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[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I'm always surprised by Netflix's numbers because I feel like I hardly find something to watch there between Stranger Things seasons

 

[BrianL]

I'm always surprised by Netflix's numbers because I feel like I hardly find something to watch there between Stranger Things seasons

And considering there's like 18 years between seasons, that's saying something!

 

[Cfabar1]

I'm always surprised by Netflix's numbers because I feel like I hardly find something to watch there between Stranger Things seasons

We lived in a rural community around 2018 or so and got rid of Netflix at that time. It didn't make sense.

It has never occurred to me to "resubscribe" since then. We now have many services - but I think the subscriber numbers are still very inflated as we aren't paying too many of them...

I was surprised Disney for example just "enhanced" their credit relationship with the Amex Preferred Cash Back card upping the reimbursement from $7 to $10 a month...

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

It has never occurred to me to "resubscribe" since then. We now have many services - but I think the subscriber numbers are still very inflated as we aren't paying too many of them...

I agree, the sub numbers might be pretty inflated across the board. My in-laws get Netflix "free" through their T-Mobile account, I wonder how much money Netflix gets from that.

We have Paramount+ included in Walmart+, which we don't actually use but have it just because it's free with the Amex Platinum... which is also how we get Disney+ bundle. I can't remember how we have Peacock but we're not paying for it. Apple TV will soon be a benefit of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card.

Still, they're making profits (except Peacock) so some people must be paying for them or they get enough kick back from the credit cards and programs that offer the services as membership perks.

 

[Brian Noble]

My ad-free D+/Hulu is comped by my Amex Platinum. That's not to say I am not paying for it---I am---but I would keep that card anyway, so fine.

 

[Cfabar1]

My ad-free D+/Hulu is comped by my Amex Platinum. That's not to say I am not paying for it---I am---but I would keep that card anyway, so fine.

that's my strategy.... plus Amex gives me Walmart+ which includes Paramount+.... and for 6 months out of the year Paramount+ with Showtime Ad-Free during Walmart+ deals week.

 

[Brian Noble]

Oh, I did not know that last bit.

 

[wabbott]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/espn-disney-plus-1236348174/

How ESPN Aims to Prop Up Disney+

Fueled by its massive array of rights deals, the brand (which launches Aug. 21) is being counted on to boost daily engagement with Disney's flagship streamer, reduce churn and draw sports fans to sign up.

by Caitlin Huston
August 19, 2025 - 1:36pm PDT

 

[HokieRaven5]

https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/app...-buys-mlb-tv-netflix-nabs-home-run-derby.html

Report: Apple drops MLB, NBC/Peacock in, ESPN to buy MLB.tv, Netflix nabs Home Run Derby​

 

[HokieRaven5]

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/wwe-premium-live-events-debut/

WWE® Premium Live Events to Debut on ESPN Platforms in the U.S. Beginning September 20 with First-Ever ‘Wrestlepalooza®’​

 

[wabbott]

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/di...orts-streaming-cable-cord-cutting-1236494645/

Aug 21, 2025 7:25am PT
by Brian Steinberg
Disney, Fox Hope New Sports Services Boost Streaming — but Don’t Hurt Cable

Disney and Fox say two new sports-heavy streaming services that debut Thursday aren’t meant to kill traditional TV. They might just do it anyway.

After keeping the bulk of their sports portfolios on cable, both Fox and Disney are setting them free. A broad ESPN streaming service and a new Fox One broadband offering aim to reach the tens of millions of “cord cutters” who don’t subscribe to cable or satellite and who still might want to watch ESPN’s NFL and NBA telecasts or studio shows, or Fox’s MLB games, Fox News programs or selections from the Fox broadcast network.

No matter the companies’ good intentions, there is a growing sense these new services will only encourage those who have yet to sever their connection to traditional TV to at least consider doing so. Fox One, for example, makes big games as well as Fox News programs — some of TV’s most-watched pieces of content — available live as they happen no matter whether the viewer uses a screen that is attached to TV set or a smartphone. ESPN putting everything from “Monday Night Football” to ACC match-ups online in an era when major cable carriers may not want to distribute every one of its many networks.

 

[HokieRaven5]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6567327/2025/08/21/mlb-espn-exclusive-out-of-market-digital/

MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources​

If the deal is signed, ESPN will have the full rights to in- and out-of-market games for five teams. The Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are the clubs under MLB control. Fans would likely need to subscribe to ESPN either directly or through an operator, and then, for an added price, they would be able to receive their local teams’ games.

 

[wabbott]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/disney-marvel-lucasfilm-gen-z-1236494681/

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:00am PDT

Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles

By Matt Donnelly

 

[wabbott]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/summer-box-office-2025-four-billion-1236349223/

The Summer Box Office Is Quickly Turning South
Early hopes that grosses could top $4 billion this season have fizzled as insiders bemoan a lack of tentpoles.

by Pamela McClintock
August 21, 2025 - 6:05am PDT

 

[Elijah Abrams]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/disney-marvel-lucasfilm-gen-z-1236494681/

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:00am PDT

Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles

By Matt Donnelly

Now that is one interesting article. Anyone have thoughts about it?

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Now that is one interesting article. Anyone have thoughts about it?

My youngest brother is in this 18-29 y/o demographic. The "video game-obsessed" and "loner" descriptors ring true for him! I think the only movie he saw in theaters this year was the Minecraft one. Not sure how you win over that demo

 

[fatmanatee]

In other news Apple TV just announced a 30 percent price increase.

 

[HokieRaven5]

My youngest brother is in this 18-29 y/o demographic. The "video game-obsessed" and "loner" descriptors ring true for him! I think the only movie he saw in theaters this year was the Minecraft one. Not sure how you win over that demo

Get the rights to a Fortnite movie from the company you have partial ownership in and make a memeable film. Quality need not apply (see Minecraft Movie)

 

[BrianL]

Get the rights to a Fortnite movie from the company you have partial ownership in and make a memeable film. Quality need not apply (see Minecraft Movie)

Or, you know, do that AND make it good. It could be done. Well, maybe....

 

[HokieRaven5]

Or, you know, do that AND make it good. It could be done. Well, maybe....

Yeah but when people turn out for bad movies to the tune of $900M+ worldwide, you don’t have to put THAT much effort into it.

Michael Bay almost made an art form of bad movies making a bunch with his run of Transformer films.

Just have to make a movie that captures the essence of the game, doesn’t matter how well put together a movie it is.