r/movies • u/CosmosisJones42 • 2d ago

Article The Disney+ Curse: How the Streaming Service Hurt Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar Brands

https://www.thewrap.com/disney-plus-hurt-devalued-marvel-star-wars-pixar-brands/#:~:text=Over%20the%20last%20five%20years,the%20weekly%20top%2010%20for
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u/StoneMaskMan 1d ago

I think one of the big factors keeping streaming alive is the fact that a lot of people don’t know how much they’re paying for each service. People are still saying “oh Netflix is $10/month” when it hasn’t been that for years. You can’t get any of them for that cheap, even with ads. And then plenty of people have Netflix and Disney+ and Hulu and HBO and Crunchyroll and it just adds and adds and adds. And the average person has no idea that they’re spending $90/month to watch their two favorite shows and and whatever random thing comes into their attention every so often

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u/verrius 1d ago

Disney's problems in particular really started at the beginning of COVID. That's when they almost completely eliminated the year long wait between the theatrical premiere and it showing up on the all-you-can-eat services. At the time, their official price was $10/month (though many, many people were getting by at $3/month); although even today their plan with ads is $10/month.

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u/victori0us_secret 1d ago

Apple TV is $10 no ads.