Disney Considering Sale Of ABC, Other TV Networks Except For ESPN

[nieman]

Yup.

Broadcast TV simply can't keep up with the constant stream of wacky content people from around the world make, that is day-to-day relatable and entertaining.

It's like I mentioned earlier, that live streaming emoji challenge popping off the way it has is a good example. You won't be seeing that on broadcast TV, and people are getting paid on it by other viewers?!

It may be a quick trend that comes and goes, but a billion or so users on that app means that somebody else will come up with the next thing/challenge to pull attention and trend worldwide.

Meanwhile, networks are trying to get the OK/approval for some show, gather all the resources together, gather script writers, put all the logistics together, etc. for a fraction of the viewership and social media mentions.

The people that watch broadcast TV aren't the same people watching tiktok. They have interest in 30-60mins worth of TV at a time, not 30sec - 1min shorts. Hell, most of them don't even have a tiktok account, or even know how to access it, so it is pointless to argue that. They aren't competing markets. That's social media, not televised entertainment. And if they were, Disney would simply come up with a similar app that allowed people to upload to Disney+ (and I'll want my check if they do so).

Overall, Disney got confused as what it wanted to be. That's their problem. All of their purchases were supposed to exponentially increase their revenue stream, and they messed up with that.

MCU and comicbooks in general was always a bubble niche market that was gonna burst. They were suppose to ride that 10 year wave, then ease into something else by year 9.

Star Wars has a huge fandom, but once again - it exists as a niche market. Only Star Wars fans create more Star Wars fans...especially to sustain it. You cannot make that mainstream to cater to a broader audience. They were supposed to close out that to satisfy the core fans, then merch the property. And perhaps make cartoons like Clone Wars here and there.

Their streaming platforms. They have a huge catalog. Netflix won because people were watching old shows on it. That was their base. They should've used it the same way. TGIF, Wonderful World of Disney, Disney Channel shows and originals, Disney animated movies, Disney afternoon. They have the Fox context, so family Fox shows/movies that can make it to Disney+ and use the other stuff on another streaming platform. The had Miramax, Dimension, Hollywood, Touchstone and everything under the Fox umbrella. Use the back catalog.

Then go back to family movies for theaters. They all but abandoned this, milking Marvel way beyond a dried cow. Live-action remakes and MCU been their primary and that was a losing battle.

They're family-oriented, so play that angle...and just collect money from the other ish you own.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Have they had a major hit since "Lost"

If Abbott Elementary counts

 

[Easy-E]

I remember around the time Youtube was in its formative years maybe late 04 early 05. I was at a meeting with some of the executive producers and some money guys at MTV and I was like Youtube is going to be the death of us TV guys and they almost laughed me out of the room just about 20 years later here we are.

I got my first laptop after I graduated High School in 2006...it was goofy as skits, conspiracry videos and twerking

It's crazy that I've only recently got cable.

I watching YouTube atleast 5 hours a day, atleast in the background.

It's crazy how big YouTube got.

 

[K-Apps]

Sounds like she was right @FAH1223 @Thavoiceofthevoiceless Interesting how Comcast equity of ESPN would affect things on the sports side for both ESPN and NBC:



Awful Announcing talked about this too recently:

 

[Rev]

Comcast buys stake in Disney/ESPN = NBA games on NBC making even more sense with the broadcast rights renewal.

 

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[FAH1223]

Sounds like she was right @FAH1223 @Thavoiceofthevoiceless Interesting how Comcast equity of ESPN would affect things on the sports side for both ESPN and NBC:



Awful Announcing talked about this too recently:

That Hulu deal will basically be an equity stake then.

Then Comcast would be able to carve out NBA rights for all their platforms since they'll be part of Disney during the exclusive negotiating window

 

[MikelArteta]

Comcast guys stake in Disney/ESPN = NBA games on NBC making even more sense with the broadcast rights renewal.

 

[FAH1223]

Post the version they used on TV, Reincar!

 

[Nero Christ]

That Hulu deal will basically be an equity stake then.

Then Comcast would be able to carve out NBA rights for all their platforms since they'll be part of Disney during the exclusive negotiating window

It makes sense for all these big media companies to come together and share from the same pot rather than fight over it.

Social media is making them more and more archaic to the youngest gen who will soon become the coveted 18-35 demo.

 

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[KidJSoul]

The people that watch broadcast TV aren't the same people watching tiktok. They have interest in 30-60mins worth of TV at a time, not 30sec - 1min shorts. Hell, most of them don't even have a tiktok account, or even know how to access it, so it is pointless to argue that. They aren't competing markets. That's social media, not televised entertainment. And if they were, Disney would simply come up with a similar app that allowed people to upload to Disney+ (and I'll want my check if they do so).

The point is that an increasingly large amount of young people are choosing tiktok/social media over TV

There's reason many tv shows still skew old.

 

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[FukkaPaidEmail]

People saying Social Media have no impact on TV sound old as hell.

People literally spend hours on their phone with the TV off.

Theee companies got way too big and now are paying for that.

 

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