How Netflix Lost Its Edge To Disney+

[@unfilteredwithmatt7458]

Netflix has become a graveyard of unfinished shows with no end in sight.

[@esmolol4091]

Disney does the same, just worse and less original.

[@senpaiwaifu9885]

@@esmolol4091 Opinion dear, disney+ are way more affordable than netflix. Disney+ got yearly subscription on the other hand netflix charges monthly with packages that does not make any sense. Disney+ give you 4k in all packages and netflix give you 1 packages in 4k at a very high price per month. 4k compression are better on Disney+ than netflix.Well for me Disney+ is slowly taking the throne.

[@esmolol4091]

@@senpaiwaifu9885 If you like forced inclusion and lgbtq+ in all series, all power to you

[@dom1abc1mbc]

and pushed woke agendas

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

@@esmolol4091 I mean anime are full of lgbt stuff, people don't have a problem with that 😂

[@Bomi24]

The only thing I dislike about Netflix is that they don't give a lot of their originals time to grow... Not every show can blow up immediately like Stranger Things or Squid games. Stop cancelling shows after one season.

[@mra.prasetio]

Agree to that, art is art. You can't cancel art just because a bunch of people don't like it. Even they weren't forced to watch it, still huh.

[@Metacognition88]

Not only having one season but only have like 6 episodes in a season. It's so limiting and frustrating.

[@Bat_Boy]

I still haven’t finished Stranger Things. I got bored. Too many dumb movies, I dropped Netflix.

[@FeScully]

I think the binge format has something to do with that. People watch in different rhythms, hard to find someone who is in the same episode as you. If you wait too much, there’s already something else to watch. And you have to choose between watching something your friends have already watched or save it for later and watch the new thing. This way shows don’t have time to build momentum.

[@sebastianpenales2861]

RIP Mindhunter

[@Founders4]

Netflix broke the cardinal rule, never remind your customers you’re a subscription service. Frequent price hikes, subscription sharing crackdowns, and the addition of an ad supported tier. Keep your customers coming back, don’t scare them off to find their content elsewhere.

[@kenb6418]

Their mistake was not buying up as much content as they could while they were swimming in money. Instead they let Disney buy up that content, like FOX, or AT&T that bought up Time/Warner. Content is king... the more you have of it... the more customers you will have.

[@ShaferHart]

@@kenb6418 they never had that much money to begin with so they couldn't have bought all that content outright. Just googled how much they paid for leasing Friends for a couple of years. Content owners might've been slow to figure out streaming but they are not stupid.

[@Erick-ev5zt]

Well said. especially the password sharing thing. Netflix became paranoid and started policing sharing of passwords. It was a huge turn-off!

[@ivand0007]

Sthu

[@zarimc]

I truly think Netflix trying to crack down on password sharing and make subscribers pay more is going to backfire.

[@reheyesd8666]

They only care about what the shareholder wants, this is the issue with public companies. Its to make the shareholders feel like the top line will grow

[@bonkdotioimealol]

Just limiting devices watching is tough. My parents use my 2-device account, so i can only watch at my free time

[@Gadavillers-Panoir]

Yes, where i live; login sharing is a common practice and the cost of the subscription is divided amongst the sharers. But if one person is forced to pay the entire amount, it quickly becomes unaffordable and so everyone will stop watching.

[@Gadavillers-Panoir]

@@P.90.603 yup the account holder pays the full amount each month and the rest of us pay the account holder our share of the cost.

[@Gadavillers-Panoir]

@@P.90.603 what in the world? no idea what you are talking about bruh 🤔🙄

[@MRLONG758]

Netflix needs to focus on quality over quantity, release shows weekly to build a buzz and maybe don't cancel a popular show after 3 seasons because it's not bringing in new subscribers.

[@boomboominroom]

I came comment this. 85% of their original content is garbage. Focus on quality!

[@raylopez99]

@@boomboominroom Quantity is quality. For lots of young people. See my top post comment somewhere in the comments, though as an old fart I agree with you.

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

Agree! Netflix only need to use a portion of its $17 billion annual content budget to produce big-budget movies or tv series to keep its subscribers. Assuming a budget of $100 to $200 million each, Netflix can easily produce one big-budget production every month. The remaining money can be used to buy third-parties content and mass-produce the other nonsense.

[@ayushbachan6113]

Please, the fact they release it all at once shows how much they value their subscribers, rather than every week to increase subscibers.

