He doesn't care why you would spend that money, but he'll gladly take it if you do.
Same here, and also among many friends that all bought DVD in the 90's, and early 2000's.
Thought I'd pick up on the bit in bold. I don't know about the US but in the UK there is scant evidence of a big decline in magazine printing. I am always amazed at the hundreds of magazine titles on display in retailers like W. H. Smith and surveys show that the vast majority of people still prefer to read a physical copy of a magazine than read it on line. I've no idea how the economics work but even with some decline in readership, magazines still manage to be profitable. It's easy to generalise and say, print media is dying or physical media is dying but we've been hearing that for 20 years so. As long as there is a sustainable market, not everything has to appeal to the mass market.
Pixar movies are out on blu ray as are Marvel films and Star Wars titles. Last time I looked, Fantasia is still available.
Core Disney and current Disney -Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars -is not a niche market. And they release those. Asking Disney, who now owns the Fox library, to now dig deep in 1920s-1970s Fox titles is asking them to be niche and we'll see about that. Maybe they will and maybe they won't create their own WAC. Either way, doing so won't cause a ripple in Disney's stock price.
The UK is probably different. I worked for a major magazine publisher for 16 years. Trust me, traditional print media is dying. It exists and some of it will exist for years to come. But it is a shell of its former self. Magazines are thinner w less ads and less money spent on original photography, reporting, etc. Specialty publications do ok. Fashion magazines still do ok as the digitial experience for that type of publication isnt easily duplicated on the web or apps. But like physical video media, the vast majority are for older readers. Younger people don't buy magazines anymore. Maybe when they travel. In Los Angles, most of the major newsstands have disappeared or shrunk in size.
Disney are in rapid decline and they care not . I expect Walt is revolving at high speed wherever he might be.
BINGO the FOX library NOT being monetized except for MOVIES! or FXM -- how many films were part of that package? ANd if Disney released ORIGINAL Fantasia - unedited Make Mine Music etc that would be revenue
Walt isn't revolving as he is long dead. And they care. A lot. Anyone clamoring for the good old days when WD himself was running things is delusional. All traditional major media is taking a hit but rapid decline is really overstating things. Is it alarming? Sure. But your idea of what would fix Disney and Wall Street's vision are very different. A robust physical media release plan isn't the issue. Disney is dealing w the post pandemic world in theme parks, movie income, and an eroding cable business. A growing streaming business that needs to be profitable.
They want you to suscribe to Disney +.
Warner wants you to subscribe to HBO MAX, but they still put out discs of House of the Dragon, Peacemaker and other streaming-exclusive shows.
Understood. But Warner Bros. Discovery gets sh-t about removing their own IP from Max. Not every company has the same strategy and infrastructure. When you don't understand it or it doesn't make sense, it boils down to one thing: money.
Yeah, I think something like the Alien sequels is about as deep as Fox will dive if they start releasing catalog titles again. It'll almost entirely be the biggest titles from the 1970's to 2010's. Anyone hoping for more than the biggest sellers or much before 1975 is just setting themselves up for disappointment.
