Re: Disney+ Streaming
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:15 pm
Did you opt-in to adult content for your account? There was a time a few months ago that required it and they'd otherwise assume you were a kid and anything PG+ would be blocked.
That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons bring us some web forums whereupon we can gather
https://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/
https://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96108
Any chance you are trying to search under a "kid" account?
Not quite the 'kid content' setting - but as Smoove said, it needed me to confirm that I wanted anything above TV-14.
Next up, Daredevil?Unagi wrote:My wife came home and upgraded my profile to 'big boy' - and now I can watch everything.
Thanks again.
Not sure if you followed my whole mental hiccup, but yeah this was to watch Daredevil.
Let’s start with the ironic major exception to all this time-shifting: The second season of Loki, which is set for October 6, and which will be staying right there, thank you very much.
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The second season of What If…? has now been moved back to December, after originally being set to come out much earlier in 2023.
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Over in live-action, Hawkeye spinoff Echo has gotten a similar delay, with the Alaqua Cox-starring show bounced from November 2023 to January 2024. Similary, Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha series—which has been billed under a number of alliterative subtitles, including House Of Harkness, Darkhold Diaries, and Coven Of Chaos—has been pushed all the way back to fall 2024.
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Finally—and for old nerds like ourselves, possibly most importantly—animated series X-Men ’97 has also been delayed, and won’t come out until early 2024.
But you referenced (maybe I misunderstood) the other thread talking about how all these streaming services are slamming the brakes on the subsidized content gravytrain, right? This is exactly in line with that.
But are they taking lessons from across town?
In another maneuver by the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros Discovery to kill movies, we hear on very good authority that Warner Bros will not be releasing the hybrid live-action/animated Coyote vs. Acme, with the conglom taking an estimated $30M write-down on the $70M production.
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This reps the third time that Zaslav’s Warner Bros has pulled the plug on a movie greenlighted by the previous Warner Media administration, the other two being the Max-destined Batgirl and the animated Scoob Holiday Haunt!
The difference here is that Coyote vs. Acme is a completed movie with very good test scores, 14 points above the family norm. We’re told that the cash-strapped Warners finds that it’s not worth the cost to release the film theatrically or to sell to other buyers (and there are parties who are interested for their own streaming services; we hear Amazon kicked the tires). After reporting a mixed third quarter, the best means for Warners money is a tax write-off. At one point, Coyote vs. Acme was dated for theatrical release on July 21, 2023, before getting pulled
There could be another factor - between reduced production and multiple strikes slowing things down, they may be trying to space their current content out more. New releases bring in subscribers, so they want to keep them regular.Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:27 am It was my impression (and maybe it's wrong) that new content is going to suffer. Stuff that is already created and/or has contractual parameters shouldn't be impacted - until the contracts/terms run out. Again, with the news (back in September) that Disney+ was hemorrhaging subscribers, the idea that they would take content that was going to presumably keep people around and think they can drag them through 2024 with steady drips seems...strange.
Yeah, but becaof the strikes everything is getting pushed back which means a much bigger gap between releases do I'd think that they would want to keep subscribers by having new content now.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:39 pmThere could be another factor - between reduced production and multiple strikes slowing things down, they may be trying to space their current content out more. New releases bring in subscribers, so they want to keep them regular.Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:27 am It was my impression (and maybe it's wrong) that new content is going to suffer. Stuff that is already created and/or has contractual parameters shouldn't be impacted - until the contracts/terms run out. Again, with the news (back in September) that Disney+ was hemorrhaging subscribers, the idea that they would take content that was going to presumably keep people around and think they can drag them through 2024 with steady drips seems...strange.
According to that piece I linked to (not sure if in this thread or another) everyone is kind of scapegoating WBD on this, but they are all doing it now. He was the first, and most prominent, and kind of vilified in the media for his moves, but the others studios/services saw the results and kind of followed his lead. Killing off shows, even if successful, taking write-offs, and mostly avoiding residuals (which means pulling shows quickly, as the fees are front-loaded - higher soon after release, then slowly get reduced over time)Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:45 pm Yeah, I was thinking about that too, but I wasn't sure Disney was in the same financial position as WB - where their CEO is actively using these types of decisions as financial write-offs. You'd think that Cena movie would be a slam dunk, but I guess it's wort more as a loss...somehow.
...and I just "accidentally" signed up for another year of Disney+.
In a call to analysts, Iger revealed that beginning in December, the new service will be beta-tested as a combined app with Hulu, with both apps to be permanently replaced in March of 2024 (per Deadline). According to him, parents will need to be prepared for this because the Hulu catalog is basically full of programming not intended for children, unlike the deliberately family-friendly original app.
Bob Iger said, “We are basically putting it in beta so that we can prepare parents, largely, to basically implement parental controls, because you’ll be able to access Hulu programming on the same app.”
That's more or less what we already have for Disney+ in Canada. The non-Disney stuff, like the Fox catalog, is branded as Star within the Disney+ service.Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:30 pm Disney CEO Reveals Disney+ as We Know It Will Shut Down in December, Tells Parents to “Prepare”
In a call to analysts, Iger revealed that beginning in December, the new service will be beta-tested as a combined app with Hulu, with both apps to be permanently replaced in March of 2024 (per Deadline). According to him, parents will need to be prepared for this because the Hulu catalog is basically full of programming not intended for children, unlike the deliberately family-friendly original app.
Bob Iger said, “We are basically putting it in beta so that we can prepare parents, largely, to basically implement parental controls, because you’ll be able to access Hulu programming on the same app.”
Amazon Prime Video is already there. They have subscription channels and packages that mirror what is available on cable.
This would be good IF they don't go and add commercials to Disney+ shows and movies like they do on Hulu.Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:30 pm Disney CEO Reveals Disney+ as We Know It Will Shut Down in December, Tells Parents to “Prepare”
In a call to analysts, Iger revealed that beginning in December, the new service will be beta-tested as a combined app with Hulu, with both apps to be permanently replaced in March of 2024 (per Deadline). According to him, parents will need to be prepared for this because the Hulu catalog is basically full of programming not intended for children, unlike the deliberately family-friendly original app.
Bob Iger said, “We are basically putting it in beta so that we can prepare parents, largely, to basically implement parental controls, because you’ll be able to access Hulu programming on the same app.”
You're funny. Of course that's what they will do.Scraper wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:49 amThis would be good IF they don't go and add commercials to Disney+ shows and movies like they do on Hulu.Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:30 pm Disney CEO Reveals Disney+ as We Know It Will Shut Down in December, Tells Parents to “Prepare”
In a call to analysts, Iger revealed that beginning in December, the new service will be beta-tested as a combined app with Hulu, with both apps to be permanently replaced in March of 2024 (per Deadline). According to him, parents will need to be prepared for this because the Hulu catalog is basically full of programming not intended for children, unlike the deliberately family-friendly original app.
Bob Iger said, “We are basically putting it in beta so that we can prepare parents, largely, to basically implement parental controls, because you’ll be able to access Hulu programming on the same app.”
I currently have the Disney+ with ESPN+ and Hulu all in a bundle. On this I don't get commercials on Disney + but I do get them on Hulu. Even Hulu's movies have frequent commercial breaks, it can get annoying. I prefer the Paramount + model where they show commercials at the beginning of movies and then after that there aren't any commercials.hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:39 am They only add commercials if you pay for the lower tiers on Hulu. I'm assuming that if you pay for the higher tier for the bundled service when it releases, it will still be the same.
Honestly, I think this is where things are going to go for most of these services. They're going to continue to combine until there are only a few large, bundled services. I think the a la carte days are going to disappear...at least at the level we currently have.