The streaming landscape is going
to look very, very different in the next six months.
Everything you know of will still be around
but will it still be relevant?
Well, today we're gonna go through everything we know
about Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max,
and NBC Universal's unnamed service.
Now, frankly, we could all spend
a ton of money getting every single one
of these but it's smarter not to.
So, let's go over the new services,
figure out which ones you should be excited for,
and how much this is all going to cost you.
Now, at the end of it all, I'm going to ask you
what your plan is for this new age in streaming?
But, we'll get there, let's dive in.
We're doing an overview of all these services
but we are going to do individual reviews
of all of them as they come out
so subscribe to get all of those.
Now, let's go in rank order.
We're going to start with what we're least excited about
all the way up to Apple+ and Disney+.
Now, NBC Universal's is the one we know least about.
In fact, we don't even know what it's named yet,
they haven't given it a name.
We know that it will have The Office,
which is leaving Netflix at the end of 2019.
That is the most watched show on Netflix
so this could be a big deal for a lot of you,
a lot of us potentially who enjoy watching The Office.
Now, NBC also owns a lot of other stuff.
A lot of cable channels like USA, Bravo, E!
Syfy, MSNBC, and CNBC, obviously,
so we can assume, I think, that we're gonna get
a lot of stuff from those other channels as well.
They also own Universal Pictures, films,
lots of old and new classics to draw from there.
As for when this will arrive, it's gonna
come in April 2020, at least, that's the date right now.
Again, nothing has really been set in stone yet
from NBC Universal, but that date is
what they've thrown out to us.
The cost on this, we do know that it will be free
if you're a cable TV subscriber
who can login using, you know, those credentials.
Otherwise, you can get a streaming version
if you're willing to pay for that.
All of that will be commercial supported,
but there is word that you'll be able
to upgrade to a commercial-free version as well.
Kind of similar to what we see right now from Hulu.
As for what the actual cost is on this,
the dollar amount we don't know yet what those costs are.
If I had to guess somewhere in the realm of $5
for commercials supported stuff,
and $10 for commercial-free stuff, I suppose.
Now, next up is HBO Max, we've talked
about this one a lot on this channel already
and there will be a lot to talk about as we go forward.
As for what we're gonna get on here
it's all HBO content past and future.
For instance, in the future we are going
to have a Dune prequel series to go
with the Dune movie that's coming out in 2020.
And there's a Gossip Girl sequel for some reason
that, I guess, we'll find out.
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to tie the two deaths together.--
They will have most Warner Brothers movies and shows
not all of them though, something like Harry Potter
that would be a huge draw, but that is tied up
at NBC Universal, who owns those streaming rights until 2025
But HBO Max does have streaming rights for BBC,
for several of their shows anyway.
Dr. Who, Luther, Top Gear these will
be big draws for a lot of us.
They also have rights to a lot of Turner channels
so TNT, TBS, they are going to have
some of the Turner Classic movies archives.
How much of that, we don't really know yet.
Now, as for the when on this,
the beta launch will be late this year
so late 2019 they're going to offer a beta version of this.
Who gets that and when, we don't quite know yet
but the full launch will be in spring of 2020
much like that NBC Universal app.
As for the cost, it is rumored
at $16 to $17 we'll see if that holds.
So the question here is, what does that mean
if you're already paying $15 a month for HBO now?
Well, we're not totally sure yet
but my guess is that you'll be automatically switched over
to HBO Max, your bill will go up a couple of bucks,
and you'll get hordes of new content
along with your regular HBO content.
And, frankly, I hope that's what happens
because wouldn't it be nice to get rid
of the other 45 versions of HBO that we all have downloaded?
So, the price on this one is comparatively steep, I know
but you are getting a ton of premier content
so I'm a little bit more excited for this one
then I am for the NBC Universal app.
Next up, Disney+, Disney+ is going
to have a ton of content.
All the Disney classic movies, Pixar classics, Star Wars.
Eventually, we'll get all the Star Wars movies on there.
Marvel, they won't have all of them right away,
but, eventually, yes.
We're getting 30 seasons of The Simpsons, on and on, and on.
Who's excited for the '90s Disney Channel original movies?
I know we all are, let's be honest.
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in Kibbles 'n Bits, right?--
They're also going to be spending
a lot of money on original content.
Original content for Marvel and Star Wars, and on and on.
