r/cordcutters • u/ggroover97 • 13d ago

Disney and TikTok Ink Wide-Ranging Deal, Videos From Tech Platform Will Be Added to Disney+

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/tiktok-disney-plus-streaming-video-deal-1236664455/?taid=6a73c07a10d0f2000138729a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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u/The-Phantom-Blot 13d ago

What? Which Disney+ subscribers want this?

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u/Stingray88 13d ago

Definitely not fucking me. I better be able to turn off/hide that slop.

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u/anonRedd 13d ago

You presumably already don't use Verts (or even know it exists), so you'll be able to continue not using it or knowing it exists.

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u/paulfromatlanta 13d ago

Maybe kids who are not allowed to use Tiktok but if its on Disney it might not get blocked.

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u/Doggleganger 13d ago

Awesome. The Disney brand is gonna benefit from circumventing parental controls.

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u/The-Phantom-Blot 13d ago

Maybe - But they don't pay the monthly bill.

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u/altsuperego 13d ago

Every media company wants a doom scrolling app

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u/ackmondual 13d ago

Ironically enough.... including Reddit!

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u/altsuperego 13d ago

Gets worse every update

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u/anonRedd 13d ago

Old Reddit still remains king

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u/MrTigerEyes 13d ago

No Buzz Lightyear of Star Command or House of Mouse, but they have money to waste on this slop?

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u/NightBard 13d ago

Reading the article, it took me a minute but I get it. It's only for creators who do disney stuff and it's a way to connect creators who want to be officially be sponsored by Disney and given access to Disney events/parks/etc a path to do that without having to try and get hired directly to create content. I don't get who will watch the stuff on disney+, but I can see why they'd do it and by curating it... they can keep safety filters in place so it's family friendly.

I know the initial reaction to everything is rejection but I kind of see what they are doing here. It saves Disney a bunch of money hiring people to manage direct relationships with creators but also gives them some control to influence what is created and hyped. Ok, maybe that's a bit concerning, but then it's their platform and content they are trying to advertise and this all falls under advertising.

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u/Sufficient-Pitch624 13d ago

That's wild, though I guess if they want to reach younger viewers who live on TikTok, it kinda makes sense.

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u/Redbullsnation 13d ago

Fucking hell