It’s “shakeout” time as losses of Netflix rivals top $5 billion
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Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers.

It’s “shakeout” time as losses of Netflix rivals top $5 billion | Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers.::Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers.

  • AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.worldEnglish
    65·
    11 months ago

    Ah, yes. The “find out” stage of the “fuck around and find out” lesson from thinking “we can do Netflix ourselves.” Nice work, assbags.

    • Shadywack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      11 months ago

      It takes an MBA to make shitty decisions, make 3,000% higher compensation than the average employee, and then turn around and layoff others because of your own shitty decisions. I think you’re being real kind with the assbag label there. I’m thinking a term like “parasitic shit-cunt” gets slightly closer but I just can’t think of anything derisive enough that satisfies the enmity I have for them.

    • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      11 months ago

      I don’t want Netflix to even do Netflix anymore. Competition is healthy so if they all merge and there’s only 2 that’ll be bad imo

      • ConditionOverload@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        11 months ago

        Competition is good but I really don’t want to pay $15 to $20 a month for 5 different streaming services just to ensure good competition.

        • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          Theres no way you’re watching that much television that you need all the major services at once. I usually have one at a time and if I absolutely need to see something else during that time well yar har matey

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            4·
            11 months ago

            My issue is that I have kids, and my wife and one kid really like one service (Disney), and my other kids like another (Netflix), and I want content on a third (Amazon). So instead of paying for three, we pay for two (Disney+ and Netflix) and I play video games instead.

            What’s even worse is that all three now also have ads if you’re on the bottom tier, which really sucks. I’m thinking of cancelling both and just buying some shows my kids like, it’ll probably be cheaper long term anyway.

      • AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        11 months ago

        Honestly, I’d much rather movies and shows be like music. I could subscribe to Apple Music, or Google Play, or YouTube Music, or Tidal, or Spotify, etc. That’s competition. Not spreading it out all over. Too much fragmentation can be bad for consumers too. It’s why I’ve been doing my best with buying stuff I really want instead of streaming it. Some stuff I can’t buy, and I get that. But others, I’m doing my damnedest to own it so I don’t need to subscribe for it.

        Side note: I know it (streaming movies like music) is a pipe dream that’ll never happen. But still, one can dream.