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Disney+ Streaming Platform to Host Entire Disney Motion Picture Library
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I guess my family and I are low volume consumers... about 10 hours per week. We tend to buy our movies and tv series during the lead up to Black Friday and watch them over the course of the year.
I do listen to music on the radio and stream music and movies through my Prime subscription, which I have for reasons other than media consumption. I do actually go back and watch movies and listen to music which is not always available via a streaming service, and the few movies I have disliked I have sold with the net cost being the same or less than renting a movie.
I rarely stream when I am not home. I prefer local radio.
That’s just my preferences. Glad to hear about your perspectives.
Didn’t they say it would be very competitive with Netflix and Hulu? I was thinking it might be $10/month. But their library is a lot smaller than the others, unless you maybe count the cartoon shorts as separate titles.
What? Disney’s library of content is huge. It’s not just animation, Disney has been making live action movies for decades. Plus all the Touchstone movies, plus all the ABC shows.
I'm surprised that someone hasn't yet come up with a meta-streaming service. That service subscribes to everything and you just pay for the things that you watch and it bills you accordingly.
Honestly, if me kids were still little, it would be worth $10/month JUST to have all the Disney animated movies available. But I wonder if it will have some of the 70s era TV movies, like the Kurt Russel flicks (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Strongest Man in the World).
Disney has a massive catalogue. And owning the Star Wars and Marvel universe as part of that is a hefty offering to compete with the likes of Netflix. Cutting the cable is simply turning into what cable should’ve provided all along - a la carte. And will still end up costing many users $100 / month, with Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, Premium YouTube, Disney, HBO, sports channels. We just shifted the costs. And the high speed internet, to stream all of this in multiple rooms, will cost more. Cable will just recoup the costs by selling the pipe you are going to need to stream the content
Let's play spot the racist.
I'm betting good money that Song of the South somehow will be omitted from this "complete" catalogue release. Even if the crows from Dumbo is undeniably worse.
Let's play spot the jerk who thinks a film is racist without ever watching it, and thinks he can judge someone's character from a single forum comment.
Song of the South was made in a time when racism was still very prevalent, and it was made partly as a political statement against racism. Casting black people in a film was a very bold move back then. Especially the lead character. It was the exact opposite of racism. The movie is also historically significant for a variety of other reasons: it was the first feature film to mix live action with animation, and it was the first film from which a black actor won an Oscar.
Objectively, it's an incredibly significant film. It spear-headed equality and representation in film, as well as essentially a new genre of film which lead to other classics such as Mary Poppins. Censoring Song of the South from history was a bad idea, and is still a bad idea.
In fact, censoring history in general is just an awful, terrible idea. History is important, both the good and the bad.
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Yes, Song of the South will probably be absent from the catalogue, which is a shame. But this is due to current Disney’s unfortunate practices of ignoring this politically-sensitive movie.
I expect at least all Disney catalogue (or all the catalogue that Disney does not pretend to be non-existent) to be present at the streaming service, which would already be great.
I don’t know why they just can’t offer it to the people that want it. No one is forced to watch it. I probably saw it as a child, but would like to see it again.
Yeah. I get that. And I’m not looking at actual numbers, but I’m pretty sure Netflix has a lot larger library. Disney may have more quality content.
I'm sure when Disney+ launches..... you'll never find any disney content ever again on Netflix, Hulu, Youtube, Amazon Prime, HBO, etc, etc..... all those license deals will not be renewed when they have a competing service.... they will want to 100% own their walled garden.
It will be like Apple's iMessage.
The writing has been on the wall for a while.... that's why Netflix, Amazon, and even Apple now are investing more and more in original content..... just licensing stuff isn't going to cut it anymore.
I'm sure when Disney+ launches..... you'll never find any disney content ever again on Netflix, Hulu, Youtube, Amazon Prime, HBO, etc, etc..... all those license deals will not be renewed when they have a competing service.... they will want to 100% own their walled garden.
It will be like Apple's iMessage.
The writing has been on the wall for a while.... that's why Netflix, Amazon, and even Apple now are investing more and more in original content..... just licensing stuff isn't going to cut it anymore.
Netflix has some pretty good content now, and I suppose they cancelled the Marvel series so it does not backfire. HBO has some good content as well, and I have no idea about what Amazon Prime and Hulu offers.
Disney+ is shaping up to be a killer. Apple is hiring top people, but none of the shows announced so far have called my attention.
I suppose the streaming market will change a lot in the coming years, and only a few may remain in the end.
Disney+ will be a game changer. Disney basically owns Hollywood now, and its streaming service will have great content.
Apple may struggle in the beginning with the content they are announcing, but they have the cash and can change the course to get it right. Amazon also has the cash to compete with original content.
Netflix is a holdhouse name now, but will face great competition. HBO may suffer a lot, and may end up in Warner’s recently announced streaming service. I think Hulu is the most likely to disappear (becoming part of Disney+ perhaps).
So, in the end, there may be Disney, Warner, Apple, Amazon and Netflix. Too much?
Yes, agreed
It's just going to be about who makes the most popular content..... and old/archive stuff will have less value.
Netflix has lots of great stuff.
HBO has Game of Thrones.... I've heard when the series ends, they'll revamp it right away with a new prequel series.
Showtime has Billions... even cable channels like FX get great stuff... Suits, Nip/Tuck, etc.
I think the challenge for consumers.... is we were all so excited to "cut the cord!!!!" with an old-school TV plan.... that now we've ended up paying more money in individual subscriptions that we were before with the bundle.
It's the same with live sports..... I've heard the PGA Tour is launching their own network and is ending all their deals with The Golf Channel.... they want to own their own experience...... NFL, NBA, MLB, etc.... all could just cut out the networks and have their own subscriptions to their own content.
Yes, but I think the market will end up consolidating somehow. Some of the services will disappear, and others will be bought and incorporated.
I suppose Disney will be the top dog, and perhaps Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and someone else will be able to survive. But not everyone.