Disney is banking on a password crackdown and spate of sequels as it pushes to make its streaming business profitable.

The company, which is under pressure as audiences move away from traditional pay-TV and cinema, said it was on track to meet its goals after new subscribers and price rises helped to narrow losses in its streaming business.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I dare them to cut me off. Every dollar not spent on streaming will go to selfhosting and piracy.

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          God, ain’t that the truth. Getting my mom to give up Netflix was like pulling teeth. When people are used to something, they never want to give it up. I still haven’t gotten her to drop cable, but I am essentially her DVR now, for all intents and purposes.

          It’s been a fun evolution though. My parents and extended family all use it now, and my mom keeps asking me why I don’t make money from this stuff. Had to explain to her that selling pirated material is a ‘dick move’ plus I didn’t wanna put myself out there like that.

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        Not only that, it’s a better product.

        I pay for Fubo because I can’t find a way to watch my team’s games any other way. If I record something like The Daily Show I have to use their skanky interface to scrub through ad breaks. If I add the show to my Sonarr I get it shortly after it airs with the ads removed already.

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        It’s such a daunting thing. I used to Plex everything, but it became too much. There were ISP letters too. Does someone have a dummy’s guide?