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From: bobble@there.com

On 9/08/2017 6:50 AM, Your Name wrote:

Disney to Pull Movies From Netflix, Launch New Streaming Services
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Disney plans to pull all of its movies from Netflix as it prepares
to launch its own streaming services, the company said in its latest
earnings report (via CNBC.) <https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/disney-will-pull-its-movies-from-netflix-and-start-its-own-streaming-services.html>

Starting in early 2018, Disney will launch an ESPN video streaming
service that will feature approximately 10,000 MLB, NHL, MLS,
collegiate, and tennis sporting events every year.

Then, in 2019, Disney will launch a Disney-branded direct-to-consumer
streaming service that offers Disney content.

It's not clear when Disney plans to remove its content from Netflix,
but in 2012, the two companies inked a deal that saw Netflix getting
exclusive access to Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar films.
Currently, there are dozens of Disney movies available on Netflix,
like The Chronicles of Narnia, Moana, Zootopia, Finding Dory, The
Jungle Book, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more.

The deal, though initiated in 2012, didn't fully go into effect until
2016, so Netflix has only had access to a wide range of Disney
content for under a year.

With its huge range of content, Disney stands to become a major
competitor to existing streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, and
for Apple, this essentially means that if the company ever does
manage to launch a streaming service, it may not be able to include
any Disney content.

A way to keep control. Maybe they reckon they'll win against pirates.
Quality doesn't matter much, just convenience, and the provider retains ownership of everything.

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