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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago

It wouldn't be a lie, it would just be accounting. And honestly I don't know the accounting practices around such large organizations.

Basically Disney+ charges Disney studios for Disney IP. Disney studios gets $3B let's say over x amount of time for the deal, and Disney+ spends that amount of money. Meaning Disney+ loses money, while the Disney portfolio as a whole breaks even on the trade. That's not even to mention the value there is bringing people into the Disney ecosystem, making it more likely to visit them parks and buy more merchandise.

I don't think it's fair to look at Disney+ in a vacuum to compare to other services.

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