Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Yeah. I got an email about the beta test for dvr. I signed up so hopefully I get selected. And they finally made a deal with CBS.
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Disney Posts Mixed Earnings $1.58/share on Rev of $14.24B
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Yeah. I got an email about the beta test for dvr. I signed up so hopefully I get selected. And they finally made a deal with CBS.
Laketravis
Well-Known Member
If you got the email then you might also be beta for the new GUI? That would be cool.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Yeah. Their whole new att video platform or whatever it's called. If I don't get selected it comes out this fall anyways.
Laketravis
Well-Known Member
From the screen shots I've seen it's killer. And that's exactly why I'm thinking if Disney wants to venture into their own video streaming service, they are going to have to "Go Big". Otherwise, their offerings will look lame no matter what the content is. People are just as sensitive about GUI's and navigation as they are the content they are watching.
Riddick
Member
To be fair Disney already has a streaming service in the UK - https://disneylife.com/
Though it tends not to have the latest releases until they've been out on Blu-Ray for a while it does have a pretty comprehensive selection of movies and TV shows. You can also stream the UK Disney channels live through it and download content for offline viewing.
Though it tends not to have the latest releases until they've been out on Blu-Ray for a while it does have a pretty comprehensive selection of movies and TV shows. You can also stream the UK Disney channels live through it and download content for offline viewing.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Respectfully I disagree, The P&R strategy for the last decade has been quality cuts, attraction closures and price increases i.e. margin improvements.
The cuts in DVC quality and service in the past 2 years have me on the verge of selling my DVC.
DVC should operate independently because we the members are paying yet MF increases in some cases by double digit percentages and quality and service drop like a rock.
Some of us actually visited WDW for the resort experience not to see how many rides we can do so the resorts are more than a place to rest ones head. So the quality cuts at the parks and DVC resorts are a double whammy
I think this will be the first of many earnings misses. For the simple reason Iger has grown PROFIT he has not grown or diversified the business. And he has completely missed the new media wave.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
They do need to go big or go home, unfortunately they are listening to Jack Dorsey who cant figure out how to make a profit with one of the most popular services on the net.
But is it popular only because its free???
Laketravis
Well-Known Member
Looks like it also supports a fair amount of user devices. Can't comment on the interface but did note it requires Silverlight, something that might be perceived as a negative by the more technical crowd.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Riddick
Member
I've gotten on with it quite well, though it's not quite up to the Netflix standard. I've not really used the web interface all that much as it supports Google Chromecast so I can send everything straight to my TV!
Didn't Netflix require Silverlight until not that long ago when they finally moved over to HTML5?
ParentsOf4
Well-Known Member
You disagree that a chief officer should craft her message based on the context and the audience?
Ugh. I give up.
Laketravis
Well-Known Member
They did, and I've heard DirecTV Now does as well but it's also being written out with the development of their new app to be released this fall. I'm not highly familiar with the pitfalls other than grumblings from techies that it's an end-of-life technology.
Don't forget that each of those 20 will want to charge you as much as ( if not more) than you already pay as part of a bundle. I'm concerned that Disney is late to the party and will bring their usual arrogance in terms of pricing it. Will many people be willing to pay more than the Netflix price for a monthly subscription to Disney or ESPN? In the real world I don't think so ( but here on these forums the numbers are of course skewed in Disney's favor) If it was reasonably priced I could see it lasting ( note I am not saying successful depending on how much money Burbank is expecting) Buying a delivery platform is only one step in creating a compelling reason for people to pay for this service
Riddick
Member
A quick bit of googling suggests that Silverlight is largely unsupported in newer browsers like Chrome or Firefox as it uses an old Netscape plugin interface as opposed to newer standards. You can re-enable support for it but it's not really the seemless experience you'd hope Disney (or others) would want to present.
I'd imagine they'll move over to HTML5 soon-ish as Microsoft announced end of development for Silverlight in 2013 with a view to complete retirement in 2021.
You'd assume this fancy new Disney streaming service would be HTML5 straight out of the box and support everything (except maybe Windows Phone...) as they'd be daft not to!
BoarderPhreak
Well-Known Member
Of course they are. The bottom line is the only thing that matters anyway, right? <eyeroll>
jt04
Well-Known Member
Point being?
jt04
Well-Known Member
You're fast
Parks was up substantially in both revenue (12%) and net operating (18%). Big drops in Cable and Media (23% drop in net operating) account for the revenue drag.
Now that Iger has fixed P&R and animation and Live action and merchandise, he now has found the solution for ESPN and content distribution.
Laketravis
Well-Known Member
It will certainly be interesting to see how that plays out. If it's successful, there are others who may consider the same model. If it fails, well.......
jt04
Well-Known Member
It will definitely be successful. Welcome to the future.