They're even doing one of those live-action remakes,
this one for Lady and the Tramp
that will be a Disney+ exclusive,
so they're spending a lot of money there.
But, frankly, it kind of doesn't matter
how much they spend now because you've got all
these other companies like Netflix
that's spending $12 billion a year on original content.
If you think that's a lot try 75 years worth
of Disney spending ... hang on, I'm doing the calculations
about 4.85 bajillion dollars on content
over the course of that company's life
so they've got a lot to drawn on.
This one is going to be a monster.
It's going to come out on November 12th
and so I know we're all eagerly awaiting that date.
The cost on this is $7 a month
or $70 if you purchase a full year.
You can get a bundle that includes Hulu and ESPN+
and that's going to be $13 a month
and, at least for now, for a limited time
if you go signup as a D23 member at Disney
you can get a mega discount on Disney+
before it launches in November.
Now, as for that cost, I am putting my flag in this one.
I've done it before and I'll say it again,
Disney is going to be losing money here in the short term
because that cost is incredibly low
so in the long term watch out for it,
we're all gonna signup for Disney+
and then a year or two down the road they'll hit us
with those price increases so just be ready for that.
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- -Fooled you.--
Lastly, we have Apple TV+,
and there's a reason I saved this one for last
I'll get there in just a second.
Now, Apple has, reportedly, spent $6 billion
on original content, it was supposed to be $1 billion
well, that got outta control real quick.
It's still not the same as $15 billion spent over at Netflix
but, I think that, instead of quantity
Apple is going for quality on this.
They're aiming for more of a prestige content approach
à la HBO, something like that.
So you have things like The Morning Show
with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston
and that's about a morning show, as you might have guessed.
Jason Momoa is doing some post-apocalyptic show.
Octavia Spencer, Aaron Paul, Oprah
they're all doing shows and these names don't come cheap
hence the $6 billion price tag.
As for when it's coming out, Apple has recently announced
that they are launching Apple TV+ on November 1st
trying to undercut Disney+ by at least a couple weeks.
Similarly, they're going to undercut
the price on that as well.
They've announced that the price
for that is $4.99 a month, a couple bucks less
than Disney+, they're really taking it to 'em.
So am I excited about Apple TV+?
Yeah tentatively, frankly, everything rides
on whether there are going to be enough good shows
to make it worth your while.
Or, maybe, if Apple can get one of those shows
to become a cultural touchstone, the way Game of Thrones was
So yeah, I'm interested but I'm not necessarily excited.
But I put this one last because it is the one
that's coming out next and it does have
a lot of potential, I would say.
And, of course, we can't forget about the old standbys.
We've got Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.
Netflix is losing ... Like I've said
they're losing The Office to NBC Universal,
they're losing Friends to HBO Max
which is going to carry that one.
Now, Netflix is picking up some other stuff.
They've picked off a lot of show runners from network TV.
You've got names like Shonda Rhimes,
you'd remember that from ... uh, what's that thing called?
Grey's Anatomy, yeah I knew what it was.
Ryan Murphy is a name, Kenya Barris you would know
from Blackish, shows like that.
So they're picking up a lot of great show runners.
They could be going for more prestige
HBO style content as well, I guess we'll see where that goes
Hulu is still going to go strong because
its biggest draw now is the Disney+ bundle that
it will be a part of for $13 so I don't think that Hulu
will have a hard time staying relevant.
And Prime Video, likewise, will keep chugging along
just on the power of Amazon Prime.
We all want to get free shipping,
and so we get the video that comes along with it.
So with the numbers we've got at this point
if you crunch 'em all, you put 'em all together
it would cost you $72 a month
to get all of the services that I mentioned today,
give or take, I mean, we're still guessing
at some of those prices, right?
So, for me, I'll probably stick with, say,
Disney+ and Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video
that would run me $36 a month.
Not too bad for all of the content
that I'm getting with that.
I'm going to wait to hear how Apple TV+ and HBO Max do
before I decide if it's worth it
to add them to my monthly cost.
Frankly, personally, I'm not holding out much hope
for NBC Universal but what about you,
what is your plan in 2020?
I want to know which of these services
do you know you're gonna sign up for,
which ones do you think you'll wait out?
Let me know in the comments below.
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All right, thanks for watching everybody.
I'll see you next time.