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  • #316
    Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

    It appears my Apple TV Generation 3 has finally hit the end of it's useful life. It did not get an update to allow it to access Disney+, and the Disney apps that were pre-loaded have stopped working.

    Looks like I need to put the newest Apple TV on my Christmas list.
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    • #317
      Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

      Getting a new Roku smart TV this week and cancelling my cable subscription. I have ESPN+, which shows some college hockey but mainly just ECAC games that I am only moderately interested in. My favorite team is Minnesota, but I also try to watch as much as I can of the other Big Ten teams. Is there any kind of package similar to ESPN+ that will get me access to Big Ten games? If not, I know I can pick up BTN and FSN North on either YouTubeTV or Hulu Live. But if I can avoid having a subscription to a full channel lineup that would be better.
      National championships won by Big Ten schools : 23 (Michigan 9, Wisconsin 6, Minnesota 5, Michigan State 3, Ohio State 0, Penn State 0, Notre Dame 0)
      National championships won by NCHC schools : 21 (North Dakota 8, Denver 8, MN-Duluth 3, Colorado College 2, St. Cloud State 0, Miami 0, NE-Omaha 0, Western Michigan 0)

      23 > 21

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      • #318
        Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

        If you get Hulu live or YoutubeTV you will get FSN and BTN so you should be all set.
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        • #319
          Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

          Disney+ will move up two of the Marvel shows to this year. Falcon and Winter Soldier is being released in August and WandaVision shortly thereafter. Season two of the Mandalorian will still be released in November. The seventh and final season of the Star Wars animated series Clone Wars drops in February.

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          • #320
            Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

            Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
            Disney+ will move up two of the Marvel shows to this year. Falcon and Winter Soldier is being released in August and WandaVision shortly thereafter. Season two of the Mandalorian will still be released in November. The seventh and final season of the Star Wars animated series Clone Wars drops in February.
            Disney+ also updating the app soon to correct the order of shows appearing within series to correspond to release-date order rather than file upload date. I've not paid close enough attention to this to take note of the correct order of any show I've watched. Outside of it being in the correct season, it's not like there's a continuity point for The Simpson's (Who Killed Mr. Burns notwithstanding).
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            • #321
              Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

              IgerCon 2020 is underway.

              Disney+ has over 30.7 million subscribers as of Monday.

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              • #322
                Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
                IgerCon 2020 is underway.

                Disney+ has over 30.7 million subscribers as of Monday.
                Dumb question: is that PAID subscribers, or profiles/users? A buddy gave me a profile on his account, so I'm not paying for it, but I am using it.
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                • #323
                  Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                  Originally posted by The Rube View Post
                  Dumb question: is that PAID subscribers, or profiles/users? A buddy gave me a profile on his account, so I'm not paying for it, but I am using it.
                  Paid subscribers.

                  Between Disney+, ESPN+ and the various Hulu brands and how much they report subscribers pay, I calculate that as of December 28 they were clearing $725 million. Each month.

                  Iger himself said the movie studio isn't going to have another year like this past year in the forseeable future. Given how quickly Disney+ is growing, plus the international rollout over the coming months, I fully expect streaming to be a much larger chunk of the profits than the movies, and even the ESPN and ABC money. It should be bigger than everything but resorts and parks, which still dwarf everything else in the Disney portfolio.

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                  • #324
                    Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                    Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
                    Paid subscribers.

                    Between Disney+, ESPN+ and the various Hulu brands and how much they report subscribers pay, I calculate that as of December 28 they were clearing $725 million. Each month.

                    Iger himself said the movie studio isn't going to have another year like this past year in the forseeable future. Given how quickly Disney+ is growing, plus the international rollout over the coming months, I fully expect streaming to be a much larger chunk of the profits than the movies, and even the ESPN and ABC money. It should be bigger than everything but resorts and parks, which still dwarf everything else in the Disney portfolio.
                    I can only imagine the number of users in general, then. Not households where you would expect 3-4 profiles, but overall in general.....
                    Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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                    • #325
                      Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                      Originally posted by The Rube View Post
                      I can only imagine the number of users in general, then. Not households where you would expect 3-4 profiles, but overall in general.....
                      They obviously don't advertise those numbers, but they do make it easy (for now) to share accounts. I think I am allowed five profiles and they tell you right up front they don't all have to be in the same residence. I offered to let my nephew have it but his dad said no. He has enough already to keep him occupied!

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                      • #326
                        Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                        Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
                        They obviously don't advertise those numbers, but they do make it easy (for now) to share accounts. I think I am allowed five profiles and they tell you right up front they don't all have to be in the same residence. I offered to let my nephew have it but his dad said no. He has enough already to keep him occupied!
                        My buddy was PIZZED I didn't have it, because Mandelorian, so he just gave me access so we could geek out about the show, and he knows I love the animated classics of Disney. I know an owner of a local brewery is also on his list for the same reasons. I lol'd when I saw that name pop up when I logged in.
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                        • #327
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                          My brother said it was illegal or against the rules to share it.

                          he’s a smart guy, a doctor, but he’s dumb sometimes. Like all of us. I tried to tell him it’s priced into their model and they not only expect it, but they explicitly allow it.
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                          • #328
                            Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                            Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                            My brother said it was illegal or against the rules to share it.

                            he’s a smart guy, a doctor, but he’s dumb sometimes. Like all of us. I tried to tell him it’s priced into their model and they not only expect it, but they explicitly allow it.
                            Some streaming services discourage it, but they know it's gonna happen.
                            Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                            Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                            • #329
                              Originally posted by The Rube View Post
                              Some streaming services discourage it, but they know it's gonna happen.
                              Disney has the technology to put a good stamp on it when it comes time, but for now they want the views so they can say "The Mandalorian is the most watched show ever" Not with "only" 30 million subscribers it's not. Not when Netflix has what? 110 million?

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                              • #330
                                Re: Cord cutting - what service to buy after the cable co goes away

                                Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
                                Disney has the technology to put a good stamp on it when it comes time, but for now they want the views so they can say "The Mandalorian is the most watched show ever" Not with "only" 30 million subscribers it's not. Not when Netflix has what? 110 million?
                                And given human nature, let's say there's a divorce, or whatever. Now access is needed by separate account? That person is hooked. Woohoo, another subscriber. All these streaming services need, is a base. Then, let social media/word of mouth do the work. And when your BFF's/SO's break up, that person is still "OMG need Hulu/HBO/Disney/etc!" Job done.
                                Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                                Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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