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[harshness]

And I responded with a top 150 Cable Shows Ratings Chart.

You responded with a Original Cable Shows chart. That's the shows that are originated by the channels as opposed to all the programming that offered by cable and/or satellite.

I now see what happened to my numbers as the weekend results for the end of March were archived along with the April results.

The question remains: can a show or two sustain an entire network?

 

[klang]

So, did anyone else get the 3 year lock price of $3.92 / month for Disney +?

I went looking for it last week after seeing it mentioned here. Offer expired.

 

[mackie99]

I went looking for it last week after seeing it mentioned here. Offer expired.

Yeah...I believe it was only good for maybe a week.

 

[lparsons21]

So, did anyone else get the 3 year lock price of $3.92 / month for Disney +?

I got it!


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[mackie99]

I got it!


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I did too. I figured I'd test it for the 3 years since it's less than $4/month.

 

[Bobby]

So, did anyone else get the 3 year lock price of $3.92 / month for Disney +?

Yes.

 

[Bruce]

So, did anyone else get the 3 year lock price of $3.92 / month for Disney +?

Yep.

 

[Ronnie-]

So, did anyone else get the 3 year lock price of $3.92 / month for Disney +?

I got it last minute. Almost didn’t , but figured it’s something I would want to keep more or less long term, as the shows that are coming interest me.

 

[mackie99]

I got it last minute. Almost didn’t , but figured it’s something I would want to keep more or less long term, as the shows that are coming interest me.

Same here especially with the Star Wars series.

 

[Bruce]

The only thing I do not like is they will be releasing their series weekly, so I will wait until they are done to watch.

I believe the main reason they are doing this is not enough new content, so releasing stuff weekly gives them the illusion of more new content then what they have.

Still worth the $3.92 a month.


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[Zookster]

The only thing I do not like is they will be releasing their series weekly, so I will wait until they are done to watch.

I believe the main reason they are doing this is not enough new content, so releasing stuff weekly gives them the illusion of more new content then what they have.

Still worth the $3.92 a month.


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It's also been Hulu's release method for original shows (with a few exceptions). I don't think anything will be different once Disney+ has a ton more content, with the big name shows releasing weekly, and the occasional less popular show releasing all at once.

With that said, after looking at the Disney+ launch catalog, I've decided I'll sub for one or two months out of the year to watch the latest Star Wars or Marvel original once all episodes are released, just like I do with Hulu and CBS All Access. And like those two services, I fully expect to take advantage of a free month offer once per year.

 

[TheKrell]

With that said, after looking at the Disney+ launch catalog, I've decided I'll sub for one or two months out of the year to watch the latest Star Wars or Marvel original once all episodes are released, just like I do with Hulu and CBS All Access.

Given it's Disney who liked to dribble out their most famous movies about once/decade, and allowing them to go OOP in between times, what makes you think they will make all episode available at once?

 

[Bruce]

Given it's Disney who liked to dribble out their most famous movies about once/decade, and allowing them to go OOP in between times, what makes you think they will make all episode available at once?

That once every 10 years went away a while ago, it is more like every 4 years now, example Aladdin last came out on Blu-Ray 2015 and being released again Tomorrow.


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[Gobucks]

Even though the ratings have dropped significantly. Walking Dead is still cables #1 show. By a big margin too. I have no idea what the Hell he was saying.

I love how you prove him wrong so he decides to move the goal posts.

TV Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Has Smallest-Ever Finale

You were proven wrong and now are trying to change the rules of the debate that you set up-



And I responded with a top 150 Cable Shows Ratings Chart.

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[Zookster]

Given it's Disney who liked to dribble out their most famous movies about once/decade, and allowing them to go OOP in between times, what makes you think they will make all episode available at once?

I can't think of a single paid subscription service that didn't make available all episodes of a recently aired season of an original show it produced, owns, and controls. What would be the point of pulling select episodes or continuously and perpetually cycling through weekly airings of the episodes other than to completely frustrate and alienate all current and prospective customers? Not even AT&T would do something that anti-consumer. All these services know there's a significant category of viewers who prefer to binge watch.

 

[RobertSM]

The only thing I do not like is they will be releasing their series weekly, so I will wait until they are done to watch.

I believe the main reason they are doing this is not enough new content, so releasing stuff weekly gives them the illusion of more new content then what they have.

Still worth the $3.92 a month.


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No. That’s the future. Netflix will be doing that within a year. If a show was eight episodes and an episode a week was released, you’re looking at a two month time frame. In theory joe blow will have to subscribe for two months vs him subscribing for one month to watch all the shows in a week if they were released at the same time. All companies will be on a weekly schedule for new releases soon

 

[Ronnie-]

No. That’s the future. Netflix will be doing that within a year. If a show was eight episodes and an episode a week was released, you’re looking at a two month time frame. In theory joe blow will have to subscribe for two months vs him subscribing for one month to watch all the shows in a week if they were released at the same time. All companies will be on a weekly schedule for new releases soon

Joe Blow could easily wait until all episodes aired and still only sub for one month and watch them all in a week. Joe would simply not see them as soon as they aired.

 

[TheKrell]

Joe Blow could easily wait until all episodes aired and still only sub for one month and watch them all in a week.

I think what Robert and I are trying to say is that, just because that's the way it has been done for other streaming services, it does not follow that Disney+ or Netflix or anybody else will do that in the future. If only 1 show comes out/week, then after the season is through, they could again put each episode up one at a time for a week and take it down again for the following week.

 

[Bruce]

I think what Robert and I are trying to say is that, just because that's the way it has been done for other streaming services, it does not follow that Disney+ or Netflix or anybody else will do that in the future. If only 1 show comes out/week, then after the season is through, they could again put each episode up one at a time for a week and take it down again for the following week.

If they do that I want my money back.


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[Zookster]

I don't see Netflix ever making weekly releases a new policy for scripted shows. (Though certain types of shows like Letterman's new interview-format show may be an exception.) Netflix has built their empire around, if not the very concept of, binge watching. Netflix's strategy is to hook you into a popular show and then spam you with recommendations for scores of similar shows (and movies) in the hopes you'll get hooked on them too and keep renewing, and then stick around for the new seasons of all those shows. Obviously it's been working.

Disney+ and Hulu, yes, ideally want you to subscribe for two to three months to watch a new original that releases weekly, but next they want you sign up for a month just to binge that show in the hopes of keeping you around for other content. You'd be surprised how many people neglect to cancel. My younger sister, who doesn't exactly have money to burn, signed up for a month of Showtime last year to binge some shows while recovering from surgery. A full year later she still hadn't cancelled yet even though she wasn't really watching it anymore.

Lastly, these services want to get you on their mailing list so even if you cancel after a month, they can spam with emails about other new shows or offer you special deals to come back.

With the amount of competition in this space now, changing course is the last thing Netflix will do. Their main focus right now is holding ground while finding replacements for the Marvel/Star Wars/Pixar content they are losing.