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Disney Announces Upcoming Disney+, ESPN+ and Ad-Supported Hulu Streaming Bundle Priced at $12.99 Per Month
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Get out of here with your “ad-supported” crap, Hulu! No thanks!
I think it's interesting that things are turning full-circle where people once were willing to pay extra to be able to skip ads. Now, after so many little price increases here and there and companies splitting out their content so that you have to buy xx number of subscriptions from different companies to be able to get all of the content, it seems like the average person is more willing to deal with ads again to save a few bucks.
[doublepost=1565132208][/doublepost]Sorry if I haven't been following along...has Apple announced yet how much Oprah+ is going to cost?
[doublepost=1565132208][/doublepost]Sorry if I haven't been following along...has Apple announced yet how much Oprah+ is going to cost?
They really need to bundle ad-free. No way do I pay for a streaming service, and then have to sit through commercials.
Iger also announced it’ll debut in two currently unnamed international markets alongside the US in November. Hoping for the UK!
Apple will have to get creative with its pricing/bundling, because it will get slaughtered in a straight fight.
No matter how good it turns out to be, Apple's slate of content hasn't been seen or heard by anyone, and can't compare to Disney's established stable of franchises, back catalog, and with this package, live sports (which, while declining, is what drives live TV).
Disney is being very aggressive with their introductory pricing (don't expect it to last), trying to get people hooked early, and carve out its subscriber base in a market that is heading toward further fragmentation.
The streaming market is going to be fought with exclusive content as the weapons, as the content creators either go direct to consumers, or are allied with established delivery services. Those without such weapons will find it hard to compete.
The notion that Disney/Fox, CBS, AT&T/Warner, or Neflix won't compete with Apple TV+ is laughable, when all the players are clearly girding for the battle by spending billions of dollars creating original content, including Apple itself.
The rise and fall in subscriber numbers coinciding with the seasonal airing of popular shows clearly indicates consumers are content driven, and not loyalty to any particular service.
In the entertainment business content is, and will always, be king. Whether AppleTV+ measures up will be determined by how much people want to watch its shows.
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Yes, exactly like cable. Which is why I canceled cable (among other reasons).
All? No. We know they will be offering most of their animated movies (but not Song of the South) and some new original content.
We should know more in a few weeks as they are making a Disney+ presentation at the D23 convention.
Big problem with the Disney service for me is I’ve already bought pretty much every Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, Indiana Jones movie on iTunes. So having access to the “back catalog” is not a factor for me, which reduces the value of the service.
Maybe I’ll still sign up, but it’s not as compelling a proposition as if I hadn’t purchased any of those already. Also pretty sure it won’t be long before they start jacking that price up. I bet you within 2 years that $7 per month will be at least $10 per month (which would be a 43% price increase). Guarantee you they’ve already planned this out in the boardroom.
Maybe I’ll still sign up, but it’s not as compelling a proposition as if I hadn’t purchased any of those already. Also pretty sure it won’t be long before they start jacking that price up. I bet you within 2 years that $7 per month will be at least $10 per month (which would be a 43% price increase). Guarantee you they’ve already planned this out in the boardroom.
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I already use add free Hulu. If we can upgrade, sure, I'm in. Otherwise... no thanks
True and even with very compelling contents, their perceived value will be weighed down by competitors (especially Disney, HBO, and Netflix).
Apple is further constrained by some real limitations. But at the same time, it has much wider variety of services at its arsenel:
- iCloud ($0.99/month for 50GB individual, $2.99/month for 200GB family, $9.99/month for 2TB family)
- Apple Music ($4.99/month for students, $9.99/month for individual, $14.99/month for family)
- iTunes Match ($24.99/year)
- Apple News+ ($9.99 for family)
- Apple TV+ (family)
- Apple Arcade (family)
- $14.99 to $19.99/month individual: 50GB iCloud, Music (individual), and a choice of Arcade, News+, or TV+
- $19.99 to $24.99/month family: 200GB iCloud, Music (family) and a choice of Arcade, News+, or TV+
- $39.99 to $44.99/month premium: 2TB iCloud, Music (family), and Arcade, News+, and TV+
All the Marvell stuff, including the new series, all the Pixar stuff, all the Disney vault stuff, Star Wars stuff...
Welp this just confirms that Disney + will completely dominate the market fairly quickly
Alternatively, I'd eagerly trade ESPN+ for the ad-free (well, nearly ad-free) version of Hulu+, for the same price.
My sentiments exactly. I would've just gotten Disney and Hulu a la cart, but, it's the same price as the bundle
So will Song of the South be available? Who knows. Wish they would bundle the ad-free version. Maybe for $17.99.
Indiana Jones still has distribution rights through Paramount. Only newly filmed Indiana Jones movies can be distributed through Disney. Maybe filming one in 2021.