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

Nah, negas don't not like to wait. Give me the whole season not per episode

[@icomefromcanadia2783]

Netflix has continuously raised prices while simultaneously losing content, shifting away from the binge model, (one of the defining differences over cable,) and infamously cancelling new IPs with insane speed and frequency. Of course they're losing subs! Streaming being binge-able, and consolidated into 1 or 2 sources for an affordable price was the main thing getting ppl to stop pirating. Now companies are showing too much greed and have fractured the streaming landscape and charging silly amounts, (and thinking it acceptable to constantly raise prices). Who can afford to actually subscribe to all of these? So congrats, instead of having everyone subscribed to 1 or 2 and sharing the profits every month, ..now you just get someone subbed for a couple months, then cancel and switch to another, and cycle through as they watch things, ..or they just password share or pirate. Focus on customers and profits will follow. Focus on profit and customers will leave.

[@ZoneSkye]

I will say for the decision of whether or not to use the binge model, it depends on how the title in question might be released elsewhere. Anime fans in the US use the term “Netflix jail” for exclusive titles that are being aired week-to-week on TV in Japan or even on Netflix there (or other regions that aren’t the US), but are being withheld from US audiences until some time after the show/season has finished so it could be released in one bingeable drop. They failed to take into account the expectations of anime audiences stateside for how week-to-week releases are handled by competitors like Crunchyroll that release episodes hours after they air in Japan, and were largely clowned on by such fanbases. Though nowadays, titles like the recently released Cyberpunk Edgerunners have successfully implemented the binge model because it was released in all regions in that format. So, the lesson for Netflix here is that, especially for international titles, they should adjust their release format to be consistent across all regions. If a title is being released week-to-week in its originating country, don’t make some segments of the world to wait to be able to binge, killing discussions or otherwise losing audiences to pirated sources in the meantime. And likewise, if a show is dropped all at once, then it definitely should stay that way across all regions.

[@RealNath]

The shift from binge model is a miscomprehension. IIRC someone (I forgot who he is) said "should (shift away)" (or something like that) but someone mistook it as "is (shifting away)"

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

Netflix is actually decreasing prices in india

[@TrueFaith94]

Time to pirate again

[@matthewoates]

They cancel shows if they're not getting the figures they wanted, and the move away from binge watching is to keep people subscribing week on week and to increase the water cooler chat around them. Content is key, and aside from a few great originals Netflix has, Disney is making more high quality original programming and not filling their homepage full of older or cheap reality shows and throwaway comedies.

[@mashondaknight9132]

Netflix is losing because they're constantly raising prices and they're prematurely canceling shows that were actually good it's sad but true.

[@carloconopio6513]

You can blame them because if the show is not profitable how can Netflix continue the tv series. Its ok if the artist director etc of that show accept lower salary because there tv series didnt hit.

[@pb.j.1753]

@@carloconopio6513 FX' The Americans was not a ratings hit from the beginning. It did not get called the best drama on TV until Season 3. FX held on to the critical acclaim and the quality they delivered. Netflix does not believe in its own content to be successful in the long run. They are fast-paced and it is backfiring.

[@hunk0075]

The obvious winners here are the internet providers. No internet no streaming.

[@brysonhahn8736]

in the late 00's through the 10's many of us cut cable, in exchange for netflix. in '22 all the content that was on cable is spread across a dozen streaming services, to keep up with it all, one may need to spend as much as they did on cable maybe even more. i feel like we got screwed here.

[@farirn642]

true but to survive, companies are going to bundle like Hulu and Disney plus then it will be back to cable-esque services. That's my prediction.

[@williamjoyner2306]

@@farirn642 Those are only bundled because Disney owns Hulu.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

A dozen bro? You just need the big 3, maybe 4 if you add Hulu to your Disney to get the network shows.

[@JJs_playground]

In a way ya we did get a little screwed BUT we gained the ability to "churn" between different streaming services. Something the old cable model didn't allow you to do. Now i can watch Netflix for a few months, stop that and go to Disney+ stop that and go to another streaming service.

[@jennifertarin4707]

@@TheQuickyouknow you can no longer watch shows like Chicago Fire on Hulu without paying for their live option.

[@hardchooligan]

Netflix made 2 giant fatal blunders. Cracking down on passwords and canceling their own successful shows

[@santiagoserrano1964]

I think is unfair, since Netflix has a much broader variety compared to Disney, i am considering closing my Disney account.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

Facts, Disney is only for kids and Marvel or Star Wars fans. No Stranger Things, The Witcher, Ozark, The Crown, etc.

