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Media Center>Disney announces 100% focus on streaming. The death of movie theaters?
Deberg_1990 05:21 PM 10-12-2020
Hmmm.


Disney is going all-in on streaming media.

On Monday, the company announced a massive reorganization of its media and entertainment business that will focus on developing productions that will debut on its streaming and broadcast services. Disney’s media businesses, ads, and distribution, and Disney+ will now operate under the same business unit, the company said.

Its major reorganization comes just days after activist investor Dan Loeb, a major investor in the company through his Third Point Capital hedge fund, called on Disney to cancel its dividend and redirect more investments into streaming.

Wall Street has already given its seal of approval to Disney’s new move, sending the share up nearly 6% in after hours trading.

Disney’s announcement follows a significant reorganization of its release schedule to address new realities including a collapsing theatrical release business; production issues; and the runaway success of its streaming service — all caused or accelerated by the national failure to effectively address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Planned theatrical releases of would-be tentpole films like “Black Widow” have been rescheduled, while other films including “Mulan” and the upcoming Pixar film “Soul” are seeing their first runs on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+.

Production of new material for Disney’s many provinces of intellectual property will fall under three groups — Studios, General Entertainment, and Sports. Leadership of these groups won’t change with Alan F. Horn and Alan Bergman, Peter Rice and James Pitaro maintaining their respective positions within the organization, the company said.

Overseeing operations for this singularly large new operational structure will be Kareem Daniel, who previously helmed the company’s consumer products, games and publishing operations.

All of the men will report up to Bob Chapek, the company’s chief executive officer.

“Given the incredible success of Disney+ and our plans to accelerate our direct-to-consumer business, we are strategically positioning our Company to more effectively support our growth strategy and increase shareholder value,” Chapek said in a statement. “Managing content creation distinct from distribution will allow us to be more effective and nimble in making the content consumers want most, delivered in the way they prefer to consume it. Our creative teams will concentrate on what they do best—making world-class, franchise-based content—while our newly centralized global distribution team will focus on delivering and monetizing that content in the most optimal way across all platforms, including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the coming Star international streaming service.”

Studios will run all of the company’s development activities for live action and animated productions coming from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.

General Entertainment will serve the same function for the company’s 20th Television and ABC Signature and Touchstone Television productions, along with its news divisions, Disney channels, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic.

Sports will focus on ESPN and sports productions including live events, and original, and non-scripted sports related material for cable channels, ESPN+ and ABC, the company said.

Overseeing the monetization, distribution, operations, sales, advertising and data and technology infrastructure for all of those groups will be Daniel. A longtime Disney executive, he formerly served as the head of the company’s Imagineering Operations, taking intellectual property and turning it into entertainment for the vast empire of Disney resorts and theme parks, before taking over the consumer products, games and publishing operations at the company.

“Kareem is an exceptionally talented, innovative and forward-looking leader, with a strong track record for developing and implementing successful global content distribution and commercialization strategies,” said Chapek. “As we now look to rapidly grow our direct-to-consumer business, a key focus will be delivering and monetizing our great content in the most optimal way possible, and I can think of no one better suited to lead this effort than Kareem. His wealth of experience will enable him to effectively bring together the Company’s distribution, advertising, marketing and sales functions, thereby creating a distribution powerhouse that will serve all of Disney’s media and entertainment businesses.”

The new structure is effective immediately, and the Company expects to transition to financial reporting under this structure in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The Company will hold a virtual Investor Day on December 10, where it will present further details of its direct-to-consumer strategies.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcru...streaming/amp/
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underEJ 03:43 PM 11-18-2020
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I'm sure that a few local theaters in the bigger cities will still offer an IMAX room, along with a few other larger rooms.

But the days of the 16-30 Multiplexes are nearing their end.


