickets, streamed binge-watching, etc) is warranted. I really liked the link you made [soylentnews.org] to The Oatmeal; people want to do the right thing. The industry needs to stop treating its potential customers like a cross between sheep to be fleeced and desperate criminals.
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