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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.
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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @06:01AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @06:01AM (#846540)

    Don't be retarded. There's no way a new player can suddenly and magically materialise a huge back catalog of movies and shows like Disney has been milking for years.

    If Disney never made another movie, the way they milk their franchise will keep the cash rolling through the door.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Chocolate on Thursday May 23 2019, @10:21AM

    by Chocolate (8044) on Thursday May 23 2019, @10:21AM (#846583) Journal

    Netflix now has the one key ingredient to do just that. Money.

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:09PM

    by Freeman (732) on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:09PM (#846768) Journal

    That's correct, but Netflix has already been generating original content and has built up a "back catalog" of movies/shows/etc. Their catalog just isn't anywhere near the size of disney's portfolio, or others. I doubt everyone will pull all of their content. I'd still be tempted to stick with Netflix at that point though, just to stick it to the stupid studios. I've grown quite disenfranchised with Disney for a while, unfortunately for me, my wife and kid don't have the same feelings. So, I'll likely end up purchasing both as I really don't want to stick with just Disney.

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:35PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Thursday May 23 2019, @08:35PM (#846780) Journal

    And has had the legislative muscle to keep extending copyright on. (Yeah, others helped, but Disney was certainly at the forefront.) Come 2022 there will be another huge push to keep extending it another 20.

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