![]() ![]() It’s also worth noting that, while Comcast may be selling their stake in Hulu, as always, things are a bit more complicated than they seem. In other words, Disney sees the value of keeping Hulu operating as its own brand, even aiming to increase production of Hulu’s original programming under their ownership. While Disney Plus has content for the whole family, from children’s programming like High School Musical: The Musical: The Series to more mature content like The Mandalorian, nothing quite compares to the adult content in certain Hulu originals like The Handmaid’s Tale. In the eyes of Disney’s management team, combining Hulu’s output into Disney Plus will only serve to make the service more complicated, with parents having to set up explicit content blocks instead of being able to trust the service. Despite being owned by Disney, the company currently has no plans to shutter Hulu, and actually see it as a way to offer content to their viewers that skews more adult. Starting at just $6.99 for a huge backlog of classic movies and television in addition to all-new originals, Disney Plus is shaping up to be a major platform before it even launches.įirst things first: No, Hulu isn’t shutting down. All of this ignores the giant in the room: Disney Plus is about a month away from launching, and it’s ready to suck the air out of the room for its competition. Apple TV+, DC Universe, HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Peacock-at this point, streaming is starting to begin to feel a lot like cable. Over the next year or so, it seems like every company under the sun has their own streaming platform coming. ![]() Meanwhile, CBS has built their own All Access streaming service, premiering reboots or continuations of shows like Star Trek and The Twilight Zone. Premium cable channels like HBO, Showtime, and the aforementioned Starz have all poured their time and effort into creating their own apps, or offering them as add-ons for companies like Amazon Prime. One by one, however, it seems like each media mega-corporation has looked to create its own streaming platform. Netflix has spent much of the decade as the premiere streaming location, signing multi-million dollar deals with companies like Starz, CBS, and even Disney. ![]() Even though the concept of streaming media has been in the popular consciousness for more than a decade, we’re really only seeing the beginning of the streaming wars starting to kick up in 2019. ![]()
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