All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)

[MisterPenguin]

This thread will be for all things streaming: video on demand, over the top (TV), Netflix, Roku, Chromecast, AppleTV, Amazon Video, etc...

To kick things off...

Netflix Originals Will Be More In Demand Than Licensed Titles By 2019 – Study

Demand for Netflix originals will outpace demand for licensed titles by October 2019, according to new research jointly undertaken by Parrot Analytics and Kagan, the media research unit of S&P …

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Netflix Reveals 2018’s Most-Binged Shows, Most-Re-Watched Original Movies

Heading toward the end of another year of streaming growth, Netflix has offered a few tidbits of viewing data, naming The Kissing Booth its most-re-watched original movie and On My Block its &#8220…

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[Princess Leia]

So, I finally started using my Prime account for films and tv over the past few months (need to make that price hike worth it for me). I’ve heard good things about a couple original series, but in the age of peak TV, there are just too many shows to watch.

Netflix is the same for me- it’s almost stimulation overload now.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Suck lemons, broadcast TV...

Netflix, Amazon, Hulu & Apple Top TV For 1st Time; Broadcast & Cable Decline

The era of Peak TV hit a record-breaking peak in 2018 with the relative newbies of Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Apple’s soon to debut small screen service beating out the broadcasters and cablers for …

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Did Disney remember to Trademark the "plus"?...

Smithsonian Networks Enters The Subscription Streaming Arena

Smithsonian Networks is entering the booming subscription streaming space, announcing the launch of Smithsonian Channel Plus. The ad-free, on-demand platform will cost $5 a month for access to more…

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Suck lemons, Millennials...

Adults 50-64 Are Most Media-Connected Age Group, Nielsen Says

The average U.S. adult is now connected to media for 10 hours and 24 minutes a day, with 50- to 64-year-olds the most plugged-in age group, according to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report…

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More on Netflix scrambling for original content...

Netflix Originals Gain Traction As Disney And WarnerMedia Plot Rival Services: Study

Many on Wall Street and in Hollywood wonder about Netflix’s plan to keep boosting original-content spending as major suppliers like Disney and WarnerMedia aim to pull their content from the s…

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Suck lemons, original content....

TV Time Ranks ‘Friends’ As Most-Binged Show Of The Week, Adding Another Data Point To Netflix’s Decision To Renew The Sitcom

The television tracking app TV Time offers yet another data point validating Netflix’s decision to keep Ross, Rachel, Joey and Chandler hanging around the streaming service for another year. …

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[MisterPenguin]

Hulu Says It Now Has 25 Million Subscribers, Up 48% From A Year Ago

Hulu added 8 million subscribers in 2018 to end the fiscal year with more than 25 million total subscribers across its subscription on-demand and live TV services. The company, which will soon be c…

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[Princess Leia]

Suck lemons, broadcast TV...
Netflix, Amazon, Hulu & Apple Top TV For 1st Time; Broadcast & Cable Decline

Did Disney remember to Trademark the "plus"?...
Smithsonian Networks Enters The Subscription Streaming Arena

Suck lemons, Millennials...
Adults 50-64 Are Most Media-Connected Age Group, Nielsen Says

More on Netflix scrambling for original content...
Netflix Originals Gain Traction As Disney And WarnerMedia Plot Rival Services: Study

Suck lemons, original content....
TV Time Ranks ‘Friends’ As Most-Binged Show Of The Week, Adding Another Data Point To Netflix’s Decision To Renew The Sitcom

Eventually, there are going to be too many streaming services, and some of these are going to crash and burn (sorry Smithsonian).

I currently use 2- Netflix and Prime. I’m probably going to get HBO Now for the year, and then cancel it for Disney+ next year.

Netflix isn’t going away anytime soon. Hulu is thriving by taking the programs that were once on Netflix, as well as being cheaper (though with added commercials). HBO Now & Disney+ will both be fine.

Which brings us to Smithsonian, CBS, and Warner Brothers (and the old film one that I’m blanking on)- these ones are a little more niche. And who knows if they’ll succeed in the long run.

