At the rate we're going, if you wanna watch anything, you're gonna have to subscribe to five or six different companies. I thought cord cutting was supposed to save us money.
Hey look, another streaming service I won't subscribe to. I only have Amazon, not Netflix, but I also buy a lot of media I like, so Disney still gets my money (via Marvel movies).
It's a shot across the bow to Netflix Kids, which is pretty much where Disney Channel shows go to get watched overandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoverandoveragain. This is basically Disney deciding parents will pay extra because Disney is all about fucking over parents.
It's kind of funny - 10 years ago people were demanding a la carte pricing for cable channels instead of bundles. It's taken some time but now digital content is becoming that a la carte system and no one is happy about it - they just want to pay one fee for a big bundle.
No one would give the first fuck if Amazon was $2.99, Hulu was $1.99, Crunchyroll was $2.99, Netflix was $4.99 and HBOGo was $5.99, especially if internet was $20. Because then you'd have all your content for $39 a month and you'd be living in the '90s. Instead you're paying $89 for internet and 30 channels you never watch, $10 for Amazon, $10 for Hulu, $10 for Crunchyroll, $10 for Netflix and $15 for HBO. So you're at $150 plus that $90 for your goddamn phone. People would be fine paying a la carte if the aggregate wasn't 4x what it was back when it was all bundled. As it is, no fucks given.
I think ten years ago, people had more of an idea that there'd be packages for cartoons, sports, movies, etc. Part of the problem is that companies like Netflix and Hulu offer a variety of things, so if you're a fan of sitcoms for example, there's no "sitcom service" and you might have to get two or three services to get them all. When you combine that with the fact that different services change their lineup often and also seem to offer less and less content every year, it gets kind of annoying. Now, there are more specialized channels, like UFC Fightpass, Motortrend on Demand, Filmstruck, etc., but those happen to be really niche. Their appeal is a lot more limited and sometimes their actual systems don't work all that well or aren't available on a wider type of devices. Lastly, I know I'm old fashioned, but I like being able to just turn on the TV and have it play in the background as I work through the day. Sometimes it's easier to find a channel and deal with commercials than it is to actually sit down, turn on Netflix, and then be overwhelmed with options, spending my first ten minutes just figuring out what I want to watch.
That's kind of what I was thinking. We have Netflix and Amazon (with the latter also for the prime shipping and what-not). 99% of that is for my wife to watch '90s reruns and cartoons for my daughter. Thankfully neither of them care about Disney, certainly not enough to subscribe to a dedicated streaming service. But don't worry -- when it doesn't work, they can just blame piracy.