This is true. Universal and all the studios have enough tent poles every year to keep the big screens and rooms busy. And Universal has made it clear they intend for those tentpoles to have nice long exclusive theatrical runs if they are delivering. What is going to drop off is the later weeks of the previous windows when the film shifts into the smaller rooms and theaters keep more of the ticket price. That is why all these deals have profit sharing built into the PVOD to make up for that difference.

Film festivals and other indie distributors have been doing this for years already effectively distributing straight to the home, and it works because they couldn't get space in the multiplex. This shift may get some films that may have never seen a theater outside of NY or LA the opportunity to go into some of those smaller screens before they start their PVOD run if the chains want to expand their offerings rather than shut rooms down. They can work out a profit share with the smaller distributor or film festival who can do more than before in a digital delivery mode. The possibilities are pretty great. It just may feel weird for a while if people don't go back to theaters soon.
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Deberg_1990 03:49 PM 03-10-2021
Looks like we might have a normal movie summer after all this year.

Thoughts Dane?

Big news for LA moviegoers - movie theaters will be allowed to reopen as soon as this SAT, or shortly afterwards. Capacity limit of 25% just like NYC. Currently, 79% of North American #boxoffice is open for business and that figure will rise by early next week.

— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) March 10, 2021

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DaneMcCloud 03:57 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Looks like we might have a normal movie summer after all this year.

Thoughts Dane?
Only 10 million people have been vaccinated in California to date, leaving somewhere around 33 million unprotected.

If California can get to 25 million or so before July, it's possible that movie theaters will see some business this summer but I think there's a better than good chance that it's going to be September or October before we see any normal box office numbers.

That said, I do expect strong numbers during the holiday season in November and December.
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Pasta Little Brioni 06:25 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Looks like we might have a normal movie summer after all this year.

Thoughts Dane?

25 percent is an absolute joke
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DaneMcCloud 07:03 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball:
25 percent is an absolute joke
You're a fucking joke.
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Sure-Oz 08:06 PM 03-10-2021
I suge hope not. I miss the movie theater experience. Not the prices but def love going to some.
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Deberg_1990 08:14 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
I suge hope not. I miss the movie theater experience. Not the prices but def love going to some.
Same.

But the whole day and date streaming/theaters thing could be here to stay? But who knows? I don’t think Disney or HBO have released the numbers on their first run streaming movies like Wonder Woman and Soul?
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DaneMcCloud 08:15 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
I suge hope not. I miss the movie theater experience. Not the prices but def love going to some.
I would imagine that theaters in your area will open to much closer to full capacity long before they do in cities like Los Angeles due to the population density.

My entire family in the KC Metro area including my parents, aunts & uncles, cousins, brother and sister, along with of their kids and spouses, have already been vaccinated.

But in LA, I don't know of a single person, outside of nurses and doctors, that have been vaccinated yet. Only 10 million out of approximately 43 million have been vaccinated in California, so I'm just hoping to get the shot by August.
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DaneMcCloud 08:19 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Same.

But the whole day and date streaming/theaters thing could be here to stay? But who knows? I don’t think Disney or HBO have released the numbers on their first run streaming movies like Wonder Woman and Soul?
Disney hasn't released any numbers but I read a report that said Disney would need to sell 5 or 6 tickets at the movie theater in order to match the $29.99 they receive for Premiere Access films.

I purchased Raya & The Last Dragon Friday night because we would have gone to the theaters and spent $72 dollars plus at least $4 dollars parking on four tickets alone.
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Deberg_1990 08:46 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Disney hasn't released any numbers but I read a report that said Disney would need to sell 5 or 6 tickets at the movie theater in order to match the $29.99 they receive for Premiere Access films.

I purchased Raya & The Last Dragon Friday night because we would have gone to the theaters and spent $72 dollars plus at least $4 dollars parking on four tickets alone.
Yea, i think they have the premier access stuff priced right.
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DaneMcCloud 09:10 PM 03-10-2021
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Yea, i think they have the premier access stuff priced right.
I think it works for films like Mulan and Raya but Disney stands to earn significantly more at the Box Office with Marvel and Star Wars films.
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