Title: Netflix has 175 days to fight off the biggest battles in its history 
The Story: 
Netflix has changed how we watch TV, no more waiting at 10 pm to watch Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki (ofc your mom and baa and DEF not for you!). Why wait when you can watch everything at any time you want! They have introduced the concept of Binge watching as well as who can forget – Netflix & Chill! Umm if you don’t know what Netflix & Chill is, ask your 21year old brother!
Anyway, the most important strategy for Netflix has been original content – finding good, quality TV shows & movies that it exclusively owns – Hello Sacred Games! It loves original content so much that is has spent nearly $12 billion JUST LAST YEAR to develop original content. It is borrowing heavily to continue creating a lot more original content so much so that it has now become the biggest creator of original content in the Western hemisphere. 
The problem is that no matter how much Netflix spends, it has no chance to catch up with its biggest rival…
Hello Disney! 
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is one of America’s most iconic companies. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse way back in 1928. Over the following eight decades the company built an empire. Over 160 million people visited its theme parks last year. And it’s among the world’s largest media companies.
But over the past decade a core part of its business has been disrupted. More than a third of Disney’s revenue comes from its cable business. You see Disney owns leading sports network ESPN and makes money delivering this content to millions. As you can imagine, Netflix has hit this business hard. Disney’s cable business has stagnated over the past seven years. 
But in about 175 days, Disney is set to launch its own streaming service called Disney+.
Oh And it’s pulling all its content off of Netflix. This is a big deal. WHY? Because Disney owns Marvel, Pixar Animations, Star Wars, ESPN, National Geographic, Modern Family, and even The Simpsons. Not to mention all the classic characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. In six of the past seven years, Disney has produced the world’s top-selling movie. Here’s a list of the five highest-earning movies of 2018:
1.	Avengers Infinity War
2.	Black Panther
3.	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
4.	Incredibles 2
5.	Bohemian Rhapsody
All except Jurassic World are Disney productions. Clearly, Disney is king of the blockbuster. Over the past six years, its average film has raked in $1.2 billion at the box office.
Picture this…
Disney puts a blockbuster like Avengers Endgame on its platform the same day it opens in theaters. After a few weeks it’s no longer in theaters. You can’t buy it. You can’t rent it. The only way to watch is to subscribe to Disney’s steaming service, Disney+.
Another example, imagine the only place your children or grandchildren will be able to see Toy Story 4 and Frozen 2 may be on Disney+. Can you imagine how many parents will sign up for this? 
Disney has shown it can produce movies and shows people want to watch. No competitor comes within 1,000 miles of Disney’s world of content – not even Netflix! 
Disney’s ownership of iconic franchises like Star Wars gives it something no money can buy. Meanwhile, Netflix will lose a lot of its best content—and potentially millions of subscribers who switch to Disney+.
Bottomline:
Disney+ will launch in 175 days and the war between Netflix & Disney is going to boil down to quantity vs. quality. Disney will launch with only 4,000 movies and tv shows which is only 10% of what Netflix currently has. But quality wise, it will be far superior to what Netflix currently has – after all it owns all the Avengers yes unfortunately even Hawk Eye! 
Tomorrow’s Gyaan: 
Amazon uncovered!

#12 Netflix's Biggest Battle Starts In 175 Days

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