Analyst work, sometimes, it seems that anyone can do it, especially when we talk about news that on the one hand may seem obvious or that sometimes there is no type of data that suggests the information they offer. With this comment he does not want to generalize to analysts in all sectors, but in technology from time to time they brake.
Next March 25, date officially confirmed by Apple A couple of days ago, the guys from Cupertino will celebrate a new event, an event that, according to different rumors, could be the starting signal for Apple's streaming video service and to which some of the Hollywood stars would come who are already collaborating in the production of original series for Apple.
The first to jump into the pool is Wedbush, an analyst who claims Apple's streaming video service could reach 100 million subscribers in just three years. If we take into account that today, Netflix, which is available all over the world (except in 4 countries including China) has just over 150 million subscribers, the figures stated by Wedbush seem highly unlikely .
In addition, the content that Apple will initially have, will be composed, in part, by the HBO catalog, a catalog that is precisely not very extensive and that will also share HBO itself. For now, if we take into account the rumors of the different agreements that Apple has reached to create its own content, we can add a score, if it comes, of original content.
Another aspect to keep in mind is that you will not be able to count on the Disney catalog, who also plans to launch its streaming video service at the end of this year, one of the most important catalogs on the market and which would be a great attraction for potential Apple customers.
China has always been a very important market for Apple in recent years. Now that sales have started to weaken, the video streaming service could get a large mass of subscribers in the country. If we consider that country's censorship prevents iTunes Movies from being availableThe same will happen to Apple's VOD service. Remember that Netflix is not in China either.
If Apple wants its video streaming service to be an option for Apple users to consider, must reach major deals with a24, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, CBS / Viacom, Netflix, MGM... as long as they provide you with exclusive content, something that logically you will not get from Netflix.
