i'm home for the weekend, my parents finally cut cable. they've got a roku now which my dad described as a "vessel for netflix". i like that. i like that my dad's blasting nu-metal from the other room (since when did that happen?). i don't like disney plus, but i'm not sure how much of that is because of disney, or because the proliferation of streaming services seems to be making things worse somehow i'm not sure whether i like netflix either but i watch more of it than i ever watched trad-tv which was basically just an engine for live sports since i stopped watching cartoon network "as server issues and security concerns plague launch day" could probably be appended to any given tech launch at this point as well eh I'd wanna see the stats on these newboy streaming services, honestly. Are they doing well? I haven't been keeping up with news because it exhausts me, but I'd love to see a breakdown on how making the market hecka more crowded has changed things since when Netflix was the only boi in town.
They had like 70 million sign-ups. Wall street got a stiffy. The thing nobody wants to talk about is this is basically the market setting the price to access for back-catalogue. Nobody's paying $7.99 a month for Man Delorean. They're paying $7.99 a month so they can sit their kids in front of DuckTales. Fortunately CBS is warming over Danger Mouse so I guess everything's equal, right? We're literally at "how much can they charge to stream the shit they used to throw into syndication" and I think they'll all find that cutting back on cable TV is hella harder than paring your streaming services down from four to three. I got certified in cable plant design backintheday which allows me to say with no hesitation that the majority of cable watched is ESPN and Disney. Now you need to pay for internet and Disney so that's great for everyone.