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17 pointsby bookofjoe9 miesięcy temu0 comments

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codepoet809 miesięcy temu

I still remember fondly when we paid for two, and only two streaming services. Netflix for movies and older TV shows, Hulu for current TV (usually only a day behind cable). It felt good -- using two definitions of that word. It felt good-as-in-right that I didn't have to pirate content anymore, because two reasonably priced services were worth the money, and it felt good-as-in-satisfying because everything we cared to watch was at our finger tips (we've never cared about sports.)

I know Disney is not solely to blame for the state of affairs, but all the services seem to be racing headlong back toward the cable model: subscribing to bundles of crap I don't want, just to watch a couple of things I do want.

They say piracy is not a pricing issue, its a user experience issue. I'd say we have both issues, and that if it hasn't already, piracy will win this particular race -- yet again.

paxys9 miesięcy temu

Shutting down the standalone Hulu app. The Hulu brand is expanding internationally, and Hulu content will be merged into the Disney+ app.

foogazi9 miesięcy temu

This just polutes the Disney brand IMHO

If I wanted Hulu in my Disney+ I'd just watch Hulu

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gffrd9 miesięcy temu

What a branding disaster.

Disney+ is the name of the app, within which there is Disney+ the _subscription service_ and Hulu, the _former_ app and current content platform/subscription service?

ChrisArchitect9 miesięcy temu

Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/hulu-global-brand-disney-pl...

ranger_danger9 miesięcy temu

> Hulu Becomes Global General Entertainment Brand

How does this equate to "Shutting Down Hulu"?

potato37328429 miesięcy temu

That's just what editors do these days. Gotta make the title the most outrageous possible thing to drive clicks and eyeballs and shares and whatnot.