lockedoutlogic
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- Apr 26, 2007
So my question...are really that many people going to pay for a Disney only streaming service when those who are big Disney fans will already have access to most of the same movies with their own DVD/BR library or stream thru DMA?
In a year or two when much more content is streaming in 4k HDR, that 1 TB is going to get very tight for many people.
h.265 might save about 50% of the bandwidth when compared to h.264 at the same resolution, but 4k quadruples the resolution. So a stream in 4K with HDR data will typically require over double the data usage as the same content streamed at 1080p.H.265 offsets most of the bandwidth jump to 4K. The effect is not going to be as pronounced as you might assume.
h.265 might save about 50% of the bandwidth when compared to h.264 at the same resolution, but 4k quadruples the resolution. So a stream in 4K with HDR data will typically require over double the data usage as the same content streamed at 1080p.
Not going to sub to a Disney only service. That was the whole point of cutting in the first place. Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon have an assortment of shows and are producing top notch originals, as well. If the niche channels want to start their own service, good luck to them, but I'm not moving with them.
By the way, the news today is that Netflix and Disney are negotiating for the Marvel and Star Wars stuff for 2019 onward...guess I was right that part of this speech was a ploy/play to try to get more money out of Netflix...(Edit - it almost seems like a game of chicken)...
And link...http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/netflix-disney-licensing-marvel-star-wars-2019-1202523725/
EXACTLY! I subscribe to Netflix, Sling, etc., because I can get everything I want in 1 or 2 packages. Adding a third is just not going to happen for me. When channels start branching off, that is when I stop having a need to watch that channel. That is why I ditched cable...
Letting Netflix keep the Star Wars and marvel content actually puts me off the dedicated Disney one. If they are going to launch the service, I want everything that's available on there
Agreed but you got the point. Throw in all of it you can and charge $20. There is enough content, and enough variation, to make that your only stream for the people that don't want to pay much but want content. That's what Netflix has done, and Disney can one up them with the sports. Not perfect, but I think it's their best bet.Just because a show is on ABC. It doesn't mean that Disney owns it.
Agreed but you got the point. Throw in all of it you can and charge $20. There is enough content, and enough variation, to make that your only stream for the people that don't want to pay much but want content. That's what Netflix has done, and Disney can one up them with the sports. Not perfect, but I think it's their best bet.
They get over $12.05 per cable subscriber right now for the tv stuff plus the $200M from Netflix without lifting much of a finger...now they'll have to run all the infrastructure, sales, marketing, tech support for "their" service plus make as much as they are losing...NO WAY can they only charge $20/person for all that content and come close to anything they are making now...And this is their enormous problem...it feels like when radio started losing out to tv all over again...
https://qz.com/1050490/disneys-dis-...lion-it-makes-from-espn-and-other-cable-fees/
I'll just stop paying for cable. So, I'll have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney ($40 bucks a month?) and all the content I want. Saving money for sure.
Oh, I have no idea! I'm just guessing the same price as Netflix for Disney. Even if it's $20, it's still way less than cable.Those prices are set in stone, huh? They won't go up to $100 a month in a few years?
...if so...sign me up