JD80
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None of my posts ever compared D+ to Netflix.
None of my posts ever compared D+ to Netflix.
You’re kidding yourself if you think Iger would have done anything different in 2020 and 2021…he also still had full control of the board.Yes, Chapek totally botched that.
But you should…because it’s the only model to comp at this point for what D+ isNone of my posts ever compared D+ to Netflix.
It seems Disney isn't interested in this. They seem pot committed to large tentpole productions from Marvel and Star Wars only. (Too big to fail?)
If the numbers where good we would already know.
D+ Core subscribers increased from 112M. With the majority 7.4M occurring in Q4 2023. D+ Lost Subscribers in Q1 2023 and Q2 2023 to the total of approximately 900K.
I will only consider D+ to be a competitor to Netflix once it's integrated with Hulu.
If the numbers where good we would already know.
Hulu will certainly help, but I have to keep remindingyself of the ways D+ is branching out that don't really impact me. Someone just reminded me that BTS is coming to Disney+ and I have to imagine that will be pretty big for them.
Dr Who is coming as well. Different strokes you know..
I don't think we would see a deal where Hulu offers 99 cents for a month or 12 dollars for the entire year. Steepest discount I have ever known them to have.
Don't know. Comparatively speaking Netflix gained subs on the same level in Q4 as well.So they lost 900k at the beginning of the year then added 7 million later on?
So what happened in Q4 to drive subscriber growth?
I understand, but the reality is most studios aren't seeing a huge drop (if any) when compared to pre-covid, that's really specific to Disney. Universal had the second best year they have had since 1995 (revenue/per movie released). WB just had it's best, as did Paramount. NOW, here's the other part of the equation to the idea there is less dollars. There were a LOT less movies this year. Looking at the top 5 producers, 2023 had the LEAST number of theatrical releases (outside of the 2020/2021 covid years) of any year since 1995. They released 30% less movies this year than 2019, 35% less than 2018. So it could be the numbers are down across the board simply because less is coming out at this point.My data range was just laziness than anything specific. My point is that there are significantly less dollars in the movie marketplace than before. They are being spent on other entertainment content. Maybe their movie ticket budget is going to more streaming platforms.
I understand, but the reality is most studios aren't seeing a huge drop (if any) when compared to pre-covid, that's really specific to Disney. Universal had the second best year they have had since 1995 (revenue/per movie released). WB just had it's best, as did Paramount. NOW, here's the other part of the equation to the idea there is less dollars. There were a LOT less movies this year. Looking at the top 5 producers, 2023 had the LEAST number of theatrical releases (outside of the 2020/2021 covid years) of any year since 1995. They released 30% less movies this year than 2019, 35% less than 2018. So it could be the numbers are down across the board simply because less is coming out at this point.
That's not abnormal in subscription based business. 10-20 years ago, how many magazines offered X months/years subscription for free or cheap? And they had to actually print things and mail them to you. D+ doesn't have to make anything.
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Athletic, Sirius Radio you name it. They all do this.
The cut rate prices are a bit of an odd play when you are also promising stock holders that the money is about to pour in…How are those magazines doing now? Are they growing?
Disney does not have to make anything? There are costs involved, and you have to produce content that is much more expensive than a magazine.
Also, it is abnormal to offer less than when the deal was around last time. Not a sign of growing business demand.
I specifically stated lower than ever. Hulu used to have 2.99 a month for a year around Black Friday. It has lowered every year to now just 99 cents a year and has a 9 billion debt to comcast.
Sometimes JD80, you are wrong, and that is ok.
Yeah I agree it doesn't account for it. Like I said, this is the worst year when ratioing their revenues to number of releases since 2015. And that is not accounting for inflation, nor does it factor in what the movies released are (i.e. number of high budget releases vs small releases), so it could drop a lot further. But I'm not sold it's brand tarnished as much as I think in their haste to do D+ they have completely sacrificed their box office (well, long term tarnished, as in, I think it can come back). If they want their box office back, I think they need to take giant hits now and make people believe that if they don't hit the theaters, they won't be seeing these for "Free" for 9 months or even a year. It won't solve all their issues with say Marvel, but I think that's something they strongly need to consider if they ever want that box office back.More movies released tends to drive more people to the BO…
…but it still doesn’t account for Disneys rejection at all.
It’s just bad content. The brand is tarnished
Can you link me to the $1 a month for Netflix deal ?That's not abnormal in subscription based business. 10-20 years ago, how many magazines offered X months/years subscription for free or cheap? And they had to actually print things and mail them to you. D+ doesn't have to make anything.
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Athletic, Sirius Radio you name it. They all do this.
and if they can leverage Hulu’s live TV services,
Based on Neilson Streaming ratings, (The latest available shown here) The only consistent piece of content they have that people really want to watch is Bluey. (Which they do not own but only distribute)
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Except this is the norm, not the exception. If you look back through historical ratings data, the only consistent successful program is Bluey.
D+ original content like Ashoka, Loki, Andor, Obi-Wan, Boba Fest, Secret Invasion, even Mandolorian S3 have not performed well or had lasting power to remain at the top of ratings charts. (They can't even come close to matching Bluey)
These are expensive productions that do not create the user engagement Disney needs to ensure the longterm viability of the D+ platform.
The bargain deals are for the tier with ads. The ads are paying more for that $1 sub, than what Disney is getting from a premium sub with no ads.Can you link me to the $1 a month for Netflix deal ?
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