XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: tppm@rr.ca.com   
      
   On 2/7/2025 5:16 PM, The Doctor wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > 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.   
      
   Streaming, and other "beamed" services" are not as popular as   
   expected/hoped.  The way to go is ad paid broadcast, that anyone with a   
   receiver can get.   
      
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