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[RivShore]

Would love to have gas service. Electric pool heater just struggles on cooler nights in "winter".

I've been reluctant to even look into an electric pool heater because I assumed the utility cost would be crazy. Do you find it expensive to run during a central FL winter?

 

[Dis]

Disney may announce a return of its dividend at the August call, albeit at a much smaller rate. That should give the stock a boost.

 

[Dis]

I've been reluctant to even look into an electric pool heater because I assumed the utility cost would be crazy. Do you find it expensive to run during a central FL winter?

Cost of electricity with Florida Power and Light is about half of the cost of Ameren Illinois. The electric pool heaters are heat pumps and are very efficient. Our cost to operate is negligible The gas heater we have in Illinois is not very efficient and is quite costly to run in the Spring.

 

[RivShore]

Cost of electricity with Florida Power and Light is about half of the cost of Ameren Illinois. The electric pool heaters are heat pumps and are very efficient. Our cost to operate is negligible The gas heater we have in Illinois is not very efficient and is quite costly to run in the Spring.

Good to know. Thanks. And sorry for the thread drift everyone.

 

[OKW Lover]

Disney may announce a return of its dividend at the August call, albeit at a much smaller rate. That should give the stock a boost.

Proving once again that there is no logic in the stock market - DIS is down $1.50 today.

 

[jade1]

I've been reluctant to even look into an electric pool heater because I assumed the utility cost would be crazy. Do you find it expensive to run during a central FL winter?

Sorry to stray, our electric is a bit over $400 all year. AC now, pool heat and less AC in winter. Pretty big pool and 2400 sq ft house.

 

[RivShore]

Sorry to stray, our electric is a bit over $400 all year. AC now, pool heat and less AC in winter. Pretty big pool and 2400 sq ft house.

We are averaging about $275 a month with a similar size house. So does that mean the pool heater is adding $1,200+ per year? That's a lot, but our pool is on the small side so maybe it would be less.

 

[wabbott]

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/2c3f5647-735f-30d2-8cd4-a3e9a9c5b7b0/disney-paces-the-dow.html

Disney Paces The Dow
Paul Vigna
Wed, August 3, 2022 at 2:40 AM

The House of Mouse--and the Avengers and the Rebel Alliance for that matter--is the Dow’s best performer today. Shares of Walt Disney are up 4.5% at $109.40. On a percentage basis, it is the Dow’s best stock. At this rate, it would be Disney’s best day since March 8, 2021, when it rose 6.3%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It’s not exactly clear why Disney is having such a good day, beyond the fact that the rest of the market is doing well also,

 

[RivShore]

Good press followed by bad press...

https://nypost.com/2022/08/03/disney-world-prices-up-3871-in-50-years-more-than-wages-rent-and-gas/

ETA: the Post is busy with the Disney news today, I think I saw 3 separate articles on their home page. The mouse clicks for everyone...

 

[clarker99]

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/2c3f5647-735f-30d2-8cd4-a3e9a9c5b7b0/disney-paces-the-dow.html

Disney Paces The Dow
Paul Vigna
Wed, August 3, 2022 at 2:40 AM

The House of Mouse--and the Avengers and the Rebel Alliance for that matter--is the Dow’s best performer today. Shares of Walt Disney are up 4.5% at $109.40. On a percentage basis, it is the Dow’s best stock. At this rate, it would be Disney’s best day since March 8, 2021, when it rose 6.3%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It’s not exactly clear why Disney is having such a good day, beyond the fact that the rest of the market is doing well also,

DIS up 20% from its 52 week low.
SPY (S&P500 ETF) up 14% from its 52 week low.
Dow up 10.5% from 52 week low.
NAS up 20% from 52 week low.
AAPL up 28% from 52 week low.

Seems like the market is back on the upswing.

 

[OKW Lover]

Seems like the market is back on the upswing.

Sounds like a guarantee that it will drop tomorrow.

 

[wabbott]

If we "really knew" we would be enjoying La Dolce Vita aboard our 300' Feadship off the Almafi Coast planing our next trip to WDW. Or worrying about lunch. Or something.

" Hey, Coleman.
Yes.
What about lunch?
The lobster or the cracked crab?
What do you think?
Can't we have both?
Why not?
Dimitri.
Sir.
Lobster and cracked crab for everyone.
Extra prima good, Mr Coleman, sir."

 

[goneviral]

ETA: the Post is busy with the Disney news today, I think I saw 3 separate articles on their home page. The mouse clicks for everyone...

Attacking Disney is part of their business model. If you check Google News, they're running at least 10 of these a week.

 

[RivShore]

Attacking Disney is part of their business model. If you check Google News, they're running at least 10 of these a week.

Given your screen name, you should know!

 

[jade1]

Good press followed by bad press...

https://nypost.com/2022/08/03/disney-world-prices-up-3871-in-50-years-more-than-wages-rent-and-gas/

ETA: the Post is busy with the Disney news today, I think I saw 3 separate articles on their home page. The mouse clicks for everyone...