 

[MisterPenguin]

CBS Films To Become Part Of CBS Entertainment Group, With Streaming As New Focus

EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films will become part of the CBS Entertainment Group, sources said. There will be some layoffs as a result, as the label focuses on streaming-centric content. This has been in the d…

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Viacom Has Held Talks To Acquire Ad-Supported Streaming Services

Viacom has recently held acquisition talks with two free, ad-supported streaming video services as it looks to expand the digital reach of its entertainment properties. The media company approached…

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Amazon’s IMDb Launches Freedive, A Free Streaming Video Channel

Amazon’s authoritative online movie and television database IMDb is launching a a free streaming video channel called IMDb Freedive, providing access to such TV shows as Heroes and Fringe, an…

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Netflix Shares Keep Climbing On UBS Upgrade, Optimism About Q4 Results: “We See The Moat Widening”

Netflix’s stock is beginning 2019 on a hot streak, rising more than 24% in January to date. Shares gained another 1.5% today to close at $324.66 and rose nearly another 2% in after-hours trad…

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[MisterPenguin]

ESPN+ Debuts Enhancements to Further Personalize and Improve the User Experience within ESPN App - The Walt Disney Company

Disney’s Direct-To-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment and ESPN have released a series of enhancements to the ESPN+ streaming service within the ESPN app, designed …Read More

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[Princess Leia]

Netflix just raised their prices

 

[erasure fan1]

Netflix just raised their prices

Yea this move is a bit on the baffling side. You raise prices before you are about to loose one of your biggest selling points? I know they need to pay for all this Netflix original content, but the timing seems strange. I'm really curious to see what Disney plus will cost as they said it would be less than Netflix because of the amount of content. Maybe Netflix is doing this knowing they are going to lose so many customers to Disney so this way it kind of evens out. I think I'm going to cancel, I just don't watch enough anymore.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I subscribe to the Netflix channel on YouTube, and so, I see their daily parade of teasers for new shows. The SNL skit wasn't too far off about them buying anything and everything.

Well, they had a teaser for "YOU", in which a bookstore salesman becomes enamored of a female shopper and then does whatever he can to insert himself into her life. Is it a horror story of a stalker? a psychological thriller? a romcom? Can't tell.

What I could tell was just how incredibly awful the writing was from that teaser. They're talking to each other and the girl gets an email. Her classmate submitted her short story for their mutual school assignment and our heroine is bummed that she didn't start hers yet and it's due tomorrow. And incidentally, she looks at her phone for 5 seconds and Ugh! She's even more bummed that her classmate's story is so good and she summarizes it for her unbeknownst stalker/friend. The summary is a heavy handed foreshadowing of their relationship, BTW.

But... she read it in 5 seconds. She shows her stalker/friend and he reads in 5 seconds.

This is like a freshmen film project. I was so angered by how bad it was, I got out of YouTube, fired up Netflix, found the show, and gave it a thumbs down.

 

[Princess Leia]

I subscribe to the Netflix channel on YouTube, and so, I see their daily parade of teasers for new shows. The SNL skit wasn't too far off about them buying anything and everything.

Well, they had a teaser for "YOU", in which a bookstore salesman becomes enamored of a female shopper and then does whatever he can to insert himself into her life. Is it a horror story of a stalker? a psychological thriller? a romcom? Can't tell.

What I could tell was just how incredibly awful the writing was from that teaser. They're talking to each other and the girl gets an email. Her classmate submitted her short story for their mutual school assignment and our heroine is bummed that she didn't start hers yet and it's due tomorrow. And incidentally, she looks at her phone for 5 seconds and Ugh! She's even more bummed that her classmate's story is so good and she summarizes it for her unbeknownst stalker/friend. The summary is a heavy handed foreshadowing of their relationship, BTW.

But... she read it in 5 seconds. She shows her stalker/friend and he reads in 5 seconds.

This is like a freshmen film project. I was so angered by how bad it was, I got out of YouTube, fired up Netflix, found the show, and gave it a thumbs down.

You was actually a Lifetime show. Netflix picked up the streaming rights, and now they’re going to be adding a Season 2 (Lifetime has decided to stick to movies after this and Surviving R Kelly).

You... well, it was interesting. Like half my office watched it in the week after it came out. It’s based off of a book series (hence why we’re getting a season 2 of that), and is a huge endorsement for having window shades or curtains, because otherwise it will be VERY easy for a stalker to know way too much about you. I’ll admit that I have a guilty pleasure over watching not-so-great television like that.

But I really feel that Netflix just added a ton of new content on New Year’s. I was scrolling through the other day and thought ‘When did all of this happen???’ In some cases it’s really a Netflix original, and in others (like You), it’s repackaged.

Something that even Netflix didn’t want- Holmes and Watson. They passed on streaming it once they saw it. That apparently is how bad something has to be to not get picked up by Netflix.