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

@@TheQuickyouknow how many times you will see stranger things and witcher? Once you are done watching it has zero value.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

@@praneethjayasimha5943 I've rewatched season 1 of the witcher 3 times, and season 2 twice. And there's a Witcher prequel coming out in December. I don't see how it has no value. Not to mention watching The Last Kingdom and the new Vikings show which scratches a similar itch. Either way, that's besides the point. Point is diversity of content, not rewatch value.

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

@@TheQuickyouknow sorry dude many people have only 24 hrs a day, they dont have time to rewatch. Lucky you have 40 hrs

[@TheQuickyouknow]

@@praneethjayasimha5943 That's a pretty weak answer. Besides the fact that you assumed people watch entire seasons in a day, by your logic no content has value after you've seen it. Meaning only new content has value. By your own logic Netflix is the best because it releases the most shows every year. Disney Plus is useless because I've already seen the Marvel movies in theaters. I'd never want to watch Infinite War again 🤡

[@olpkol]

"Sorry, Disney+ is not available in your region."

[@mannymac82]

I think cracking down on password sharing will backfire. It will cause them to lose more customers than what they will possibly gain. So far their roll out of it has been a complete failure. People are either ignoring it canceling their subscription

[@noneyourbusiness2994]

The reason we have left is because the price went up and the content went down

[@Bat_Boy]

The quality of the content went down. Yes. I agree. Great point.

[@aswinJagannadhan]

Netflix is now battling against a bundled system. This companies like amazon, disney, hulu (not including the bundled products they give from their other products) already provide sports, news, movies(which are also released in theaters), discovery/national geographic and all the remaining varied entertainment stuffs. They either have to ramp up with extravagant spending to cover all these or become a subsidiary of some big company

[@witness1013]

Wow, more choices mean a divided market ? Who knew. You guys see such geniuses! 🤓

[@Basumatary96]

For low income countries the issue is the pricing of Netflix. Disney+ and Amazon are available for just over $18 for a year, while for Netflix it's around $95 for a year. The vast majority of people cannot afford to pay such a large sum.

[@くんヴィッツ]

Sometimes they can, but they don’t feel it worth it

[@asheelu]

I have them all but mostly watch Netflix .

[@erissroc]

This aged well!!! Disney failing way harder than any other large media orgs.

[@dominiquetheeasyminimalist]

Do you know that they had around 600-700k subscribers in Russia? When the war with Ukraine started, Netflix got out of Russia, explaining a huge share of the subscription loss 🤷‍♀️. Obviously there’s now competition, but they’re still #1

[@notyourboi01]

Quality over quantity is Netflix's biggest fear.

[@mack-uv6gn]

The pandemic push forward a lot of growth for streaming and now it’s slowing. Easy to figure out because there’s only so many subscribers to go around.

[@kenb6418]

Disney did what Netflix should have done. People went to Netflix because they were the only game in town. In order to stay that way, they should have bought FOX, Marvel, Time/Warner, etc. Instead, the competition bought up all that content, leaving Netflix with just Netflix. That is why Disney+/HULU will surpass Netflix eventually, while Paramount and Discover and all other competitors continue to siphon off viewers as well.

[@shawnevans26]

The one thing Disney Plus has going for them. They can slowing keep adding FOX show and movies to the service, and FOX has a lot of content. I also believe in a few years they will add a HULU tab to Disney plus like they did with Stars.

[@shawnevans26]

People forget they have National Geographic. There is so much potential with this.

[@peathgang]

doubt the hulu tab. there a better chance of them working for amazon

[@tsukuneboy]

It happened in any other part of the world except NA......we from other countries enjoy hulu's content from Disney+ without any additional price

[@desireuys2794]

Yes, I also tend to think back on the good old days. I am sure there is a lot of people to satisfy but do research on what was really popular. Please dont stop a good show. I am so thrilled with something new and then after the first season it is gone.

[@harpergrace5846]

If you only got Netflix once every 6 months you could catch up on everything and it wouldn’t take long

[@FLAC2023]

If....

[@dominiquetheeasyminimalist]

The same goes for all services 🤷‍♀️

[@harpergrace5846]

@@dominiquetheeasyminimalist not really Netflix seems to add a lot less every month they also took off a lot of good shows

[@jeretso]

@@dominiquetheeasyminimalist You can't pause Disney+ annual subscription.

[@JJs_playground]

@@jeretso do monthly subscription.

[@evan448]

92 percent of their content was licenced and investors didn't see the problem. They were selling something they fundamentally didn't own

[@grittymadethebeat]

I was one of the 1million people who unsubscribed when they started talking about cracking down on sharing passwords.

