Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netflix content

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by pwinnski on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:31PM (#14962958)

People absolutely are paying for separate services. There's a limit to how many, but many, many people are paying for Netflix + HBO, or Amazon + HBO, because they believe HBO delivers value for the money. In contrast, I suspect very few people are likely to sign up for the CBS service, Star Trek or not, because I don't think many people believe CBS delivers value for the money.

Disney is banking on people believing they deliver value for the money. For parents of young children, maybe they do. Certainly more than "nobody" will agree.

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by jff on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:40PM (#14963073)

I'm glad to see someone bring up Star Trek and CBS's streaming service. They seem to think the new Trek series will save CBS All Access; I would contend that CBS All Access will kill their Trek series. I've heard from people who tried it, they said the stream quality is terrible from both an audio and video perspective. If you're going to bet on your own streaming platform, you really shouldn't cheap out on the tech.

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by chris_7 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:58PM (#14963275)

I'm interested to see what will happen to HBO Now subscriptions after next summer. Will it be sticky enough?

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