 

[Princess Leia]

I started Killing Eve last night (the first two episodes were OnDemand with cable), and now I think I’m going to need to visit friends who have Hulu so I can watch the rest. The nice thing about both Prime and Netflix is how easy it is to share accounts (though idk how long that’s going to last). Hulu... not so much.

 

[Princess Leia]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/business/media/netflix-you-ratings.html @MisterPenguin , I saw this article and thought of you lol.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Disney Provides Financial Information on its Direct-To-Consumer and International Business - The Walt Disney Company

8-K Report Includes Details of Disney’s Significant Commitment and Investment in Technology and Original Content for its DTC Offerings Disney Investor …Read More

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[MisterPenguin]

Peter Bart: Streamer Mania Means Greenlights Galore, But Slate Strategies Still Baffle Creatives

Oscar intrigues notwithstanding, the urgent news in Hollywood is that green lights are flashing as the majors line up their new streaming bets. One problem: The creative community cannot quite figu…

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Public TV Force WNET Launches Broadcast And Streaming Channel All Arts

WNET, the parent company of New York PBS stations Thirteen and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, is launching a free, 24-hour broadcast and streaming channel dedicated to dance, film, literature, music,…

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[MisterPenguin]

https:///2019/02/muppets-disney-series/

 

[MisterPenguin]

HBO Max: Warner Media Streaming Service Nabs Exclusive Right to Friends

WarnerMedia's streaming service now has a name. HBO Max will launch in 2020 with Warner content like Friends, Batwoman, and more.

www.denofgeek.com

https://deadline.com/2019/02/kevin-reilly-warnermedia-streaming-1202554916/

https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-cw...uccess-diversity-adding-new-night-1202547086/

 

[MisterPenguin]

Epix Now Streaming Service Launches With Film Library, Original Programs

Epix, the premium TV network owned by MGM, has launched Epix Now, the network’s streaming service available through partner app stores. Starting today, the service features MGM’s full library…

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‘The Grimm Legacy’ YA Books In Works As Disney+ Film; David Gleeson To Adapt

EXCLUSIVE: David Gleeson is attached to pen the feature adaptation to Polly Shulman’s young adult book series The Grimm Legacy, which is being eyed as a potential franchise for Disney+, the f…

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Disney+ Orders ‘Diary Of A Female President’ Series From Ilana Peña, Gina Rodriguez & CBS TV Studios

Disney+, Walt Disney Company’s upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service, has given a 10 episode, straight-to-series order to Diary of a Female President, from writer Ilana Peña (Crazy Ex-Girlf…

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Disney Says ‘Captain Marvel’ Will Be First Pic Held Back From Netflix, Expects $150M Profit Hit In 2019

The beginning of the No-Netflix Era for Disney is officially at hand. Captain Marvel, which comes out March 8, will be the first title held back from Netflix and instead ticketed for Disney+, the h…

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BritBox Boards Jeff Pope Dramas ‘The Barking Murders’ & ‘The Hatton Garden Heist’ – TCA

BritBox, the U.S. streaming service operated by ITV and BBC Studios, has boarded two British crime dramas from Jeff Pope – The Barking Murders (w/t) and Timothy Spall-fronted The Hatton Garde…

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[Scrooged]

https:///2019/02/muppets-disney-series/

Honestly, I hope this goes well for the Muppets. There is value there but it seems that it’s been hard to pin down an audience in the last ten years...

 

[MisterPenguin]

Apple Targets Springtime Launch Of Streaming Video Service: Reports

Apple, which has taken its time developing a strategy for entering the crowded streaming video field, is targeting springtime for the launch of a new streaming clearinghouse, according to multiple …

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CBS Brass Talk NFL Rights, Streaming Strategy, Progress With Revamped Board

CBS acting CEO Joe Ianniello, CFO Christina Spade and CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus made the company’s case to Wall Street analysts on the fourth-quarter earnings call despite results that…

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Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series Lays Out Possible Direction, Literally

There is “no timetable,” according to Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke, for the launching of the streamer’s already much-hyped series based on The Lord of the Rings. However,it looks like there i…

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Disney Plans Unified October Merchandise Launch For ‘Frozen’ And ‘Star Wars,’ With Push For ‘Mandalorian’ Spinoff On Disney+

With new Frozen and Star Wars installments due at the end of the year, Disney is designating October 4 for the launch of consumer products tied to the two major franchises. The date is the company&…

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