Disney is about to own all of Hulu
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Disney expects to pay $8 billion to get full ownership of Hulu.

Disney is about to own all of Hulu | Disney’s paying more than $8 billion for Comcast’s stake in Hulu.::Disney and Comcast have reached a deal on Hulu’s buyout. Disney expects to pay about $8.61 billion to get the 33 percent owned by Comcast as a result of their agreement in 2019.

  • phillaholic@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    So you want tech companies to spend money on features completely outside of the content and then also have the content, and expect that not to cost substantially more?

    Producing “content people want to watch” gets you lowest common denominator crap. Say goodbye to prestige TV and hello to reality TV.

    • joshhsoj1902@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      You’re sooooo close.

      I want tech companies to create streaming services.

      I want content companies to make content.

      AKA removing the monopoly.

      • phillaholic@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        8 months ago

        And somehow you think it’ll be cheaper. It hasn’t made music streaming cheaper. It hasn’t made streaming cable replacements cheaper.

        • joshhsoj1902@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          8 months ago

          It has made music streaming cheaper.

          If you don’t like Spotify or feel it’s too expensive, do a google search, there are like a dozen alternatives, most of them cheaper.

          For Spotify you’re paying for one of the better user experiences.

          Like I said, you’re sooooo close to understanding