DVDizzy Forum

Julian Carter wrote:I think Disney should acquire Quaker Oats.

Then they could make a feature film about that old man wearing the hat.

And call him Ham Monta.

What gives you the most power in the future?

"In the pre-web video era, it was all the same for decades. Content was king - distribution was queen," said Toby Chapman, an associate partner at the strategy consulting firm OC&C. "Then, suddenly people are talking about, is content king anymore? In a platform world, is it the relationship with consumer? Or is it the pipes?"

Those questions get at the heart of why everyone in media seems to be rethinking who their friends and enemies are.
•Is content still king? Does the company with the best shows and movies (like Disney) have the most power?
•Is distribution where the true power lies? Does the company with cable boxes or broadband pipes in people's homes (like, say, Comcast) rule?
•Is having a direct relationship with the consumer the winning strategy?Amazon is one of America's favorite brands, and Netflix is a favorite with millennials.
•Or is it all about the browser or the interface? Maybe delivery mechanisms don't matter, as long as you own the browser (like Google) or the interface (like Facebook).
• Or do you need to have everything?

"No matter how big you are, tech and user behavior throws it all off," said Elgin Thompson, the managing director at Digital Capital Advisors. "Unless you are the full ecosystem, you're not an emperor. These companies want to be so big they can create their own weather."

Disney's Divinity wrote:Still, why don't they create something instead of buying things, jeez.

Disney Duster wrote:I wish Disney only owned the movies, tv shows, tv channels, radio station, video games, books, and plays that they themselves made. No Fox. No Star Wars. No Marvel. No Pixar. No ESPN. No Muppets. No Freefrom.

Sotiris wrote:

Disney Duster wrote:I wish Disney only owned the movies, tv shows, tv channels, radio station, video games, books, and plays that they themselves made. No Fox. No Star Wars. No Marvel. No Pixar. No ESPN. No Muppets. No Freefrom.

My issue is with inbreeding. I don't mind Disney owning a lot of different assets as long as there are clear, defining lines and everyone stays separate and in their lane. For example, I don't want WDAS doing a Marvel adaptation (that ship has sailed) or Pixar doing a Star Wars one. I don't want to see The Muppets alongside Mickey Mouse and co., I don't want DTVA to make a show based on a Fox property etc.

rodrigo_ca wrote:I didn't mind WDAS making a Marvel adaptation because it was a very WDAS move to take something not so recognizable and spin it.

rodrigo_ca wrote:For me, Disney can own and buy whateaver they want unless they start using the companies' own properties to promote other properties. Every studio inside Disney needs to be great by themselves.

Sotiris wrote:I don't want to see The Muppets alongside Mickey Mouse and co.

bradhig wrote:no more buyouts. It kills competition. I don't wanna see Voltron get bought out by Disney or any other big corporation.

I wish Disney only owned the movies, tv shows, tv channels, radio station, video games, books, and plays that they themselves made. No Fox. No Star Wars. No Marvel. No Pixar. No ESPN. No Muppets. No Freefrom. I'm ok with ABC only for Once Upon a Time, but I wish they just made shows like that and loaned them to another channel, like they did with all the Disney anthology series a long time ago, right?