Streaming competitor Disney+ is looking to boost revenue with live sports tier

  • @bstix
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    29 months ago

    It’s not really price gouging. There’s no particular supply/demand crisis to take advantage of. There’s plenty of supply of streaming. Even free stuff enough for a lifetime, so it’s completely voluntary to throw this or that amount at some greedy company testing the price limits.

    • Flying Squid
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      -19 months ago

      The supply has been cut by the strikes. Viewers want new content, not old content.

      • danhakimiOP
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        29 months ago

        I honestly haven’t seen anybody complain that there’s nothing to watch, have you? Would you really say that people are in shock over the total lack of television available?

        I mean, in the past week or so, I’ve seen new episodes of Only Murders in the Building, Futurama, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Sex Education, Adventure Time, Archer, Tacoma FD, Star Trek Lower Decks, and Tacoma FD. That’s just the shows I’m tracking, I’m sure I missed something good. On Thursday, we’re getting new seasons of Loki and Our Flag Means Death. and HBO cancelled Winning Time mid-season because they really weren’t that desperate for a few extra episodes.

        Are subscriptions down? My friends don’t seem too upset about the “shocking lack of content” that seems to exist in your head.

        • Flying Squid
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          19 months ago

          I honestly haven’t seen anybody complain that there’s nothing to watch, have you?

          Now? No. Because they still have things they can release. When those run out, and they will relatively soon, they will be in trouble.

          • danhakimiOP
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            29 months ago

            They’ve been pacing themselves. They planned for the strike well before it started. It’s not going to dry up suddenly the day the actors get back to work.