In addition to all the shows I just mentioned, Turner & Hooch will be gone, too.Bloomberg is reporting content could start being removed from Disney+ as soon as next week.
"Walt Disney Co. will soon begin removing programs from its namesake streaming service, the latest step in its efforts to reduce losses in that business.
Disney is going to take down programs from its original slate for Disney+, which debuted in November 2019, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has already decided not to renew the shows, but they have remained on the service up to now.
A list possible programs being cut has been circulating internally. People who worked on the Disney+ projects will be notified soon, and the shows will be pulled starting next week, said the people who asked not to be identified. The content must be removed to avoid additional costs, such as residual fees for participants.
The cuts are part of Disney’s push to make its streaming service profitable. Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy said on an earnings call last week that Disney will write off as much as $1.8 billion of programming in 2023 as it culls the number of films and TV shows on its services. The charges will mostly occur in the current quarter.
Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger returned to Disney in November after the world’s largest entertainment company reported a near $1.5 billion loss in its streaming TV business. He wants to reduce spending on shows and films by as much as $3 billion, taking a more curated approach to what’s on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+."
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Disney to Yank Shows From Streaming Service in Savings Push
Walt Disney Co. will soon begin removing programs from its namesake streaming service, the latest step in its efforts to reduce losses in that business.www.bloomberg.com
That's a biggie. After the huge backlash WBD got for pulling all that content from HBO Max without any warning, not to mention making it ambiguous if said content was ever coming back (Final Space was pretty much a tax write-off so that's likely in the vault forever), would Disney be stupid enough to repeat that?
And nothing of value was lost.Willow is being removed from Disney+.
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Disney Removes Dozens Of Series From Disney+ & Hulu, Including ‘Big Shot’, ‘Willow’, ‘Y’ & ‘Dollface’
Disney is starting to pull content from streaming, with dozens of series and specials slated to leave Disney+ and Hulu on May 26deadline.com
Yeah. I watched the first season of Goldblum but the second season just didn't really catch on to me. I've only watched a few second season episodes and that was that. Goldblum did express interest in a third season but it was pretty obvious he wasn't that into the show anymore. I don't think he's losing much sleep over the show getting pulled.It’s interesting with The World According to Jeff Goldblum being one their hyped launched titles.
Benedict Society and Earth to Ned were two of my favorite shows on the service. While I probably wouldn’t be likely to rewatch them, I am a little sad they won’t be on there for others to discover
What is FAST?FAST and Pay On Demand are the smart way to go. Creatives and studios get their residuals if and only if there are customers willing to pay for each individual piece of content (or series as a whole), or they get part of the advertisers' fee, if and only if an advertiser is willing to advertise their product with that content.
All those poorly rated content or content with little views have to justify their continuing residuals.
And when D+ becomes very profitable, some of that content can return.
Free ad-supported streaming television, which are basically online streaming channels. They function almost exactly like an over-the-air TV station, but online.What is FAST?
I think Willow, Dollface, Pistol, The Hot Zone, The One And Only Ivan and Y: The Last Man did have great value, as did Howard. I was sure The World According to Jeff Goldblum would survive, and that Welcome To Earth was more likely to get the cut.And nothing of value was lost.
(Sucks that they're removing Howard though, especially on the week of the live-action Little Mermaid remake's release. Me thinks Don Hahn will find another way to put it out, since he actually owns the movie.)
Oh, like YouTube does? Well, one imagines these titles would fit there, yes.Free ad-supported streaming television, which are basically online streaming channels. They function almost exactly like an over-the-air TV station, but online.
Considering that the Warner Bros.-Discovery merger has been an unmitigated disaster so far, it really doesn't surprise me their books are so broken.But if Disney gets a $1.5-1.8 billion impairment charge and WBD can't get $1 billion in savings from the 75 titles Zaslav cut, that means something's off about its books.
I really liked "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" and "Earth to Ned." It would be nice if they get licensed out to a free streamer and get new episodes.It’s interesting with The World According to Jeff Goldblum being one their hyped launched titles.
Benedict Society and Earth to Ned were two of my favorite shows on the service. While I probably wouldn’t be likely to rewatch them, I am a little sad they won’t be on there for others to discover
If Disney's willing to produce them since they own the IP.I really liked "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" and "Earth to Ned." It would be nice if they get licensed out to a free streamer and get new episodes.
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