[@ipredictariot6371]

But how are you going to get Netflix now? I mean it’s still quite cheap.

[@richardm7713]

@@ipredictariot6371 the amount of good new shows is so limited you can download them all.

[@ipredictariot6371]

@@richardm7713 I guess some more hyperactive tv viewers might prefer downloading

[@grittymadethebeat]

I get hbo max & paramount plus free. And then theres free sites to watch everything else

[@iamjohnporter67]

6:55 right there is where the problems start. These companies wanted to launch their own streaming service, but then because its on their own service you have to still pay a monthly subscription just to watch their content. So like for example if you wanted to watch any Disney Movie, you cannot do that because all of it is on Disney Plus. You will never find any Disney content on Netflix and you still have to keep paying money just to see your shows but they are on different services. It causes nothing but problems and having to spend more money.

[@southrichmondtofl]

Getting back to paying as much as cable, now they're adding advertising and eventually it'll cost as much as cable with less choice. Like Uber, used to be cheap and easy, now it's as much as a taxis and the taxis are gone. Amazon has taken Thursday night football from NFL network now which was a power move to take from cable providers and strengthen their streaming service. But to your point, it's a chess match to bleed to money out of you.

[@hughle9913]

Ironic how it was better when Netflix was a monopoly

[@DeadAir21]

But it doesn’t have to be more expensive because you can come and go as you please with streaming. No contracts

[@marcwelby1836]

@@DeadAir21 …for now…

[@jeretso]

@@DeadAir21 You can get a contract with D+ annual subscription and save some money but you are locked in.

[@bertoman1990]

Netflix needs a new librarian

[@gustav_jamini]

lmao yes

[@roudyman777]

I think the best way for Netflix to go about this would be to tell the original account holder (the one paying the monthly bill) "hey, we know you are sharing this account with 4 other people and that's fine, you will still have uninterrupted access to Netflix, but those you are sharing the password with will get ads during their viewing". That way, those getting the free password will have to deal with ads, but at least they are still getting Netflix for free while the one paying the bill still gets to enjoy Netflix without any ads.

[@manimnaHusna]

Good idea

[@robertagren9360]

The one who share is the one who pay so if they share they all get ads, If you don't punish the lawbreaker they will continue.

[@sillerbarly4927]

@@robertagren9360 you are away they supported password sharing early on. How can someone be a lawbreaker if they did what the company said they can do

[@robertagren9360]

@@sillerbarly4927 Out of context with the topic.

[@denverlambino6738]

Some people share their password but not for free so they're also paying the account holder.

[@adzizi]

Disney+ has better price. Here they offer like $11 per month, compared to Netflix around $18 per month.

[@MrSiraque]

Netflix won’t die, it just won’t grow, And that’s okay. It’s already huge.

[@MrSiraque]

Let another competitor enter the space and bring down prices.

[@theparamountparamount913]

I have tried HBO Max, Apple TV and another streaming platform, I stil went back to Netflix because it has more shows and contents to watch. Apple TV for example, has great shows but it's under develop. Most of my favorite films/movies were Netflix Originals, that's why there's always this feeling of attachment and nostalgia every time. They should stop their idiotic idea of sharing crackdown because it will be the final nail to the coffin.

[@Sodainspace]

I think Netflix is focusing too much on the account sharing and VpN which is excluding a lot of users, what made Netflix so widespread is accessibility, now they r killing that off. instead they should focus on making high quality content. Most of their new content is low quality

[@thebookkeeper0851]

Despite Netflix not doing well, I think that one thing that Netflix does well is offering international films, though they are offered by Amazon and other Streaming services, no one offers international films like Netflix.

[@angelmegatraveler]

So true! Especially Netflix has been in recent years investing heavily on original contents in Asia particular Korean dramas, Chinese dramas, Japanese dramas etc. I've believe if they didn't have international films/tv shows, Netflix would probably not last long enough competing against Disney and HBO. Those international offerings is what keeping Netflix alive!

[@iihithereii]

@@angelmegatraveler That's one of the big reasons why I stay devoted to Netflix, for k and c dramas..

[@justsamoo3480]

I mean they’re even making international content themselves: The Crown, La Casa De Papel, Squid Game, Young Royals etc.

