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Disney is probably the only media company with enough of a portfolio to have people add another streaming service in addition to Netflix or replace it. NBC/ATT/

Disney is probably the only media company with enough of a portfolio to have people add another streaming service in addition to Netflix or replace it. NBC/ATT/Apple don't really have a chance IMO. It is sad but we are going to move back to a federated "bundle" of streaming services a la what cable was for TV.

judge2020 7y ago
Apple's strategy seems to just give their service away for the next year or two (to anyone who buys an iPhone) and hope a few million people like their first-party shows. $5/month for the family (well, max. 6 people) is also not a hard thing to push for the iPhone demographic.
- Terretta 7y ago
  Just like Amazon Prime. Let's not pretend most people are actually subscribing to it... "As a Prime member, you can already watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows at no extra cost, including exclusives and award-winning Amazon Originals available in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Save even more with exclusive deals on video purchases." No 'extra cost'? All that content isn't free. I feel about this much as I do about cable subscriptions by default including the cost of ESPN and other sports channels: May I not subsidize this, please?
  - josteink 7y ago
    > Just like Amazon Prime. Let's not pretend most people are actually subscribing to it... People outside the US may actually do that, because they don’t get Prime and thus they don’t get Prime Video as a free rider. Personally I subscribed to it for The Grand Tour alone. For $4 a month, I find that worthwhile.
    - fnord123 7y ago
      >People outside the US may actually do that, because they don’t get Prime and thus they don’t get Prime Video as a free rider. Prime and Prime Video are available and bundled outside the US.
      - josteink 7y ago
        But not all countries. You can’t presume all Prime Video subscribers have Amazon Prime.
  - dageshi 7y ago
    I think the Grand Tour probably got quite a few people to subscribe to prime.
    - Jamwinner 7y ago
      I nearly unsubsubbed. GT is all the cruft and precious little of the TopGear soul it tried so cringlingly hard to steal. There is some good original content nontheless on prime.
      - josteink 7y ago
        > There is some good original content nontheless on prime. To my amazement I found a surprisingly big catalog of RiffTrax and MST3K there. Definitely an unexpected bonus.
      - smush 7y ago
        Ironic, here I am thinking that GT is TopGear with the boring stuffy old parts removed. No, I don't care about Star in a Reasonably priced car or the Cool Wall. I do care about the new car reviews, The News, 'what would happen if we made a car...out of spaghetti noodles', on-location shoots etc. GT has its own take on each of those.
wongarsu 7y ago
> Disney is probably the only media company with enough of a portfolio to have people add another streaming service in addition to Netflix or replace it. HBO seems to be doing fine, with plenty people getting HBO Go to watch their shows.
WorldMaker 7y ago
NBC's rumored plan to build Hulu Attempt 2 with Peacock and focus on it being ad-supported and free by default might have a chance.

judge2020 7y ago

Apple's strategy seems to just give their service away for the next year or two (to anyone who buys an iPhone) and hope a few million people like their first-party shows. $5/month for the family (well, max. 6 people) is also not a hard thing to push for the iPhone demographic.

Terretta 7y ago
Just like Amazon Prime. Let's not pretend most people are actually subscribing to it... "As a Prime member, you can already watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows at no extra cost, including exclusives and award-winning Amazon Originals available in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Save even more with exclusive deals on video purchases." No 'extra cost'? All that content isn't free. I feel about this much as I do about cable subscriptions by default including the cost of ESPN and other sports channels: May I not subsidize this, please?
- josteink 7y ago
  > Just like Amazon Prime. Let's not pretend most people are actually subscribing to it... People outside the US may actually do that, because they don’t get Prime and thus they don’t get Prime Video as a free rider. Personally I subscribed to it for The Grand Tour alone. For $4 a month, I find that worthwhile.
  - fnord123 7y ago
    >People outside the US may actually do that, because they don’t get Prime and thus they don’t get Prime Video as a free rider. Prime and Prime Video are available and bundled outside the US.
    - josteink 7y ago
      But not all countries. You can’t presume all Prime Video subscribers have Amazon Prime.
- dageshi 7y ago
  I think the Grand Tour probably got quite a few people to subscribe to prime.
  - Jamwinner 7y ago
    I nearly unsubsubbed. GT is all the cruft and precious little of the TopGear soul it tried so cringlingly hard to steal. There is some good original content nontheless on prime.
    - josteink 7y ago
      > There is some good original content nontheless on prime. To my amazement I found a surprisingly big catalog of RiffTrax and MST3K there. Definitely an unexpected bonus.
    - smush 7y ago
      Ironic, here I am thinking that GT is TopGear with the boring stuffy old parts removed. No, I don't care about Star in a Reasonably priced car or the Cool Wall. I do care about the new car reviews, The News, 'what would happen if we made a car...out of spaghetti noodles', on-location shoots etc. GT has its own take on each of those.

wongarsu 7y ago

> Disney is probably the only media company with enough of a portfolio to have people add another streaming service in addition to Netflix or replace it. HBO seems to be doing fine, with plenty people getting HBO Go to watch their shows.

WorldMaker 7y ago

NBC's rumored plan to build Hulu Attempt 2 with Peacock and focus on it being ad-supported and free by default might have a chance.