XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-02-07 14:52:24 +0000, Blueshirt said:   
   > Ubiquitous wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The last season of Doctor Who had the lowest ratings in the   
   >> history of the series across multiple metrics, which is not   
   >> what Disney bargained for. Here's what a long-time source has   
   >> told me about the alleged future of Doctor Who on Disney Plus.   
   >> #disney #doctorwho #disneyplus   
   >>   
   >> https://youtu.be/AyxRpy1uzfg?si=SLq66WdzkXBZO-eg   
   >   
   > According to RTD (Doctor Who Executive Producer) in the latest   
   > DWM [#613] the "first order from Disney was for 26 episodes",   
   > which will be completed once the spin-off "The War Between the   
   > Land and the Sea" has aired. So if Disney are not happy with   
   > what they have been getting from their partnership with the BBC   
   > then there won't be a second order... the deal will have been   
   > completed and both Disney and the BBC can move on. I assume it   
   > will be the ratings for S2/S15 this spring that will be   
   > decisive, but if the ratings/viewing figures are in the same   
   > ball-park as they were for S1/S14 then I would expect Disney to   
   > move on...   
      
   A complete NON-surprise that the ratings are lower than the pre-Disney   
   seasons. Disney of course bought into Doctor Who because they stupidly   
   believed it would raise their number of subscribers, which it wasn't   
   ever going to do and anybody with more than one braincell could have   
   told them the 'ratings' would drop dramatically. The only legal way for   
   international viewers to watch "Doctor Who" currently is to subscribe   
   to Disney+, which most people simply weren't going to bother doing,   
   especially for just one show and continual prices rises (both for   
   Disney+ and general retail prices for everything).   
      
   Subscription-based streaming services themselves weren't really a good   
   idea to begin with, let alone numerous services all with their own   
   'exclusive' content. The old cable and satelitte TV services have been   
   struggling for decades to retain and grow subscriber numbers.   
      
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