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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >The Doctor wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >> > Your Name wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> 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).   
   >> >   
   >> > I don't think the directors of these streaming services live   
   >> > in the real world. I would never have thought anyone around   
   >> > the world would subscribe to Disney+ JUST for "Doctor   
   >> > Who"... it's not that kind of essential show. Maybe when the   
   >> > Tenth Doctor and Rose/Martha were around it might have   
   >> > happened to some degree, as that was a popular time for the   
   >> > show. But Disney were being delusional if they thought in   
   >> > 2023 that "Doctor Who" would be the show to hook the masses   
   >> > in to their shiny new streaming service.   
   >> >   
   >> > Now, I did think "Doctor Who" post 2023 would be more popular   
   >> > than it has been... but even as a fan, and had I needed to, I   
   >> > still wouldn't have subscribed to Disney+ just to watch   
   >> > "Doctor Who" at the prices they are charging.   
   >> >   
   >> >> 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.   
   >> >   
   >> > There is a use for streaming services but I doubt anyone   
   >> > subscribes to any of them for just one show. When they were a   
   >> > bit cheaper, and during covid, they played their part in   
   >> > entertaining us, but now with the continual price rises, and   
   >> > adverts,  people will be more choosy in which ones they   
   >> > subscribe to. So whenever  I see reports that subscriber   
   >> > numbers are down on ______ service I just think, "What did   
   >> > you expect?"   
   >> >   
   >> > Nobody can subscribe to everything so somebody is going to   
   >> > suffer.   
   >>   
   >> DW is suffering beacuse of an antiDisney sentiment.   
   >   
   >"Doctor Who" was suffering before Disney came along, if that's   
   >the word you want to use to describe fandom unhappiness and poor   
   >ratings. Disney had nothing to do with the 13th Doctor's era,   
   >which was over before they came along. Plus, the ratings that   
   >the show has been getting in the UK (BBC1/iPlayer) since the   
   >15th Doctor arrived on the scene have nothing whatsoever to do   
   >with Disney either, as "Doctor Who" is not on Disney+ in the UK   
   >& Ireland. So maybe you need to start seeing the bigger picture.   
      
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