Disney dumps Netflix

[Newsfeed]

Disney dumps Netflix

Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger is ready to embrace the cord cutter.

Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, outlined plans Tuesday to sell some of its premiere content directly to consumers online starting next year. It’ll offer live sports and animated films including “Toy Story 4,” sidestepping partners from Netflix Inc. to pay-TV providers like Comcast Corp. and DirecTV.

 

[Newsfeed]

ESPN to launch online streaming service

Starting next year, an ESPN online service, which the company had said was in the works, will feature 10,000 live events a year, including Major League Baseball, hockey, soccer and tennis, as well as college sports.

 

[bwana]

To address the concerns of pay-TV services, Iger said on a call with investors that none of the programming currently on ESPN would be on the online service.

Thank goodness. Currently ESPN provides me with all the sport I need, which admittedly isn't much, including super rugby and a decent amount of international cricket.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Does this mean the MCU will not be on Netflix?

 

[ThinkCentre]

It seems that everyone is trying to start a streaming business! Well it will in the end cause you to have hundreds of providers of TV and movie entertainment!

 

[Ninja'd]

Does this mean the MCU will not be on Netflix?

If not co-funded by Netflix they'd take those shows along with them.

 

[Ninja'd]

It seems that everyone is trying to start a streaming business! Well it will in the end cause you to have hundreds of providers of TV and movie entertainment!

Which should be a good thing. Look what happened here. Multichoice got a monopoly on things.

 

[Creag]

How does an image of rugby with Springboks end up in the ESPN article?

 

[backstreetboy]

Which should be a good thing. Look what happened here. Multichoice got a monopoly on things.

Doubt Netflix will keep rising their costs. It should be like music services in that you can take your money elsewhere and the catalogue will relatively be the same. Now you'll need 2-3 services and Itunes/Google play Movies adding to your cost.

 

[crackersa]

How does an image of rugby with Springboks end up in the ESPN article?

maybe cause ESPN plays their games....and wait for it...LIVE

 

[bwana]

How does an image of rugby with Springboks end up in the ESPN article?

I don't see that in the article?

 

[Lupus]

Which should be a good thing. Look what happened here. Multichoice got a monopoly on things.

Uhmm no. Because you'd have to pay different suppliers if you want different shows making it more costly. Only way to save costs is that at least you can pick and choose when you subscribe.