Who says we want it free... There's only so many $8-15 services you can get before it's just too painful to use.
I have Hulu+live, Prime, Netflix mainly. I've tried CBS all access and DCU. The later two are the same company.
CBS is a pain in a few ways and not worth it in others. Most of it is on Hulu live TV. The fact that DCU is missing so much content it isn't worth it either.
Disney+ is in for a shock too. Unless they have all of their back catalog and their new content is really compelling, I probably won't choose it over Netflix.
In the end, I'm left feeling like CBS is trying to sell be several of what should be a single service. And the rest are getting to be too split.
Netflix was the first good option... Hulu was the media industry's response. That was plenty. HBO and others wanted in, and now it's just too segmented.
As for comments in not wanting bundles. If the pricing were competitive and you could as a la carte in the interface of your choice, sure. Even then, offer bundle options.
As it is, having content strewn across a dozen apps, and finding a media device that supports then is downright painful in practice.
My advice to Disney is to also offer their content as a Hulu and Prime addon like HBO and Starz.
Hulu and Prime aren't going anywhere, but the rest, I'd rather just pirate at this point.
CBSViacom owns Philo and Pluto. Strategically, as CBS and Viacom merge, I see CBS All Access, Philo, Pluto, Paramount, Nickelodeon merging into a family of more related apps, similar to Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+. But itll be a bit for that ship to right its course, Viacom Consumer Products and CBS Interactive wont merge efforts overnight.
I have Hulu+live, Prime, Netflix mainly. I've tried CBS all access and DCU. The later two are the same company.
CBS is a pain in a few ways and not worth it in others. Most of it is on Hulu live TV. The fact that DCU is missing so much content it isn't worth it either.
Disney+ is in for a shock too. Unless they have all of their back catalog and their new content is really compelling, I probably won't choose it over Netflix.
In the end, I'm left feeling like CBS is trying to sell be several of what should be a single service. And the rest are getting to be too split.
Netflix was the first good option... Hulu was the media industry's response. That was plenty. HBO and others wanted in, and now it's just too segmented.
As for comments in not wanting bundles. If the pricing were competitive and you could as a la carte in the interface of your choice, sure. Even then, offer bundle options.
As it is, having content strewn across a dozen apps, and finding a media device that supports then is downright painful in practice.
My advice to Disney is to also offer their content as a Hulu and Prime addon like HBO and Starz.
Hulu and Prime aren't going anywhere, but the rest, I'd rather just pirate at this point.