XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
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   Your Name   wrote:   
   >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.   
   >   
   >   
      
      
   So Disney+ is not as popular as hoped.   
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