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On Sep 14, Walt Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek said at an investor conference that the company was planning to group all its streaming products under its flagship Disney+ app, and could tie that service more closely to its theme-parks business. Disney-owned streaming platforms involved in this shift include Disney+ (family-focused and franchise content, including Marvel superhero, Pixar, and Star Wars movies and series), Hulu (general entertainment content), and ESPN+ (sports-focused content).

As the Disney executive stated, placing all three platforms under one umbrella in a single app would reduce the friction viewers faced when toggling between different platforms and devices. Mr. Chapek referred to this sort of packaging as a “hard bundle”, as opposed to the softer bundles it already offers in the U.S., where consumers get a price discount for signing up for several services but they remain on separate apps.

The company has already experimented with such a simplified model in Europe, where the Star streaming brand, which includes many shows that also air on Hulu, is already part of Disney+. Other media companies are also joining the trend of merging their streaming offerings. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has said it would combine its Discovery+ service with HBO Max. Paramount Global is considering closing its Showtime streaming service and merging its content into Paramount+. The platforms and apps are not the only parts that join the trend – so as IPs. With the new “open for business” strategy, Warner Bros. has put some of its best-known IPs up for grabs, selling The Lord of the Rings to Amazon and peddling around The Batman animated series. Whereas before, WarnerMedia zealously guarded its films for HBO Max.

It is interesting to look at how the “streaming revolution” is undergoing such a makeover. Before the coronavirus pandemic started in the U.S., voices like The New York Times had expressed concerns about the Exclusives feature of SVOD streaming services, where “[…] The subscription model undermines that fantasy of universality. Imagine a video store that allowed you to rent only Warner Brothers movies. Imagine having to enroll in a corporate loyalty program, pledging allegiance to Disney or Sony or Netflix, and being forced to limit your choices accordingly.” But two years after the pandemic started, it seems like “the fantasy of universality” are circling back, where companies across the industry are trying new strategies under the pressure of economic uncertainty -- from bundling to pricing to ad-supported content. Are there too many lineups in the market? Will people pay for a more aggregated experience? Now with some media giants pursuing a more centralized path, the rest of industry will all but certain to watch the new strategy closely.

                Being literate about media and information is important to us because with the help of it we can easily gather some information about some certain topics. Specially, when we have an assignments. But also we need to becareful of the information we get through social media because there are some information that is not true. Through social media we can share our own opinion and we can also share some information we know. We student and also consumer must know our responsibility in our actions. Information literacy helps us to recognized some misleading and useless informations. Media and information literacy gives us the ability to access and analyze informations. Through social media eveyone can express their own opinion and have the equal rights to everyone and create peace among all culture. All of us have a freedom in expressing ourselves but we need to be wise enough to determined the truth and not. We can gain some informations that we can use in our daily lives and we can also use in our daily task.

by Alice Guillermo

'Di na bago sakin ang usapin nang mga nagdaang pagsakop ng dayuhan sa Pilipinas, tinuro na ito ng mga guro at kung paano naka-apaekto sa mga lumipas pang panahon. Nagkaroon ng relihiyon, natutong mag-salita at magsulat ng mga titik na hindi orihinal sa bansang Pilipinas at higit sa lahat ang pagbabago sa sining na siyang dapat nagbigay ng pagkakilanlan sa ating bansa.

Ang sining ay hindi dapat binabalewala, kaakibat ng bawat likha ay ang hirap at ang napakalawak na pag-iisip ng mga katutubo, ang kanilang pagiging maparaan na pagkuha ng mga ideya at inspirasyon sa kapaligiran. Sa bawat sining ay ang kultura't tradisyon ng kinagisnan ng ating bawat ninuno.

Nang mabasa ko ang ilang bahagi sa akda ni Alice Guillermo napa-isip ako, kung napagyaman ba ng pagsakop ng dayuhan ang ating kultura. Nakatulong nga ba sila sa pagpapaunlad ng ating mga kinagisnan o nandito sila upang baguhin ito. Kung iisipin ito sa kasulukuyang panahon marami silang naiambag sa Pilipinas, ang pagiging kristiyano ng mga Pilipino, wikang Ingles na naging pangalawang wika ng Pilipinas, teknolohiya na nakatulong sa pagpapadali ng bawat gawain at iba't - ibang istilo sa paggawa ng sining, ngunit sa bawat magandang dulot ay merong naaapektuhan at natatapakan na sining ng Pilipinas at higit sa lahat ang mga katutubong naglaan ng panahon sa kanilang mga gawa.Isa sila sa mga naapektuhan ng mga dinulot na pagbabago sa Pilipinas, hindi nabigyan ng pansin ang mga gawa at tuluyang nabura ang orihinal na istilo na ating mga sining. Ang mga katutubo ay nagdusa sa kahirapan dahil nabulag ang mga Pilipino sa dala ng dayuhan, binalewala ang dapat na pingyayaman.

Kaya naman sa kaslukuyan ay tila bang ignorante ang mga Pilipino sa gawa ng ating mga katutubo, mas kilala ang mga dinala ng mga dayuhan, mas kaya pa nating mga Pilipino na kilalanin at sabihin ang mga gawa ng mga dayuhan. Tila ba't mas mangha sila sa mga gawang dayuhan dahil sa napakulay nilang mga gawa, kung ikukumpara ay mas mayaman sa kahulugan ang ating sining kumpara sa kanila.

For this week, we gathered some ideas that will help us to achieve our milestone to start our startup. So our group started brainstorming for the whole week and we've put together all of our ideas because I could say that thinking of ideas to start a startup is not easy as you imagined.

As we go on to our discussion we come up to an ideas that really helped us to achieve our startups. It really helped if you overlook on what will be the process of having a successful startup because I am amazed on how those successful startups became successful in a long-run.

I believed that there is a right time for anything. You’re not gonna be like that forever. There’s no such thing called ‘Forever in this world’. I’m not bitter or anything but, for me, that’s true. 

There is a time for sorrow. There is a time for joy. There is a time to dance. There is a time to sing. There is a time to stop. There is a time to move. There is a time for everything. But, people keep on rushing things; scared of being left behind or scared of missing something.

I, sometimes, feel that way. But, thank God! I knew these things. I’m always waiting for the right moment, because, I believe that “ The best is yet to come for those who wait.” Those people that had experience fear, trust the Lord our God with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

And after that, I am certain that your fears will turn into joy and gladness. In short, my point is, enjoy your season! If you are a student, enjoy studying. If you are a mother, enjoy the season being a mother. If this is the season for you to step on the stage, enjoy it. Time pass so fast. Cherish it. You’ll never be in that place forever.