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[Disney Analyst]

Dow closes nearly 500 points lower Thursday as investors' recession fears awaken

Some fresh data stoked fears over an economic slowdown: "The winds of recession are coming in hard.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

[DCBaker]

Another streaming price increase coming October 17, 2024:

Disney+ to Introduce Continuous Playlists in U.S. Beginning on September 4 - The Walt Disney Company

Disney+ announced on Tuesday it is adding continuous playlists to its core subscription on-demand offering in the U.S. beginning September 4.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

 

[LSLS]

LOL, is Hulu live seriously almost $100 a month now? Isn't that exactly WHY people left live TV, paying that much?

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

The bundle is nearing my cancel point, I enjoy it but they don’t have enough content to justify $20 a month. I struggle to justify paying that for Netflix and I watch Netflix twice as often.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Bold to keep increasing the Disney+ prices when the content really hasn't justified it.

 

[LSLS]

The bundle is nearing my cancel point, I enjoy it but they don’t have enough content to justify $20 a month. I struggle to justify paying that for Netflix and I watch Netflix twice as often.

Same. We do adds, and I know it's just an extra dollar for the duo bundle, but there is a point where it's not worth it. What's really interesting is I don't see the trio bundle. There is absolutely 0 chance I will pay an extra $12 a month to watch hockey this fall.

 

[Brian]

LOL, is Hulu live seriously almost $100 a month now? Isn't that exactly WHY people left live TV, paying that much?

When compared to YouTube TV, which is a superior product IMHO, it's $120 more per year.

 

[JoeCamel]

Bold to keep increasing the Disney+ prices when the content really hasn't justified it.

TBH that is how they run the parks so no difference?

 

[MisterPenguin]

LOL, is Hulu live seriously almost $100 a month now? Isn't that exactly WHY people left live TV, paying that much?

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[MisterPenguin]

Another streaming price increase coming October 17, 2024:

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Disney+ to Introduce Continuous Playlists in U.S. Beginning on September 4 - The Walt Disney Company

Disney+ announced on Tuesday it is adding continuous playlists to its core subscription on-demand offering in the U.S. beginning September 4.

thewaltdisneycompany.com

What happened to the trio bundle (D+, Hulu, ESPN+)?

Investigating...

 

[pdude81]

What happened to the trio bundle (D+, Hulu, ESPN+)?

Investigating...

I'm still on that. They call it a "legacy bundle" and it has D+ with no ads and the others with.

 

[DCBaker]

What happened to the trio bundle (D+, Hulu, ESPN+)?

Investigating...

Appears those were left out in the chart Disney posted, but Variety posted this one below and the trio is included:

Disney Hiking Prices Across All Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Stand-Alone Plans and Most Bundles

Disney is raising the prices for all stand-alone tiers of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ in the U.S. this fall, as well as for its multiservice bundles.

variety.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

What happened to the trio bundle (D+, Hulu, ESPN+)?

Investigating...

<Returns dizzy>

The options and pricing are overwhelming and certain combos seem to be non-existent.

And then there are the combos with a MAX bundle. (WBD)

And then you can add (for a price) Paramount+ and/or Starz (Lionsgate).

Still sifting...

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Same. We do adds, and I know it's just an extra dollar for the duo bundle, but there is a point where it's not worth it. What's really interesting is I don't see the trio bundle. There is absolutely 0 chance I will pay an extra $12 a month to watch hockey this fall.

The NHL is the only reason I have the bundle
With Hulu and ESPN+, I enjoy only murders in the building but it alone doesn’t justify paying extra for Hulu.

Happy to see it’s still offered but it’s not worth $27 a month. Guess I’m back to just watching the local and nationally televised games.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Streaming - *Squeeze*

"Squeeze harder!!!" - Bob

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

the streaming is becoming just like the parks, too confusing and too many Up-charges.

Rather than advertising all they can offer - they have all these confusing bundles offered as up-charges.

The ads / no ads is just like lighting lane in the parks…. Charge extra for something that used to be included!

 

[Nubs70]

The only way streaming will be as or more profitable than linear is to return to the price that was linear. Price is the reason viewers shed linear.

Does anyone see a paradox here?

 

[HauntedPirate]

The only way streaming will be as or more profitable than linear is to return to the price that was linear. Price is the reason viewers shed linear.

Does anyone see a paradox here?

I do. And I'm not even riding Jungle Cruise at the moment.

 

[flynnibus]

The only way streaming will be as or more profitable than linear is to return to the price that was linear. Price is the reason viewers shed linear.

Does anyone see a paradox here?

Price plus lack of choice is why people dropped linear. People felt they were being charged for what they didn't want and had little say to control the product bought. So price+lack of choice

People flocked to smaller, but multiple, content providers because they got to CHOSE what they spent money on. People will pay for what they like... they resist paying for what they don't feel they don't want/need.

The consolidation and price increases were always coming... for the same reasons they happened in linear. The niche product isn't sustainable on its own.. they gotta bundle to make it work.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The niche product isn't sustainable on its own.. they gotta bundle to make it work.

Doesn’t raising the price and creating bundles get much closer to -

People felt they were being charged for what they didn't want and had little say to control the product bought.