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Disney Offers First Look at Upcoming Disney+ App, Launching in November for $6.99 Per Month [Update: Will Be Available on Apple Devices]
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The entire Simpsons library will also be available on Disney+. Regardless of what you think of the later seasons, that’s another big addition to the service.
That ‘thud’ you hear is the sound of Apple’s executive team’s jaws hitting the table after reading the price for Disney+.
Knowing Apple, I’d wager they were hoping/planning on charging something in the $15-20/month. I’m aware it’s not for everyone but Disney has far more content, including arguably the most popular and sought after franchises. Apple TV+ is facing any even tougher uphill battle after this announcement, IMO.
The pricing is clearly strategic and will remain till 2024 to gain traction and user and family loyalty. After 2024 it’s hard to say. Disney is clearly going for a quick hard punch to the face concerning streaming competition with so many new series releases. Disney has the history and experience with media content creation and their just re-release what was created 20-50+ years ago that alone subsidies the price over time. With the pricing and content catalogue, Disney is playing the long game while Netflix will probably be bought out or merged with Disney or Apple eventually.
It’s hard to say if Apple may succeed in this area, it all depends on the released content. CarKaraoke and Planet of the Apps does not provide a positive feeling, though I will reserve judgement as those were a learning experience.
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This! Everyone wants things but not everyone “needs” these things. People should boycott these things then action will be made when they suddenly realize they’re not getting the revenue they expected.
Families will be for their little ones.
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Cheaper to offer a streaming service compared to producing physical media, advertise, ship, stock, etc. Disney is still in that market too, eventually I see them migrating over time.
People asked for a la carte. The market responded and gave them a la carte. So now it’s a problem??? It is a la carte... meaning they have a choice of which service to subscribe to. No one has to subscribe to all.
I believe people are already tired of subscriptions. The only thing now is that how many more subscriptions is it gonna take until people start hating the whole “subscription strategy”. This is basically Cable all over again.
What is Adult content? Can Adults only appreciate violence, sex, drugs and deviance in their entertainment? I tire of this concept because those are the low hanging fruit. It requires far more effort and talent to engage adult audiences without the cheap thrills.
Oh the humanity, so much choice. It’s such a big and growing problem. /s
I suspect some AppleTV+ and AppleMusic bundle pricing to have both services for $14.99, just a thought.
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Trailer free too, as those may be considered ads.
Subscription software too
Hopefully it’s not gonna be like that in the future I know apple used to charge money for software but they would probably incorporate software price into the product. Maybe they already do that...
Your Apple bias is showing there. Disney announced the concept and name for the service well before Apple announced theirs. Also, Disney-owned ESPN+ has been a functional streaming service for some time now. So, no, the name and timing aren’t suspicious from Disney. If anything, Apple TV+ is the suspiciously-timing copycat.
I turn subscriptions on and off based on when new seasons of shows I like drop (or shows I liked start sucking).
At $6.99 this is a no-brainer to at least devour all the new Marvel stuff and catch up on Pixar. It’ll definitely be on Apple TV - Disney and Apple are friendly because of the Jobs connection, and that’s a lot of devices to shut out.
At $6.99 this is a no-brainer to at least devour all the new Marvel stuff and catch up on Pixar. It’ll definitely be on Apple TV - Disney and Apple are friendly because of the Jobs connection, and that’s a lot of devices to shut out.
That’s what I fear but I’ll subscribe to it anyway and will cancel if that happens.
Cancel Netflix and subscribe to this and I also save a few bucks a month.
That iPhone upgrade plan is basically a subscription on hardware. Microsoft Office for tablets is subscription only.
$7 honestly isn't a bad price. Especially because there's no commitment. People may subscribe & cancel.....and resubscribe when the next season of whatever they're interested in airs.
The thing many times that's forgotten about streaming is that you a don't have to keep renewing the service monthly.
That being said, for the amount of content that this going to been this platform, I think the price is really reasonable. Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar & the classic Disney library, every Simpson season, a
Sandlot series.
The non scripted programing will include cooking shows (Be Our Chef), a show about theme park development / Imagineers, musical theater, a competition based shows for kids, etc.
DC Universe launched with a fraction of that & cost $7.99. Boomerang has a limited selection & cost $4.99 (this is $2 more)
All in all, I'd subscribe to this...at least for a couple of months.
The thing many times that's forgotten about streaming is that you a don't have to keep renewing the service monthly.
That being said, for the amount of content that this going to been this platform, I think the price is really reasonable. Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar & the classic Disney library, every Simpson season, a
Sandlot series.
The non scripted programing will include cooking shows (Be Our Chef), a show about theme park development / Imagineers, musical theater, a competition based shows for kids, etc.
DC Universe launched with a fraction of that & cost $7.99. Boomerang has a limited selection & cost $4.99 (this is $2 more)
All in all, I'd subscribe to this...at least for a couple of months.
Hello Disney+, see you later Netflix and LOL at Apple
Yes but very easy to mitigate. Pay for a streaming service with content you want, binge watch it for a month or two and move on. Rinse, wash, repeat. If you’re a cord cutter you pick a single live TV streaming service and pay for that each month then have a rotating streaming service that you change each month or two while you binge watch the content you want. It’s just a different model that requires some planning but can still save you a lot of money. There’s no need to have more than two active month to month streaming service subscriptions at the same time.
Yes but very easy to mitigate. Pay for a streaming service with content you want, binge watch it for a month or two and move on. Rinse, wash, repeat. If you’re a cord cutter you pick a single live TV streaming service and pay for that each month then have a rotating streaming service that you change each month or two while you binge watch the content you want. It’s just a different model that requires some planning but can still save you a lot of money. There’s no need to have more than two active month to month streaming service subscriptions at the same time.
I would gladly pay Netflix double their subscription fee without any hesitation. Their catalog of originals is amazing, and they’re constantly releasing more and more great titles.