Disney’s Q3 FY21 Earnings Results Webcast

[the.dreamfinder]

and chapek has the attitude/ego that disney will survive no matter what

does he know what happened in the 80s

Completely different companies. TWDC’s assets will survive in one form or another, but “Disney” is another matter entirely.

The latter may have already been lost.

 

[Slpy3270]

Imagine if Feige and Favreau both left. Holy hell.

Favreau isn't an executive and isn't employed by Disney.

You're thinking of Kennedy. Her job is safe, for now.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Imagine if Feige and Favreau both left. Holy hell.

They have leverage and can go to the BoD and the press to demand an ouster.

Feige already did this with extricating Marvel Studios from Perlmutter’s Marvel Entertainment.

 

[mightynine]

Imagine if Feige and Favreau both left. Holy hell.

Chappie: "Hey, that Dave Felony guy is pretty good at the Star War stuff. Is he a dork for Marvelous too?"

 

[HauntedPirate]

Favreau isn't an executive and isn't employed by Disney.

You’re right, I just thinking what would happen if he decided to not work with Disney going forward. No Feige guiding the MCU and no Favreau (and Filoni, I grant you that) saving Disney’s bacon with Star Wars. Disney itself has proven to be an awful steward of the SW franchise.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They have leverage and can go to the BoD and the press to demand an ouster.

Feige already did this with extricating Marvel Studios from Perlmutter’s Marvel Entertainment.

I’d admire them even more if they rid us of $lappie.

 

[Slpy3270]

They have leverage and can go to the BoD and the press to demand an ouster.

Feige already did this with extricating Marvel Studios from Perlmutter’s Marvel Entertainment.

Now Perlmutter no longer runs Marvel. Buckley and Feige himself have the creative reigns with Perlmutter just being a figurehead with no power.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Genie will lead to "substantial commercial opportunities".

LOL.

I'll believe it when I see it when it comes to Genie working and making the kind of profits they think.

They must have already forgotten all the promises of MDE/FP+

 

[jpinkc]

A: Bob - Strong demand!! The main deficit are large group/convention cancellations. Attendance is still up. Reservation system will spread demand. (Be prepared to be spread, folks!!)

Yeah spread your wallet more so I can get these hands in there deeper, ooooohhhh a nickel.

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I miss Bob.

 

[peng]

Q: I like the digital pivot, BUT.... We're not nearly charging as much as cable did... so?....

A: Bob -- We're just only getting started.

Charging as much as cable will make people leave in droves, one of the reasons HBO Max was struggling was because of AT&T's arrogance in charging HBO prices. Since then, they had to scramble so it wasn't DOA.

Won't be once Feige bails.

Feige has threatened to bail before and the last time he did, Iger gave him significantly more power in marvel. I don't think he's too happy about the approach to the Scarlet Johannason lawsuit and if Chapek keeps this up, he'll probably bail. A lot of people at PIXAR are miffed that their films are Disney+ exclusives, and given his track record with the parks, I won't be surprised if we don't see a talent exodus in the next year considering Chapek is speedrunning Eisner's later years.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Charging as much as cable will make people leave in droves, one of the reasons HBO Max was struggling was because of AT&T's arrogance in charging HBO prices. Since then, they had to scramble so it wasn't DOA.

I believe the point was that before cord-cutting, people were paying $70-$80 a month for cable.

So, when they cut the cord, there is room for the OTT market to expand.

So, how much can Disney's streamers get of that pie?

 

[FutureCEO]

I image Disney is still quiet about dividends

 

[TYOTimer]

I miss Bob.

I never thought I’d say this, but I agree. Even more so, I miss Eisner

 

[castlecake2.0]

Any mention of Disney Store’s future?

 

[peng]

I believe the point was that before cord-cutting, people were paying $70-$80 a month for cable.

So, when they cut the cord, there is room for the OTT market to expand.

So, how much can Disney's streamers get of that pie?

As of now a lot, currently Disney+ has the most subscribers of the ones launched by the legacy streamers. I don't think we're going to be seeing any big pushback for now, but subscriber churn will definitely increase when the prices go up. Most people rotate streaming services, I usually buy yearlong subscriptions, as it saves me money month to month, but if Disney gets too agressive with raising their prices, I'm expecting numbers to drop.

We've also begun to see the trades start talking about Chapek like we do here too and despite the high numbers, each of the Marvel shows have been recieved worse and worse (Black Widow bombed too, but then again, so did pretty much every movie released this year), but it will take a while to see any change. A bad experience is a bad experience, it's just a question about how much they can take, and since Disney is still synonymous with theme parks, it will take a while to see any decline.

 

[mightynine]

I believe the point was that before cord-cutting, people were paying $70-$80 a month for cable.

So, when they cut the cord, there is room for the OTT market to expand.

So, how much can Disney's streamers get of that pie?

I think the point was better explained by: with cable in the salad days, you got money from every subscriber, regardless of whether they watched Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, etc. or not.

Now, they're dropping cable and you have to make the case for many of them to sign up for Disney+ or the Disney bundle (Bring in The Streamer!).

So how are you going to make a similar or greater amount of money? That's honestly an answer no one knows, but they'll keep taking those cable fees for as long as they can.

Any mention of Disney Store’s future?

You're welcome to visit their four flagship locations in Orlando, FL. Just make a reservation first!

 

[doctornick]

Disney+ churn is down despite increased prices.

They’ve had a lot of new content this year so it’s got to help retention compared to before

 

[rogerrabbitfan9]

Hopefully Chapek has the ability to sell Feige and various creatives who seem mad about Disney+ on how important it is to the future of the company.