Octopus Overlords

hentzau wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:23 pm I just signed up as well. Now, what are the odds that Samsung will release a native app for their Smart TVs?

hentzau wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:23 pm I just signed up as well. Now, what are the odds that Samsung will release a native app for their Smart TVs?

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:47 pm You gotta work your way up to 666, man. You can’t just go full on anti-Christ without first priming the pumps with some near anti-Christs. Disney is serving the Dark Lord at a reasonable pace.

morlac wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:12 pm Dude 3's are holy numbers. The Holy Trinity, etc. I wasn't kicked out of Catholic Sunday school for not paying attention.

msteelers wrote:I can’t find the offer. I’m a D23 member and it shows I’m signed it, but I can’t find the “my account” menu they say I need to access.

msteelers wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:57 pm Laptop. I tried safari and chrome. It lays out very clear steps, it’s just that what is on my screen doesn’t match the directions.

msteelers wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:30 am Thanks. Something weird had happened and even though I had a username and password and could sign in to D23, I wasn't actually a General Member. I clicked on something and it shows that I'm a member as of today. So hopefully I'll be able to get the offer before it expires on Monday.

coopasonic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:38 pm I am planning on getting the 3 year offer as well, assuming the offer comes through on my newly created D23 account before the offer expires Monday night.

naednek wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:41 pm

coopasonic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:38 pm I am planning on getting the 3 year offer as well, assuming the offer comes through on my newly created D23 account before the offer expires Monday night.

It took less than a day to appear on mine. You will get an email stating the link is on your D23 account

Jeff V wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:33 pm So, to save $23 per year for 3 years ($69) I have to spend $99 to join this D23 thing? No deal.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:04 pm

Jeff V wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:33 pm So, to save $23 per year for 3 years ($69) I have to spend $99 to join this D23 thing? No deal.

You do not have to spend the $99 to join the D23 thing.

The ABC Signature-produced comedy, which had been in the works at Disney’s upcoming streaming platform for awhile, had a pilot order. It will not go forward over discrepancy between the writing team’s creative vision and that of the top brass at Disney-owned Muppet Studio.

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Along with a scripted comedy series, which underwent two rounds of development with different creative teams, Disney+ had been development a variety series, a reimagening of the classic The Muppet Show. That project was announced at Disney’s recent D23 confab as Muppets Now, a short-form “unscripted” show, featuring celebrity guests. It will debut on Disney+ in 2020.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:09 am There will be no Muppets Live Another Day on the new Disney+

Those interested in Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+, can sign up for the pre-order now.

Disney is offering customers the option to sign up for a monthly subscription pass at $6.99 a month, or an annual fee of $69.99. Those who want to purchase the bundle — which includes Disney+, the sports streaming service ESPN+, and ad-supported Hulu — should wait until launch day on November 12th, the company said in a press release. That subscription will cost $12.99 a month.
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The service is also already available in a beta version to customers in The Netherlands.

If Disney doesn’t agree with Amazon over advertising space, the company could also possibly see a number of its apps removed from Fire TV, including sports streaming service ESPN+. As Disney tries to enter the direct-to-consumer streaming video market and compete with giants like Netflix, it’s crucial to be on Fire TV, which is the second-largest distributor of streaming apps, according to the Journal. The disputes are a result of Amazon wanting the right to sell a “substantial percentage of the ad space on Disney apps,” according to the Journal, but Disney is resisting.

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:01 pm Disney should resist. I wouldn't want to pay for a D+ sub to watch Amazon ads.

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Disney should resist. I wouldn't want to pay for a D+ sub to watch Amazon ads.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:58 pm

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Disney should resist. I wouldn't want to pay for a D+ sub to watch Amazon ads.

And I wouldn't want to pay for D+ sub if I can't watch it on my television which only has a Fire stick. So here we are.

Walt Disney Co. is banning advertising from Netflix Inc. across its entertainment TV networks, according to people familiar with the situation, a sign that the marketing wars over streaming-video are escalating as media giants battle each other for subscribers.
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Disney, whose properties include ABC and Freeform, earlier this year put out an edict to staffers that it wouldn’t accept ads from any rival streaming services, but later reversed course and found a compromise with nearly every company, the people familiar with the situation said. The exception was Netflix.
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Disney’s ban of Netflix ads marks a significant shift. In the TV industry, it isn’t unusual for TV networks to reject ads from direct rivals, especially if they include the specific time and date when a competing program will air. But broadcasters have generally allowed streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to advertise, even when it became clear they were luring away viewers.

Now, the landscape is changing. As traditional media companies launch their own streaming services, they will be going head-to-head with the tech giants—and with each other—as never before.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:32 pm I'd vastly prefer no ads, but this is a case of two mega-corporations dickering over money to throw on their already considerable piles of money. I really have no sympathy for Amazon or Disney in the fight.

That said, there's no way Disney won't wind up coming to an agreement.

The Rocketeer