Disney+ to launch ad-backed version in Canada this year, while raising price for other tiers

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 19 points 11 months ago

I'm not paying for ads. Fuck this.

Guess I'll go pirating again.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Aaaarrr

[+] cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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[-] Fogle@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

It already makes me mad that Prime video plays ads for their own shows before stuff I'm trying to watch. Plus they have straight up cable tv style subscriptions

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I get Prime Video "free" because I subscribe to Prime for the shipping benefits. But even free doesn't cut it if they are playing ads, promoting subscription services to other "channels" and are generally being annoying.

It's the same reason why I refuse to watch any of the "free" TV channels that come with my internet service provider or my smart TV. They couldn't pay me to sit through ads one after another. Life's too short for that nonsense.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Was the cheap Netflix-only model really sustainable tho?

Tbh seemed too cheap from a business perspective to last long

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

It's like reduflation but for entertainment.

[-] Sir_Osis_of_Liver@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

Free, cheap or otherwise, I'm not watching ads. The only streaming service I have is Prime, and that only because of the bundling with Amazon Prime for the shipping.

[-] Mrmcmisterson@slightlyawesome.ninja 10 points 11 months ago

Honestly, I miss the golden age of streaming. But now that it's gone and we are basically stuck with cable, I'm cancelling all my accounts, I cancelled Netflix last year, prime early this year. Never had crave, it was basically garbage since it was introduced.

[-] Prezhotnuts@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

The best part of crave now, is they are losing content to Paramount +. So yet another service you need to subscribe too. I think I am going to cancel them all as well. Then rotate through each one once a month.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Great idea, it would be nice if there was a place that knew what I liked to watch and could make recommendations across all services.

[-] Yepthatsme@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

Ill wait 12 months for a bunch of movies to come out and watch them all for $15 and cancel again. That sure as fuck isn’t profitable for them.

[-] LostWon@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've been planning to do that for Netflix. Cancelled a long time ago because I was getting sick of everything from successful series being inexplicably cancelled (turns out it was literally to get out of paying actors or writers their negotiated minimum wage!) to the continual loss of features with continual price increases. I have at least one show on there that I haven't seen two seasons of, and a few other things to catch up on. All in one month, then I'll drop it again.

[-] NathanielThomas@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

I got Disney free through some kind of shady Shaw deal I signed up for but the billisecond I see an ad it's gone.

[-] Otakat@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

Not sure if it's just a typo or a fun play on words, but just in case, a billionth of a second is is a nanosecond.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Ad-backed being otherwise free?

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

but it plans to offer a cheaper version supported by advertising in Canada starting in November.

Not free it seems.

[-] CoffeeBot@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Woo paying for ads! We’re back to cable.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Disney is raising the price of its streaming service Disney+ around the world, but it plans to offer a cheaper version supported by advertising in Canada starting in November.

Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged that the price hikes are intended to steer consumers toward cheaper ad-supported versions of these services, in order to keep them as customers.

Disney's announcement of new pricing plans for its streaming service comes as the company reported financial results showing it's losing customers and money in its legacy businesses.

Paul Verna, an analyst with Insider Intelligence, said in a note that its moves aren't likely to calm investors "anxious for clarity on the company's strategy for its streaming services and TV networks."

Higher sports programming production costs and lower revenue due to cord cutting dragged down the performance of its cable channels.

Iger, who returned in November to take over the CEO post from Bob Chapek, has worked over the past several months to turn around Disney's streaming business while making sure that the financial might of its theme parks doesn't waver.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

LOL. This kind of business model destroys business. Enjoy not getting any money from me, Disney+. 😘

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