So, Disney is coming out guns blazing with their streaming service later this year, both with original and existing content. They're doing an info dump on Twitter right now that I'll try to keep updated as it goes along here:
Confirmed original series:
-The Mandalorian (Star Wars, live action) - Confirmed to premiere when the service launches
-WandaVision (Marvel)
-The Falcon and The Winter Solider (Marvel)
-Loki (Marvel)
-Untitled Cassian Andor Series (Star Wars, live action)
-Monsters at Work (Animated, based off Monsters, Inc.)
-The World According to Jeff Goldblum (NatGeo Nature series)
Info:
Launches November 12
-Allows downloading, all content accessible offline
-Captain Marvel available to stream on day one
-Custom profiles
-Will be launching worldwide over the next two years
-Entire Disney Signature Collection available on day one
-Exclusive Frozen 2 making of documentary
-All Pixar films and shorts available within the first year
-All Star Wars films available within the first year
-250 hours of National Geographic content at launch
-5000 episodes and 100 original movies from Disney Channel at launch
-Apps for video game consoles, including Nintendo Switch
-The Simpsons entire series available to stream at launch
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Going to be interesting to see how well this does. For me, I'm not adding an extra streaming service to my monthly bills when I already have Netflix and the content on Disney+ doesn't really appeal to me enough.
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Yeah, I'm gonna have 3 kids under 5 by the time this comes out. It's a day 1 subscribe.
Of all the streaming services to come out, this is the first one I feel is really a threat to Netflix. They are throwing everything they've got behind it, and they've got a lot.
Wow pretty appealing... price point will be a huge factor though. If they do it right (cheap enough) they will absolutely crush it. But I could see them getting greedy out the hop.
$10-15/month would be my ideal start if I was marketing manager.
I'm all for competition - but from a consumer perspective, it's going to be annoying logging in or switching between platforms. It'll be one or the other.
I wonder for Disney+ if they'll release all episodes for new series at the same time.
I agree this will eventually put a big dent in the market share for Netflix
I'm surprised these companies don't see a benefit in conglomerating these streaming platforms. I don't see people really subscribing to multiple platforms. I mean we only subscribe to 1 and don't plan to add any.
We're on three plans already and I don't have a problem with it. Before we cut the cord two years ago, cable was costing us close to $100 a month. With three subscription plans we're only at $40, so we're still away ahead. Sure, it's a bit of an inconvenience having multiple wishlists. But Apple TV has universal voice searches, so I can look anything up and open it directly in a matter of seconds.
This is just the way the market is going. I doubt we'll ever again see one platform with the amount of content Netflix offered four years ago.
But really, video entertainment has never been cheaper. I was talking about this with my wife the other day, and looking back 12 years ago, these were our home video expenses:
Cable: $80/mo
Renting movies at Blockbuster: $40/mo
Buying DVDs and boxed sets: $60/mo
We're spending a fraction of that today for access to far, far more content.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
Yeah, I'm gonna have 3 kids under 5 by the time this comes out. It's a day 1 subscribe.
Of all the streaming services to come out, this is the first one I feel is really a threat to Netflix. They are throwing everything they've got behind it, and they've got a lot.
I'm a dad too. i'll end up having to get this.
especially as I'm assuming I'll lose the disney and disney jr I currently get in my Shaw package.
at least the volume of content appears to be worth the money, especially if you can download and access offline.