Twilight_Roxas
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I actually read it.The article provides the answer to that very question.
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Disney Irish
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And the answer is alluded to in there. Rey and BB-8 will be traveling through the history of the Skywalker Saga, so yes it'll likely have new segments from the prequels and sequels.
Giants14
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"Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared a peek at the upcoming Disney+ series “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom” here on the Blog and @drmarkatdisney. Today, I’m thrilled to share this brand-new series will debut and stream on Disney+ starting September 25.
“Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” from National Geographic, will provide an all-access pass to explore the magic of nature within Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT, and it’s the ultimate tribute to the magnificent array of more than 300 species and 5,000-plus animals cared for by our dedicated and highly skilled team at Walt Disney World Resort."
'Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom' Set to Premiere September 25 on Disney+
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared a peek at the upcoming Disney+ series “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom” here on the Blog and @drmarkatdisney. Today, I’m thrilled to share this brand-new series will debut and stream on Disney+ startingdisneyparks.disney.go.com
Really looking forward to this.
The Imagineering Story was stunning and i was hoping that Disney would dive more into the parks. I understand this is more of a nature documentary however a series on how the likes MK, Epcot, AK and HS are run and behind the scenes secrets etc would be class.
NateD1226
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I'm not sure if I should start a new thread since this might a big topic of discussion but it looks Disney is gonna push Disney+ Premier if Mulan does well. Soul and Cruella are the next two movies TheDisInsider thinks will be available for Disney+ Premier.
thedisinsider.com
Disney+ May Bring More Films to Premier Access
Mulan will be on Disney+ with “Premier Access” for an additional fee of 29.99. Chapek has called this move “a one-off.” Read more here.
thedisinsider.com
Disney Irish
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I don't think it needs its own thread. As I do think this is the natural evolution to D+, and streaming as a whole. In fact as mentioned before this isn't new for streaming either. Its even been discussed in this thread before as some, including myself, predicted that D+ would be having a PVOD option in the future as it only made sense. This idea that it was only ever going be the "$6.99 and all content you want to consume" type service is a bit naive.I'm not sure if I should start a new thread since this might a big topic of discussion but it looks Disney is gonna push Disney+ Premier if Mulan does well. Soul and Cruella are the next two movies TheDisInsider thinks will be available for Disney+ Premier.
Disney+ May Bring More Films to Premier Access
Mulan will be on Disney+ with “Premier Access” for an additional fee of 29.99. Chapek has called this move “a one-off.” Read more here.
BrianLo
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I'm not sure if I should start a new thread since this might a big topic of discussion but it looks Disney is gonna push Disney+ Premier if Mulan does well. Soul and Cruella are the next two movies TheDisInsider thinks will be available for Disney+ Premier.
Disney+ May Bring More Films to Premier Access
Mulan will be on Disney+ with “Premier Access” for an additional fee of 29.99. Chapek has called this move “a one-off.” Read more here.
My first reaction was a franchised Marvel film (Black Widow) is far more likely to have a customer base that is actually motivated to see the movie 'early'... but I acknowledge the good point in that article. One-off movies are one thing. Franchise starters risk fracturing good will for something they'd eventually like to get back into the theatres with future iterations.
Sufficient domestic theatre opening really seems like it will be impossible to do this year. With production getting back online there is too much in the pipeline to save them all for 2021. These low-blockbusters seem like the next wave to get swept up in the monetization.
I'm not sure if I should start a new thread since this might a big topic of discussion but it looks Disney is gonna push Disney+ Premier if Mulan does well. Soul and Cruella are the next two movies TheDisInsider thinks will be available for Disney+ Premier.
Disney+ May Bring More Films to Premier Access
Mulan will be on Disney+ with “Premier Access” for an additional fee of 29.99. Chapek has called this move “a one-off.” Read more here.
While it could be that D+ is set up for future 'premier' releases, it might be 'just in case' COVID keeps theaters closed for months and months.
Disney leadership has stated over and over again they are committed to the theatrical window, although, Chapek said in the last call a little hedge about keeping an eye on things due to COVID.
And if, because of COVID, Disney does more VoD, doesn't mean it will become a subscription service, or be the new normal once COVID isn't an an issue any more.
And... this is a lot of parsing what a customer rep says on the phone. We know we don't trust online CS as a source when it comes to the parks!
Disney Irish
Premium Member
While it could be that D+ is set up for future 'premier' releases, it might be 'just in case' COVID keeps theaters closed for months and months.
Disney leadership has stated over and over again they are committed to the theatrical window, although, Chapek said in the last call a little hedge about keeping an eye on things due to COVID.
And if, because of COVID, Disney does more VoD, doesn't mean it will become a subscription service, or be the new normal once COVID isn't an an issue any more.
And... this is a lot of parsing what a customer rep says on the phone. We know we don't trust online CS as a source when it comes to the parks!
This is all true. However given the recent Universal/AMC 17 day deal, I don't think its any far stretch of the imagination that Disney isn't going to do something similar. This is the first domino to fall, I expect more to fall and soon.
NateD1226
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Will Reportedly Begin Filming Next Month
A couple of weeks back reports surfaced that the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series was expected to start filming early next year.
thedisinsider.com
The payoff is the last two paragraphs...
www.nytimes.com
Because of the paywall, tl;dr...
