News Bob Iger Steps Down - Bob Chapek CEO

truecoat

truecoat

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lazyboy97o said:
The difference though is that when HBO aired a movie, they were doing it at that one singular instance. Even as they built out with multiple channels and time zone feeds, it was happening during those set, controlled instances. They also curated the catalogue of what was shown, so they were buying the rights to movies on an individual basis.

A streaming service has a huge, far less curated library and any title can be accessed at any time. They're having to provide a lot more content that can be called upon at any instant, multiple times. There's also cost associated with the different type of infrastructure you need to provide all of that. There's a pretty good reason Disney has paid so much for BAMtech.
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The product is becoming dispensable. Watch and move on to the new one. There's no sense of anything being special if there's another one on its heels.

Remember when John Lassiter was able to stop direct-to-video sequels because it undercut the value of the product? Streaming requires a lot of product and how many Marvel series do we really need? There's not enough talent and money to do these projects right and so we end up with half-baked ideas to fill next month's new release list. You get lucky once or twice a year with something good otherwise it's all mediocre or worse.
 
lazyboy97o

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truecoat said:
The product is becoming dispensable. Watch and move on to the new one. There's no sense of anything being special if there's another one on its heels.

Remember when John Lassiter was able to stop direct-to-video sequels because it undercut the value of the product? Streaming requires a lot of product and how many Marvel series do we really need? There's not enough talent and money to do these projects right and so we end up with half-baked ideas to fill next month's new release list. You get lucky once or twice a year with something good otherwise it's all mediocre or worse.
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The whole strategy ignores why Netflix had to go on a content producing binge. They didn’t own a back catalogue. That was the whole advantage that the studios had, that was the whole reason for spending billions on Fox, the back catalogue. And yet we still don’t see any studio’s streaming service really looking like a true archive. Yes, some content is tied up in other deals but not everything. There is no reason for Disney+ to not have every single Mickey Mouse short. Disney made 75 Silly Symphonies and yet a search right now on Disney+ yields 8 results! 8!
 
truecoat

truecoat

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lazyboy97o said:
The whole strategy ignores why Netflix had to go on a content producing binge. They didn’t own a back catalogue. That was the whole advantage that the studios had, that was the whole reason for spending billions on Fox, the back catalogue. And yet we still don’t see any studio’s streaming service really looking like a true archive. Yes, some content is tied up in other deals but not everything. There is no reason for Disney+ to not have every single Mickey Mouse short. Disney made 75 Silly Symphonies and yet a search right now on Disney+ yields 8 results! 8!
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And where is the Wonderful World of Disney series? Disney goes to the World's Fair was remastered and is available to stream on the D23 website for several years now but not on D+?

I bought the 3-year D23 special when it was offered prior to launch. I figured by year 2 or 3 we'd see this series and many missing live-action movies but it's been a huge disappointment. I did renew this year but this is the final year unless something changes.
 
Phroobar

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lazyboy97o said:
The whole strategy ignores why Netflix had to go on a content producing binge. They didn’t own a back catalogue. That was the whole advantage that the studios had, that was the whole reason for spending billions on Fox, the back catalogue. And yet we still don’t see any studio’s streaming service really looking like a true archive. Yes, some content is tied up in other deals but not everything. There is no reason for Disney+ to not have every single Mickey Mouse short. Disney made 75 Silly Symphonies and yet a search right now on Disney+ yields 8 results! 8!
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But who would watch it? I bet most of it would need their PC statement at the beginning. I guess it would be better than 30 seasons of the Simpsons.
 
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Elijah Abrams

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brb1006

brb1006

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Reviving this thread since there's an upcoming book titled "The House of Mouse: Bob Iger and the Fight for the Soul of Disney" (aka Bob Vs Bob) is coming soon by Wall Street Journal’s Robbie Whelan.
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CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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Anyone know what Bob Chapek is up to these days? Retired? I imagine the firing doesn't hurt when you get a nice payout like he did.
 

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