[@brianvieira157]

Are we just gonna pretend the pandemic isn't the reason they did so well the past 2 years? No one okay

[@robertagren9360]

No it wasn't because if we look at chart on the market there's lots of companies who have a similar story. Netflix isn't making computers but they still have a similar history. We could say that computer chips are used for television but we're not throwing out the tv every year. amazon, apple, microsoft. They all share telecom costs. The stream service is internet and the internet costs spiked. Even Google who own KZbin is losing money every month.

[@jennifertarin4707]

I now watch more Netflix than Hulu because Hulu took away the right to watch NBC programming the day after it was aired. I now will have to add yet ANOTHER streaming service just to watch the programming that I've been able to watch for years. It is to the point that streaming services cost as much as cable. Netflix has some great original content, but some of their movies are getting to be as bad as Hallmark- the same boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, something happens to break them up, they get back together and live happily ever after.

[@slomuzikaofficial]

Both Netflix and Disney+ should rethink their strategy in non-English speaking countries. In Slovenia, they do not offer subtitles in Slovenian language. Disney+ had subtitles and dubbing when movies were in the cinema, but online, only English. So it is useless for families with young children.

[@TheBooban]

Your Slovenian kids should learn English.

[@slomuzikaofficial]

@@TheBooban They do. Most Slovenian kids speak at least two foreign languages. But that is not an excuse for Netflix and Disney+ to ignore languages that their users use.

[@slomuzikaofficial]

@@P.90.603 I am talking about the language of the service (website) and subtitles. Apple TV has Slovenian subtitles. BTW, this week they are filming Our man from Jersey in Slovenia (with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in main roles).

[@timigs]

D+ is good but very limited to Marvel and Starwars franchises made for kids, Netflix provides more diverse content.

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

With a content budget of $17 billion per year, Netflix is really doing a bad job with their original content... Assuming 70% of the budget is spent on buying content from third-parties, Netflix still has over $5 billion to spend on its original content. That's equivalent to 25 to 50 big-budget movies or tv series (if each is given $100 to $200 million budget).

[@kimberlycrichton2932]

I am grateful to Netflix for showing TV series & movies beyond those made in America & England. I discovered Danish, Korean, French, Chinese, Mexican, Taiwanese, and Spanish series & movies. HBO and Disney don't show anything I want to watch.

[@jensenraylight8011]

What people forgot is that Netflix is a native Tech companies, unlike a traditional media company like Disney. meaning that Netflix could utilize the Network effect, they could create a new Tech product like game, ebook. and change the landscape of the competition real fast. they could solve any major Tech problem like signal processing, video encoding, AI, etc and make the product out of it. that's the thing that Disney didn't have advantage of. Disney could only Copy the Tech, but they aren't gonna make anything new from scratch.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

The thing that was great about Netflix was the fact that it was a one stop shop. I'm sorry to say so, but the multiplication of streaming providers has really diminished the value of what is being offered. Theses new services are coming into the market with a much smaller offering and seem to think that they can command the same price that Netflix has for years.

[@melissawickersham9912]

That’s true. Netflix was once the only game in town and the biggest name in Streaming....now it’s not. That’s the problem.

[@ghost93700]

I've used Netflix, prime video as well as disney+. I still feel like Netflix still gives me the best user experience and recommendations. They always put out interesting and sometimes nice and obscure stuff. I don't watch most of the original content other than Narcos and all but I think out of everything, netflix will always be my favourite streaming service in terms of speed, quality as well as content.

[@revomariopaulus9748]

Changed to Disney+ some three months ago, as it's cheaper than Netflix.

[@sbradshaw1886]

lol you'll regret saying that soon

[@Erik-qy4cn]

Maybe if they stop canceling good shows. Never gonna forgive them for canceling Mindhunter

[@lubaniskie]

Netflix needs to invest in quality writing and bold story telling, thats the niche no other studio/streaming service is willing to bet on overall. Having a handful of fantastic shows and movies across multiple streamers tells us that each streamer simply wants to have one or two golden children that bolsters the streamer's image with award badges, but still would rather fill their library will names and legacy titles over quality of storytelling. Disney has way more legacy titles and on-the-table money to play with, they are hard to compete with when it comes to producing blockbuster standard movies or cinematic series, but it bloats its own library by abusing the legacy titles, creating an oversaturation of one-note formulaic content that needs to fit into an assigned pre-destined universe which in addition to the eventual fatigue fans and casual viewers will get from such content, the programs are bound to collapse in on themselves through varying quality and nonsensical and unnecessarily plot models that are inherently borne from the limitations of necessary cohesion and progression through the universe (not to mention the family friendly boundaries most of their shows have to dance within). Netflix has been wasting money as of late with unnecessary blockbuster movies such as Rednotice and Grey, which are made for the summer cinema going experience you just don't get with the stay at home TV watching model that streaming produces, no matter how big your TV. They should take a note from A24 and focus on diverse, creative, risk-taking content that offers the writers and directors a sandbox for filmmaking creativity, that's what's missing; quality and that sense of uniqueness you leave the movie or show with where the viewer instantly knows they wouldn't have gotten that experience anywhere else, and they'll keep coming back for it.