Legacy film and cable companies are being disrupted from their Big Hollywood largesse and lumbering by the new and fastpace (and cutthroat) culture of streaming video. But one company was ahead of the wave...
The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died (Published 2020)
The streaming services are in charge, and bringing a ruthless new culture with them.
www.nytimes.com
Because of the paywall, tl;dr...
Legacy film and cable companies are being disrupted from their Big Hollywood largesse and lumbering by the new and fastpace (and cutthroat) culture of streaming video. But one company was ahead of the wave...
Mr. Bloys is a great programmer, not a power player or politician of the old model. Indeed, the studio bosses seem to have lost their central place in the American power structure and become simply the well-compensated employees of ordinary companies, with ordinary attention to the bottom line. There is one exception, Disney, which also proves the rule: Bob Iger’s Disney+ started just in time to catch the streaming wave and provide a business that met the coronavirus moment.
“Disney will remain relevant into the future,” said Barry Diller, who once headed Paramount and Fox and is now chief executive of the digital media company IAC. “All of the rest of them are caddies on a golf course they’ll never play.”
"Verizon and Disney are expanding their distribution and marketing partnership to add the full Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle at no charge for subscribers to two wireless plans.
Beginning Thursday, customers who choose the “Play More Unlimited” or “Get More Unlimited” packages will get the bundle for free as part of their monthly cost of $45 or $55 before taxes and fees. Disney charges $13 a month for its three-service bundle. If bought separately, they would be $19."
deadline.com
Beginning Thursday, customers who choose the “Play More Unlimited” or “Get More Unlimited” packages will get the bundle for free as part of their monthly cost of $45 or $55 before taxes and fees. Disney charges $13 a month for its three-service bundle. If bought separately, they would be $19."
Verizon And Disney Expand Partnership, Giving Some Wireless Customers Free Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+
Verizon and Disney are expanding their partnership to offer 12 months of the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle for free to some wireless customers.
deadline.com
Disney+ Debuts âEarth to Nedâ Trailer and Poster
On Friday, September 4, Disney+ will debut 10 episodes of its first original talk show Earth to Ned, produced by The Jim Henson Company.
thedisinsider.com
brb1006
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Disney+ Debuts âEarth to Nedâ Trailer and Poster
On Friday, September 4, Disney+ will debut 10 episodes of its first original talk show Earth to Ned, produced by The Jim Henson Company.
Now this looks interesting.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Yep, welcome to the new world where streaming isn't a consume all content at one price model anymore.The payoff is the last two paragraphs...
The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died (Published 2020)
The streaming services are in charge, and bringing a ruthless new culture with them.
Because of the paywall, tl;dr...
Legacy film and cable companies are being disrupted from their Big Hollywood largesse and lumbering by the new and fastpace (and cutthroat) culture of streaming video. But one company was ahead of the wave...
Mr. Bloys is a great programmer, not a power player or politician of the old model. Indeed, the studio bosses seem to have lost their central place in the American power structure and become simply the well-compensated employees of ordinary companies, with ordinary attention to the bottom line. There is one exception, Disney, which also proves the rule: Bob Iger’s Disney+ started just in time to catch the streaming wave and provide a business that met the coronavirus moment.“Disney will remain relevant into the future,” said Barry Diller, who once headed Paramount and Fox and is now chief executive of the digital media company IAC. “All of the rest of them are caddies on a golf course they’ll never play.”
PiratesMansion
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Huh. After reading that article, I can't help thinking that, you know, maybe Warner Media wouldn't have had so many layoffs and would have had many more HBO Max subscribers if they had listened to, you know, EVERYONE who told them to streamlines their different HBO brands/tiers and make them less confusing well before they did so. Or had gotten over themselves and signed agreements with Roku and Amazon, who represent 80 million streaming households in the US (agreements that, to my understanding, they still DO NOT HAVE), understanding that they're not in the power position at this point.
But what do I know?
But what do I know?
Yea say what ya want about Disney plus but for me signing up for it was easy. They made it easy. As a consumer I still don't understand this HBO max stuff. There are a hundred different HBOs
Chip Chipperson
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HBO really showed how to confuse their customers to the point of anger. I get HBO Max with my FiOS package. This is replacing HBO Go (not to be confused with HBO Now - or did I get that backwards?). Up until July 31, HBO Go had an app on Roku players, but it has since been disabled as HBO transitions those subscribers to HBO Max. The kicker is that HBO hasn't developed an HBO Max app for Roku players, so not only do they have too many versions of the same product, but they also are ignoring a large segment of the streaming player market whose users can't stream their service on their TV without getting another device.
Disney was incredibly easy. They had their app ready to go for as many streaming devices as they could on the launch date here in the US. I know they had some issues with their servers being overloaded in the beginning due to the high demand, but that's been ironed out and I was content to wait a couple days after the launch before diving in.
HBO - The cable channel.
HBO Go - The streaming app for those who get HBO through their cable company (no extra cost).
HBO Now - The streaming app for people who don't have HBO through their cable company (monthly sub).
HBO Max - The streaming app they wanted HBO Now and Go to become, combined with more ATT/Warner properties. If you had Now or Go, it automatically updated to Max, except for...
HBO - For devices that haven't upgraded to HBO Max (due to carriage disputes or other reasons), HBO Now and HBO Go are now just: HBO
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Tony Perkis
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Switch HBO Now and Go.
D'oh!