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comment by kleinbl00

They had like 70 million sign-ups. Wall street got a stiffy.

The thing nobody wants to talk about is this is basically the market setting the price to access for back-catalogue. Nobody's paying $7.99 a month for Man Delorean. They're paying $7.99 a month so they can sit their kids in front of DuckTales. Fortunately CBS is warming over Danger Mouse so I guess everything's equal, right?

We're literally at "how much can they charge to stream the shit they used to throw into syndication" and I think they'll all find that cutting back on cable TV is hella harder than paring your streaming services down from four to three.

I got certified in cable plant design backintheday which allows me to say with no hesitation that the majority of cable watched is ESPN and Disney. Now you need to pay for internet and Disney so that's great for everyone.