[@cu7695]

Netflix should NOT go with ad tier. That's a bad idea. When your platform grew on having easy accessibility to content and distinguishing itself from traditional media, going to ad tier is bonkers. If I'm paying for Netflix and I start getting ads even after paying more money than just cable, I'll not be happy.

[@theofficialbabatrolling]

It is a good idea to have ads

[@elvism684]

Having a Ad tier below below Basic tier would be a good idea. Possibly being priced between $5-7$ with 480p resolution and upgrading Basic tier to 720p resolution if possible and keeping the same price.

[@cu7695]

@@theofficialbabatrolling Netflix was created to replace cable and have better viewing experience than cable TV. Having a new Ad tier is just losing it's X factor compared to Disney bundle.

[@cu7695]

@@elvism684 actually I agree with the ad tier at/below price point of 5-7 dollars. Seems fair. 480 P is too low resolution. Have single screen 1080 P but with ad.

[@justalostcause4425]

If i start seeing ads then ill get just cancel my Netflix subscription and go back to piracy. 🤷‍♂️

[@randomxxjojo]

I don't feel like this is a fair comparison. Disney+ is different in overseas markets. Disney+ in overseas markets is essentially Hulu and Disney+ combined (because Disney owns Hulu among other properties).

[@ImaniNile]

Netflix's recent 2022 Tudum Global Fan event (available on KZbin) reflects where they should focus - international movies. Be the platform that allows the world to explore movies (et al) from other countries.

[@JoelsterG4k]

Netflix should buy their own movie theaters now that some are going thru bankruptcy and start releasing their big movies and series in thetaers, imagine watching stranger things on a big screen with dolby atmos sound and their movies are awesome too.

[@QuantumNoir]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@txquartz]

That will invite a lot of litigation and basically restart the Paramount Decree debate

[@peathgang]

or you can wait until they go broke. have another stable platform buy the content that still has them in business "stranger things " who obviously the reason for its success is the lack of them volturing its content with lgbt propaganda, would you look at that?lmao.

[@ApoorvaRajBhadani]

In India Netflix rarely has any regional content, very expensive compared to Disney or prime, no easy UPI payments options.

[@huntno]

NO WAYYY my mom is always watching Indian produced and casted shows in the US

[@jasonmotley]

Password sharing crackdown will not work... Netflix started out successfully because it was easy. The latest changes makes it difficult.

[@ardreambystander6988]

I mean it was inevitable. Netflix vs an absolute juggernaut like Disney? They stood little to no chance.

[@ianfromthephilippines]

Remember the streaming wars are not yet done. hbo/discovery, paramount and peacock are not getting the growth and subscribers from their streaming platform. I could see them returning to Netflix

[@gushernandez25]

Netflix could benefit from peacock and HBO!

[@tacoquinta5294]

Yeah I left Netflix a long time ago for peacock and Hulu with Disney+

[@stan3473]

I used to be a netflix subscriber... but after seeing the disney+ prices are cheaper. I only subscribe to disney+ now

[@Daniel_San1s34]

so do I

[@hometechUK]

Netflix is still my favourite but it should have bought a film studio or production companies, that's how Disney has gotten big, owning its own studio but the biggest thing is purchasing marvel & starwars.

[@MrBazukaz]

It's the competition that's drove Netflix away from their honeymoon phase,they thought it will last forever and made plenty of mistake by continuing their premium prices even when their competitors were offering better choices,that being said you can bet anything on technology these days it's fast phased and can turn you into a Hero to zero in a matter of few months to years

[@christianamadi1397]

Most times I get tired of watching Netflix shows because I have to start praying that they don't cancel the show Which most times they cancel it Am so tired of this

[@signupstuff]

Netflix needs to up their marketing. Whenever something new comes out on Disney+ or Amazon or HBO Max, I swear I see promotions on every platform. The first time I usually hear anything about a Netflix show is on Netflix.

