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Netflix has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle... Or It's All Over

posted by martyb on Thursday May 23 2019, @05:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the here's-hoping-the-fat-lady-has-laryngitis dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Forbes:

Netflix changed how we watch TV, but it didn't really change what we watch...

Netflix has achieved its incredible growth by taking distribution away from cable companies. Instead of watching The Office on cable, people now watch The Office on Netflix.

This edge isn't sustainable.
...
Disney's cable business has stagnated over the past seven years. But in about 175 days, Disney is set to launch its own streaming service called Disney+.

It's going to charge $6.99/month—around $6 cheaper than Netflix.

And it's pulling all its content off of Netflix.

This is a big deal.

No more Bunk'd on Netflix? Nooooooooooooooo...

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by dltaylor on Thursday May 23 2019, @05:40AM (5 children)

    by dltaylor (4693) on Thursday May 23 2019, @05:40AM (#846534)

    Unless it is totally free, and free of advertising (other than trailers), I will not subscribe.

    I saw "Star Wars" opening week, and am a fan of the MCU, but will never pay Disney for fragmented content.

    "Star Trek" has been important to me (I have the animated ones on LaserDisc), but I haven't subscribed to CBS, either.

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @05:46AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @05:46AM (#846536)

    Unless it is totally free, and free of advertising (other than trailers), I will not subscribe.

    What arrrrrrrr you, some kind of filthy pirate?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @06:03AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @06:03AM (#846541)

      I'll never subscribe either. But, that just means I'll also never watch their shit.

      • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:32AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:32AM (#846567)

        Wise. Take one step more and stop commenting on S/N, double the profit.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @10:37AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @10:37AM (#846585)

    You may not, but millions of parents with kids whining in their ears, will. Your ( or my ) few bucks they miss out on wont matter to them. Like pissing in the ocean.

  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:37PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:37PM (#846782) Journal

    May your LaserDisc player never break in a way that Scotty can't piece together again. (Unless you've managed to archive them).

    --
    This sig for rent.