“With Katzenberg singularly blaming the pandemic”...
If this wasn’t the best time to launch an online entertainment platform - I don’t know what would. With everyone unable to travel and consuming so much media the pandemic should have been a boost to their launch in my opinion.
Which is probably why he should be singularly blaming the product. I'm sat at home. I don't want to watch video on my phone while sitting on the couch with my 60 inch television right there.
(To be honest this is just one of the pile of problems of the product/service)
But it's all “mobile” content, seemingly to be watched on a commute.
Who is going to watch video on a phone at home? Oh, wait, kids, kids love their tablet and phone video. Which they get for free. From YouTube. Or their parents already pay for Netflix. Or Disney+.
Really, who exactly is this product for? It absolutely feels like Boomers trying to be where the kids are, but the kids are already well served by video game streamers.
If this wasn’t the best time to launch an online entertainment platform - I don’t know what would. With everyone unable to travel and consuming so much media the pandemic should have been a boost to their launch in my opinion.