[@michaelmartinez280]

Netflix is more than juts a content streaming service, it's a tech company, they innovate and create better technology, that's why when you watch a show on Netflix it streams smoothly while in other services it's a lot slow in their interface, with bad looking quality compression, etc, they even has a lot of projects and information one can use in your own programming stuff

[@aquapyro1]

All Disney needs to do is to merge Hulu and they’re instantly top 3. Disney+ is top 5 right now. Just look at the service in UK. They have Star on the service and it works

[@jumbomuffin1316]

Monopoly. I decided to go back on a show on Hotstar and found that my subscription was gone and I had to subscribe to another subscription which would include Hulu, Disney and Hotstar 🙄

[@riyainteriordesigners7]

Answer is simple, cost of subscription is 4 times of Amazon and Disney. To watch 4k content i need to pay 6000 Rs to 7000 Rs a year. But for the same money(7k) I can subscribe Amazon, Disney, Zee 5 , Sonyliv, Aha, Sunxt. So it's waste even though content is way ahead of other OTT's...

[@zlpatriot11]

Streaming has become the new cable tv.

[@madebyirly1812]

I initially closed my account because of price hike and had it closed for over 5 years and just started my first couple months... seeing if it's worth it or if I close it again

[@dvader3000]

At the end of the day Netflix is where I watch most of my shows

[@lyndakorner2383]

Most so-called "Netflix Originals," such as "House of Cards" and the "Defenders" shows, were only licensed by Netflix.

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

If Netflix has ads it better be for free.

[@w2385-i2s]

Because Disney+ have it's own content (Marvel, Star Wars, Disney).

[@gamerlucky]

i want my DVDs back ... streaming internet speed 5g 4g everything is good but the collection and watching things without connecting to the internet is so blissful and without worrying about low speed or no internet times .

[@myothercarisadelorean8957]

Agreed. Had incident other night while watching a movie via stream. My internet is fast but when I would rewind the movie back a few minutes. The rewind lags and then gets stuck on 3x speed, then has to buffer.

[@shaunharn1998]

Disney have all the popular superhero/animation/cartoon/documentary & movies & shows, it’s hard to compete with them when they own all those IP and have full seasons of all their shows/movies unlike Netflix which usually has 1-2 seasons at most

[@Da_padilla]

I love how Netflix is trying to tighten up their subscription base, but the fact is they don't have good content and they are getting taken out.

[@elmegav0782]

I like Netflix FAR more than D+

[@andrewjensen8189]

Disney+ Is not the same type of service as Netflix. It is a traditional cable company who is streaming legacy content. I am willing to bet that Netflix's watch time per subscriber is MUCH higher than ESPN+, Hulu or Disney+. Disney+ is not disruptive at all, so its explosion of subscribers is unsustainable. Disney+ will fade, and Netflix's core business model will continue to grow. I have already watched everything I could ever want to watch on Disney+, while I find a new interesting show/movie to watch on Netflix every day.

[@kekw3271]

But alot of disney+ subs come from southern asia where they pay 50 cents a month while netflix costs 10$+ everywhere.

[@ryan2130]

Any service that doesn't let you see what's on the service, unless you make a payment, should get a court order telling them to always have all their content visible at all times. Netflix doesn't want people to see what's on their service unless they pay. By than, it's too late, and you've wasted your money if you don't like what's on the service.

[@Nonamepunjab]

If Netflix cracks down on Password sharers. People will go back to piracy. I live in India I do have Netflix. But I pirate rest of the streaming services. Then Netflix will also go into that list. 🤣

[@guru6831]

Stop stealing! People toil to educate/entertain you, and you do this?!

[@justalostcause4425]

💯

[@joekev27]

I left Netflix for Hulu over a year ago. They basically have the same shows but it feels like Hulu has more shows i can put on in the background like modern family. If im not totally paying attention ill always throw that in because once I get tired I love sitting down and watching a few episodes.

[@ironKurgan]

If Netflix continues to cancel great shows like Squid games and all the other very popular fare, and goes ahead with ads, and taking away the 2-3 same household licensing, then they will fail big time. As it is, my wife and I are watching slightly more content on Amazon Prime than Netflix. This is because the original shows and new content has all been cancelled or taken off-air on Netflix. In simple terms, Netflix needs better shows and better programming. Also live world news like AL-Jazeera or Reuters news. We stopped watching cable TV years ago and 90% of my TV time is spent watching educational things on KZbin now, with 10% split between Amazon Prime and Netflix.

[@mecr19]

I have both and can honestly say Netflix is better. There is more content . Other than marvel universe and old school Disney movies for kids there isn’t really much to watch.