3,000 % oh my. I guess good for Disney though since guests are the ones that paid that.

OT we keep the pool close to 90 in the winter (not that you don't just saying) can't resist. Once Solar is basically free we will install that day.

 

[wabbott]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paramount-grows-43-million-subscribers-134710004.html

Paramount+ grows to 43 million subscribers as other streaming services fall short
Lauren Forristal
Thu, August 4, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Paramount Global reported this morning that its streaming service Paramount+ had a net add of 3.7 million subscribers to bring its global total to 43.3 million, up from 39.6 million last quarter. The total would have been 4.9 million subs if it had not been for the removal of 1.2 million Russian subscribers due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

CEO Bob Bakish has said that the company aims to reach 100 million Paramount+ subscribers by 2024. In the earnings call today, the company said it is “bullish about growth going forward.”

Across Paramount Global’s streaming services— Paramount +, Pluto TV, Showtime, Noggin, and BET+ -- the company nearly reached 64 million (63.7 million to be exact), up from more than 62.4 million as of the end of Q1 2022. This reflects a growth of 1.7 million. However, it would have been a growth of 5.2 million global streaming subscribers before the removal of 3.9 million subscribers in Russia.

Revenue grew 120% for Paramount+, as overall subscription revenue rose 74% year-over-year to $830 million.

The company said Pluto TV remains “the #1 free ad-supported streaming TV service in the U.S,” as it increased in global monthly active users to almost 70 million.

 

[clarker99]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paramount-grows-43-million-subscribers-134710004.html

Paramount+ grows to 43 million subscribers as other streaming services fall short
Lauren Forristal
Thu, August 4, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Paramount Global reported this morning that its streaming service Paramount+ had a net add of 3.7 million subscribers to bring its global total to 43.3 million, up from 39.6 million last quarter. The total would have been 4.9 million subs if it had not been for the removal of 1.2 million Russian subscribers due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

CEO Bob Bakish has said that the company aims to reach 100 million Paramount+ subscribers by 2024. In the earnings call today, the company said it is “bullish about growth going forward.”

Across Paramount Global’s streaming services— Paramount +, Pluto TV, Showtime, Noggin, and BET+ -- the company nearly reached 64 million (63.7 million to be exact), up from more than 62.4 million as of the end of Q1 2022. This reflects a growth of 1.7 million. However, it would have been a growth of 5.2 million global streaming subscribers before the removal of 3.9 million subscribers in Russia.

Revenue grew 120% for Paramount+, as overall subscription revenue rose 74% year-over-year to $830 million.

The company said Pluto TV remains “the #1 free ad-supported streaming TV service in the U.S,” as it increased in global monthly active users to almost 70 million.

Nothing about ARPU? Are they making any money or just giving it away to gain users?

Anyone else think we are headed toward almost 100% ad supported streaming services? The current models are not sustainable and the price increases needed to maintain ad-free content will price out a lot of people.

 

[Aluminum Falcon]

Nothing about ARPU? Are they making any money or just giving it away to gain users?

Anyone else think we are headed toward almost 100% ad supported streaming services? The current models are not sustainable and the price increases needed to maintain ad-free content will price out a lot of people.

So essentially cable haha, i could see that option being offered, but i don't think it will be the only option available.

 

[afan]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paramount-grows-43-million-subscribers-134710004.html

Paramount+ grows to 43 million subscribers as other streaming services fall short
Lauren Forristal
Thu, August 4, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Paramount Global reported this morning that its streaming service Paramount+ had a net add of 3.7 million subscribers to bring its global total to 43.3 million, up from 39.6 million last quarter. The total would have been 4.9 million subs if it had not been for the removal of 1.2 million Russian subscribers due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

CEO Bob Bakish has said that the company aims to reach 100 million Paramount+ subscribers by 2024. In the earnings call today, the company said it is “bullish about growth going forward.”

Across Paramount Global’s streaming services— Paramount +, Pluto TV, Showtime, Noggin, and BET+ -- the company nearly reached 64 million (63.7 million to be exact), up from more than 62.4 million as of the end of Q1 2022. This reflects a growth of 1.7 million. However, it would have been a growth of 5.2 million global streaming subscribers before the removal of 3.9 million subscribers in Russia.

Revenue grew 120% for Paramount+, as overall subscription revenue rose 74% year-over-year to $830 million.

The company said Pluto TV remains “the #1 free ad-supported streaming TV service in the U.S,” as it increased in global monthly active users to almost 70 million.

I wonder how many of those are paid. There's a code for a free month, every month, that you could use and never pay.

 

[RivShore]

So essentially cable haha, i could see that option being offered, but i don't think it will be the only option available.

I was just about to reply with the same! We will come full circle to a streaming version of cable faster than anyone expected