I do not technically stream i buy physical media and movies from itunes. I hate paying subscription fees.
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Disney+ and Hulu Ad-Free Pricing Going Up in October, Password Sharing Crackdown Coming
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Maybe that’s the whole point. It was never feasible to expect a steady stream of new content at just a couple of dollars every month.
Of all the streaming services I've used, Disney Plus had by a large margin, the least new content. Note: I'm in Europe so perhaps less available here in the first place!?
Account sharing was enabled so the peoples get used to the service, for cheap…now they can cut off people which are already “catched” and a lot of them will miss that services so they will subscribe…its a very complex marketing plan
Their main draw had always been their massive back catalog. It’s unrealistic to expect Disney to pump out new marvel and star wars at the same pace that Netflix puts out new shows. As it is, people are already getting marvel / star wars fatigue.
I think Disney made the mistake of entering the streaming space in the first place. When you keep churning out content, the franchises start to lose what made them appealing in the first place.
There’s also less reason for people to catch the latest Disney movie at the cinema if they know it will eventually come to their streaming platform (I haven’t watched a marvel movie since endgame).
And when people tire of your franchises, your merchandise and theme parks also suffer. It’s a vicious cycle.
Disney also loses the money they could have made from licensing their content to other services like Netflix.
I get the appeal of having an evergreen library of child-friendly content that parents can use to babysit their children. Problem is - the current economics simply aren’t working out.
Maybe the right play is to simply not play and shutter the service entirely?
Verizon offers Disney+ and HULU as part of a shared line plan discount but all lines need to use the same Disney+ account which isn't ideal because it's all tied to other Disney accounts. Verizon won't let each account use their own Disney+ account for 'free'. When password sharing goes away this will be an issue.
By their own admission their content has bombed in the last year - so their solution is to… try and charge more for it? Okay…
Here in Norway Disney+ includes National Geographic and Star (the latter is basically Hulu, but for non-US subscribers), and IMO it's good value at NOK 890 per year, which comes to NOK 74 ≈ USD 7 per month, especially when compared to Netflix at NOK 159 per month (premium, including 4K).
As a consequence, I've cancelled Netflix, but we are keeping Disney+ for the foreseeable future (even if they hike the price somewhat this year, too, as they have the last 3 years).
I'm also keeping Amazon Prime, (HBO) Max, and SkyShowtime (previously Paramount+), which are all relatively cheap. I also have Apple TV+ as part of Apple One. And - of course - NRK, which is free (government founded) here in Norway.
We might "dip into" Netflix and binge anything new and interesting for a month next Spring/Summer, but for now we've got more than enough to watch.
As a consequence, I've cancelled Netflix, but we are keeping Disney+ for the foreseeable future (even if they hike the price somewhat this year, too, as they have the last 3 years).
I'm also keeping Amazon Prime, (HBO) Max, and SkyShowtime (previously Paramount+), which are all relatively cheap. I also have Apple TV+ as part of Apple One. And - of course - NRK, which is free (government founded) here in Norway.
We might "dip into" Netflix and binge anything new and interesting for a month next Spring/Summer, but for now we've got more than enough to watch.
Really? You think content is free to make? Do some research on just how much it cost to shoot 5 minutes of a tv show/movie
I cut “cable” in 2019, and now I’ve cut streaming in 2023. Price hikes are a joke for no added value.
Sorry but I don’t need to watch your shows.
Sorry but I don’t need to watch your shows.
Netflix has won the streaming wars. Disney will eventually shut down its service and become an additional cost Netflix add on where it will get some money to subscribe, some money per stream and some money from ads. They will steal it all from the artists except give them a small per stream amount
These super low rates were never a sustainable price point. It was always an introductory price in all but name. The question is how many people will find it worth it to continue to pay? The password crackdown was ultimately very successful for Netflix’s business
We knew this was coming. Once Netflix set the precedence and idiots went out and bought new NETFLIX subscriptions, it was all over. Soon, all services will be doing this.
And I will be sailing the high seas for my content and paying $0 dollars. These companies can **** themselves.
And I will be sailing the high seas for my content and paying $0 dollars. These companies can **** themselves.
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That really depends.Are you a mom using your Netflix account to play something for your kid during the day? No, of course that's not stealing.
Are you watching something on the couch, while your husband is watching something in another room and your kid, either in or out of the house is also watching something? You have a family plan! Oh wait, you don't? You're stealing.
My hangers on have not been kicked off of Netflix yet.
What's so hard about having an account for individuals, and a family plan for families? That's so egregious that you've decided not only to steal, but to proudly announce that also?
What did the people who stole/made available stolen content to you have to do with the production of that content? What about all the people who worked on bringing that content to life also? Can those people **** themselves also because streaming services would like people to pay for access to their content?
This is literally factually not true and you discredit yourself by saying it.
One joke tweet that doesn't mention Netflix specifically at all a decade ago is not "touted as a feature of their service" especially when the terms literally explicitly prohibited it, always, from the launch of the streaming service.
Well, try to negotiate better salary along this thinking. If they prove they can deliver better content, then they can charge more, not the other way around.
"Joke Tweets" are legal statements, regardless of the TOS. Elon lost his position as Chairman of Tesla because of a "joke tweet".
I don't care who shares what and I don't have or use Netflix. I do pay for Disney/Hulu (it's the only service I subscribe to), and my parents borrow my login and I will continue to share it. They use it 10x as much as I do.
My lawyer SO doesn't give a crap either and she shares it too.
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Waiting for Disney to drop multiple viewers for ad tier. Content is getting worse while charging more.
The described behavior is not stealing. However, accusing someone with a crime they didn't commit is defamation.
I haven't accused anyone of committing a crime. The person I responded to said they were going to be "sailing the high seas" and paying $0. Anyone capable of reading between the lines understands this to mean that they're stating an intent to pirate content, as opposed to having no content. I asked a question about the decision this person posted publicly.