[@ardentdfender4116]

I think as the years has gone by I find I watch Netflix overall less and less on a monthly basic as compared to previous years. Most the best show series I liked, many just been cancelled. A few remain. But so much stuff is now on Netflix it’s hard to find stuff you actually enjoy watching without having to just random watch shows to find out if like or not. Need a lot more quality shows vs a huge heap of shows that just aren’t as good. A focus more on quality vs quantity.

[@MoneyGist]

I only subscribe when I have a specific show I want to watch. Then I cancel the next month. There's always Prime for random browsing.

[@romanceidiot]

If Netflix were to introduce ads and password sharing check, I'll immediately unsub them

[@EJBradley]

St☆r on Disney+ is the best thing that's happened to the platform imo. Because of it, D+ is now my go-to streaming service. I think D+ and Hulu will merge in the future. Why else would they make St☆r instead of bringing Hulu to international markets?

[@axelgourpil753]

For the hulu internationally part it's because they share HULU with Comcast so they would have to share their revenu and they don't want that and also bercause Disney is a very well known brand than HULU is and they wanted rapid growht

[@justalostcause4425]

I rather they all merge. Much better that way

[@Lottoboi100]

Watching the fall of Netflix it's really sad it was going to happen eventually but damn what a hell of a ride it's been

[@lovemyself6441]

Netflix has to bring sports and news stuff. Football and cricket matches, Olympic and commonwealth games bring more viewers and so does news segments.

[@AndersHass]

I am pretty sure all competitors keep their price low to encourage more subscribers, especially for Disney. I would think Netflix is still the most subscribed since Disney got more than one service so certain people will be counted multiple times.

[@divx3049]

I'm a Netflix user for 4 years now, i believe many of you will agree when I say this; 1. Very less content (movies) to. 2. Cannot find most of old hit movies. 3. Documentary contents are way too less. 4. Hardly any new releases, so what is the point? Disney+ update of new releases is way better. 5. Unsubscribing by this December for good. Expect more .

[@HiThere619]

I cancelled my Netflix subscription back in 2014 and haven’t looked back.

[@Enrique-peralta]

I remember Netflix locked disney into a 10 year contract or a 5 for their content and Disney saw the money they where leaving on the table

[@northyorksimonkim]

I still watch Netflix for now but I can see that that's not gonna be forever

[@firefalcoln]

Was I the only one at 8:24 thinking what the hell is “Cocomelon”? Then I looked it up to see that it’s a kids show. 😆

[@happygrandma4ruthP]

I canceled HULU and Disney +. I kept Netflix. I'm wondering if this video is a scam to make people think Netflix is losing all because cancel culture lost to Dave Chapelle 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@okalanibergschneider1201]

I pay for both and I’ve personally opened Disney+ maybe 6 times in 3 years. I feel like if I could access any of the Asian dramas that are on Disney+ without a vpn I would maybe use it more. We pay $80 for subscription services because of the streaming wars.

[@robertewalt7789]

Why not get yourself a VPN? Maybe $100 per year.

[@okalanibergschneider1201]

@@robertewalt7789 I have a vpn that’s $60 every two years already. It’s more about remembering to use it. Plus with everyone creating their own steaming service you have to have multiple subscriptions to access everything you want to watch or watch on sketchy pirate websites.

[@okalanibergschneider1201]

@@robertewalt7789 I have a vpn that’s $60 every two years already. It’s more about remembering to use it. Plus with everyone creating their own steaming service you have to have multiple subscriptions to access everything you want to watch or watch on sketchy pirate websites.

[@brattingprincess]

Now the only way to catch all the kdrama legally is to buy every subscription service (my current position). Once password sharing on Netflix is stopped back to dramacool for me.

[@Lamiishere]

Cringe Af!

[@rkgsd]

I've had been with Netflix since the DVD days. The switch to streaming was OK until the prices kept going up every time you turn around. They don't even offer HD video on the standard tier anymore.

[@BenjaminKeller]

What does D+ have to watch though? I open the app regularly and all they have are animation and Marvel. What show do they actually have that is better than Netflix? I still haven't found anything to watch...

[@Mr-Borin]

I am only waiting for them to take the share option away then i move to something els

[@samushunter0048]

In the long run I think Netflix is going nowhere. They have the most variety of shows of any streaming service.

[@skadusshh8874]

I think Netflix is the only platform I know that I can preview videos before watching the whole thing.

[@peathgang]

youre runnig on nostalgia buddy . i hope you say the same thing when they #%^ on stranger things