So Disney is no longer making family oriented content? Please elaborate as I was unaware…
Ok well for one thing they try to modernize classics and it is not working, one example there is a new Snow White live action movie coming out, they don't have the 7 dwarfs they are normal size people called bandits, then this Rachel Zegler who is playing the title role, basically said she hates what Disney has stood for, called the original animated classic made in 1937 a joke and that Prince Charming was a stalker! This movie won't have a Prince, but shows a young woman that does not need a man etc. There is nothing wrong with a strong female role, but they should not be destroying the foundations the company was built on. If you want some good examples, look on youtube for Ryan Kinel, I think his channel is called RK Outpost, he has tons of videos about what Disney is doing to themselves.
With any movie, there's a suspension of disbelief that goes along with viewing it regardless if it's a new story or a classic. If someone decides to do a spin on a classic tale, you as a consumer can choose to watch it or not, If you don't like it, simply don't view it. Problem solved, no?
The point is their new versions of the classics are not performing well financially for Disney whatsoever.
Yeah and are you all shareholders in the business, because otherwise, who cares? I don’t get why a production company’s choices about what movies they make would matter to some people. There are plenty of studios and tv networks that make content that doesn’t resonate with the viewers, yet I don’t see the uproar when those outlets make a movie or show that doesn’t do well. So like I said, it’s a very odd dynamic.
Ok…let’s try this. Disney’s financial performance is awful. One of the things they’re doing is trying to push exorbitant cost increases to cable carriers for their stuff - which was the point of the original thread. And yes, I was a shareholder, luckily got out at a good time.
Again why do you care if you have zero stake in the company? Even if you did own their stock, you can sell it if you dislike the decisions they are making, like you did. So problem solved for you, no? With that being said, I don’t see the issue if they decide to make a movie you don’t like. Which is what I said all along about it being an odd dynamic.
Well I care about this specific Issue because I have charter for cable and now do not get multiple channels because they don’t want to pay fair prices for content But my issue isn’t with Disney because this is a regular happening with charter fighting with content providers over what they’re willing to pay. If it was Disney and they were doing it with all cable providers then I’d have an issue with them, but it’s not. It’s charter.
Nah. Looking at the track record, this is a regular occurrence with only one of the two parties involved. I get fully why you’re trying to put it on Disney though and it’s weak, dude. Like really weak.
You have no idea what you’re talking about. If you followed ESPN’s issues and them pushing higher carriage fees everywhere along with Disney’s recent issues and what they’re doing you might have a leg to stand on.
Again, that’s fine. But when those changes result in dramatically underperforming results from a financial perspective, and then subsequent other financial moves occur (as we’re talking about), is it not fair to question the decisions that led to poor financial results?
Again, Charter has a history of fighting with content providers over carriage fees. As a long time Spectrum customer, I've seen multiple channels lost both temporarily and forever now. ESPN is pretty standard in that they get one of the highest fees from cable providers because it's one of the most in demand outlets. It's the price they have to pay if they want to have their users happy.Disney Jacks Up Prices For Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu and Hulu with Live TV | Cord Cutters News
Disney is raising the rates for the ad-free versions of its Disney+ and Hulu streaming services, while keeping the ad bundles intact.cordcuttersnews.com
“In total, Disney posted a fiscal third-quarter net loss of $460 million, or 25 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $1.41 billion, or 77 cents a share. Revenue rose to $22.3 billion vs. $21.5 billion a year ago. Excluding one-time items, per-share earnings were $1.03 a share.”
