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The question I have is whether or not Disney is willing to kill their golden goose: DVD sales. If they are willing to cannibalize these sales, then their servic
by matt_wulfeck 9y ago
The question I have is whether or not Disney is willing to kill their golden goose: DVD sales. If they are willing to cannibalize these sales, then their service is going to be very good. If not, then it probably won't have a competitive price.
And don't think they also don't have staggering content costs. ESPN paid $3.5B just for NFL and NBA rights alone[1].
Ultimately their share holders will decide how much their willing to subsidize the service.
1. https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/06/26/espn-sports-rights-cost https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/06/26/espn-sports-righ...
- pgeorgep 9y agoThink they will kill their golden goose?
- notatoad 9y agoEventually, yes. In 2019, when Disney's service is set to launch, how many people do you think will still be buying DVDs? There'll be a few collectors and old people who will never switch to streaming services, but the potential for cannibalization sounds fairly low to me.
- _kyran 9y agoI was on the tube in London and saw ads to sign-up for Disney's on demand app with their entire library, is that the same thing or something else?
- WillPostForFood 9y agoDVD sales peaked in 2006, and are down about 50% from then (~$10 to ~$5 billion), so that goose is already terminally ill. Disney is smart to get ahead of it, not wait until DVD sales drop another 50%.
- ClassyJacket 9y agoDisney's golden goose is DVD sales? Then why aren't their movies on DVD? Remember the Disney Vault?