Disney plans hiring freeze, some jobs cut......

[_caleb]

I don't consider myself savvy when it comes to the 21st century, but I did that. I cancelled Netflix last year until this current season of The Crown came out. I'm watching them now. I plan to cancel Netflix again next month until Season 6 comes out. I'm happy to wait.

And I'm not even watching my pennies. I just don't like paying for stuff I don't use. Like Cable TV (when over 99% of it I never watched). Or airline travel insurance (when there's over a 99% chance the plane will land safely). Or gym memberships (when 99 years ago I stopped caring).

I'm not tech-savvy, nor am I concerned about minor cash outflows. So I certainly can't be the only one cancelling and then re-subscribing for short bursts.

I wish they’d let us subscribe to Paramount+ by the hour or something.

 

[TP2000]

I wish they’d let us subscribe to Paramount+ by the hour or something.

That's not a bad idea! Something tells me it may be in our future, too.

 

[JoeCamel]

I wish they’d let us subscribe to Paramount+ by the hour or something.

Maybe they can put a meter box on your TV and let you drop in quarters

 

[marni1971]

Jim Cramer called for Chapeks resignation today on CNBC

He did it last week, too. No one care what Jim Cramer thinks.

If he thinks it, so do others.

Sad reality is there’s no one with enough competence to replace him.

 

[Br0ckford]

Is it me, or the same people that touted “cutting the cord” with cable are now subscribing to D+, Netflix, Paramount +, Peacock, ESPN, etc. by the time you’re done, you’re spending as much, if not more, than cable…I’ve seen this before with, of all things, sport cards…back in the day it was Topps. Then Fleer, Donruss, etc. Then limited sub sets, foil cards, LOTS of extras. The market imploded and constricted with bankruptcies and a much smaller footprint. The market has made somewhat of a comeback, but NOTHING like what it once was…sometimes I swear I see history repeating itself…

For us it was more the provider we were fed up with, not so much cost. There were several channels that they stopped carrying that we liked and that what prompted us to start with Hulu. We added Netflix and D+ since. Recently just canned Netflix and Hulu though and went back to cable since they have more offerings now.

 

[wdisney9000]

If he thinks it, so do others.

Sad reality is there’s no one with enough competence to replace him.

I would honestly settle for Meg Crofton at this point.

 

[orky8]

Looks like Elon may have availability soon.

 

[DisneyHead123]

That's not a bad idea! Something tells me it may be in our future, too.

Something like the Amazon Prime model, where much of the content is priced individually, would probably be more sustainable for companies, although it would suck for the consumer. This was how things worked during the rental movie era though, possible it could come back.

 

[BobPar]

He did it last week, too. No one care what Jim Cramer thinks.

If he called for him to resign then we can fukky expect Chapek to be given a 10 year extension very shortly lol

 

[BobPar]

If he thinks it, so do others.

Sad reality is there’s no one with enough competence to replace him.

Thats the problem... many were calling for Iger's removal and as the saying goes watch what you wish for... probably plenty out there wish he was still at the helm instead of Chapek right about now

 

[MisterPenguin]

If he called for him to resign then we can ***** expect Chapek to be given a 10 year extension very shortly lol

You might want to check your spekking there.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I wish they’d let us subscribe to Paramount+ by the hour or something.

I wait til the end of a Star Trek series season, sub for month, binge, unsub.

 

[marni1971]

Thats the problem... many were calling for Iger's removal and as the saying goes watch what you wish for... probably plenty out there wish he was still at the helm instead of Chapek right about now

I agree in principle. But it’s worth remembering a lot of todays problems began with Iger (and I include the paid fastpass systems there)

Chapek is just doubling down on them and adding his own.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Is it me, or the same people that touted “cutting the cord” with cable are now subscribing to D+, Netflix, Paramount +, Peacock, ESPN, etc. by the time you’re done, you’re spending as much, if not more, than cable…I’ve seen this before with, of all things, sport cards…back in the day it was Topps. Then Fleer, Donruss, etc. Then limited sub sets, foil cards, LOTS of extras. The market imploded and constricted with bankruptcies and a much smaller footprint. The market has made somewhat of a comeback, but NOTHING like what it once was…sometimes I swear I see history repeating itself…

And Panini is still trash.

 

[JoeCamel]

And Panini is still trash.

I like a good panini once in a while.....

 

[Kamikaze]

Jim Cramer called for Chapeks resignation today on CNBC

So that means Chapek is in for life.

 

[BobPar]

I agree in principle. But it’s worth remembering a lot of todays problems began with Iger (and I include the paid fastpass systems there)

Chapek is just doubling down on them and adding his own.

Trust me im not defending Iger at all... to me he was just as bad with his negligence imo with P&R among other things but unless they felt they had someone who was going to be different

So that means Chapek is in for life.

either that or stock is gonna double real soon

 

[_caleb]

At least Iger had a desire to seem creative.

 

[lazyboy97o]

At least Iger had a desire to seem creative.

He really didn’t until the very end. He played up the “Letting creatives create” mythos.

 

[JoeCamel]

At least Iger had a desire to seem creative.

He wanted to hang with creatives. A shell like others he put on