Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 05-11-2018, 18:18   #4688
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Without exclusivity Sky will pay nowhere near what they currently do.

My point is that if Disney are going to go Direct to the Consumer is that with all it's content ie Fox , Disney Movies , Pixar , ABC TV Shows etc.

If so we could well see Disney content going from all pay TV platforms I suppose the only possibility would be a deal for the app to be included on the STB.

Movies could soon be as pricey as Sport , 3 or 4 subscriptions to see all the studios.

I know you predict this better app world but in my opinion it's going to be a costlier one.
On the other hand, if you drop the exclusivity, you get a lower price but you also have the option to make it available on more platforms. There are various ways Disney could play this, including making their streaming apps available on Sky and Virgin in place of the TV channels they are now on. It doesn't necessarily mean a higher price to be paid by the subscriber. It just means the scheduled channels depart and in their place we get a streaming service. Sky and Virgin would still have to pay Disney for the programmes, but these programmes would be made available in a different way.

It is true that Sky could demand that subscribers pay Disney directly and continue to charge the same for their channel bundles, but why would they do that? If the cost to Sky was about the same or lower, surely the Disney app would just be made part of existing channel packages. Wholesale deals like this must be good for the streamers because it guarantees a level of income, which should mean that they can reduce the price charged to Sky, Virgin and BT.
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