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''' *NETFLIX* -V-DAY- NETDISNEY '''

IN PROUD PAKISTAN - GREAT INSTITUTIONS  like *Beacon House Schools* have begun-

*Creating and putting together great democratic student societies*.

You can hear them honoring their work by streaming on FM stations. [ I am sure the entire developing world will follow suit ], soon. And-

They all had the goodness to stop and thank *The World Students Society* for having set the entire world's freedom up and growing. !WOW! encloses every prayer and assures them total support.

In the inevitable *philosophical and psychological shift* as we go forward,
The World Students Society stops and reviews the future, as it plans  for Global Elections :

*THE MORNINGSTARS* :

Merium, Rabo, Haleema, Seher. Saima, Dee, Areesha,  Sameen, Sarah, Dr. Anne, Zilli, Naila, Zainab,  Paras, Sorat, Lakshmi/India,  Sameen, Eman, Armeen, Shahbano, Nina, Tooba, Aqsa, Sanyia-

Hussain, Shahzeb, Jordan, Salar, Shahrayar Khan, Ali, Haider, Bilal, Faraz, Umair, Wajahat, Umer,  Ghazi, Reza/Canada, Vishnu/India, Omer/Canada, Toby/China, Majeed/Malaysia, Danyial/UK, Zaeem, Ahsen, And....

Little Angels : Maynah, Maria Imran, Masood, Dawood, Harem, Ibrahim, Hannyia and Merium.  For-

''DISNEY MAKES A LOT OF AMAZING CONTENT, and no one can replicate it,'' said Dong Cruetz, senior media and entertainment. AND-

NETFLIX got where it is today in part by licensing Disney's popular children offerings and Disney    -and Pixar- branded firms.

Neither company has disclosed what Netflix pays for those rights, but analyst estimates range from about $220 million to $300 million a year.

As long as Netflix was primarily a distributor, it posed no threat to Disney, and offered a revenue source to complement Disney's cable channels and movies. Investors cheered when the license deal was announced in 2012.

BUT NETFLIX went from partner to competitor by spending heavily to create its own programming - especially in the coveted children's market long dominated by Disney.

This year Netflix is adding a new animated series based on Dr. Seuss's :
''Green Eggs and Ham,'' with Eleen DeGeneres  as executive producer .
It also a deal with  DreamWorks Animation for 300  hours of new children's programming.

Netflix is competing with Disney on other fronts, too.

Netflix said just later at the time, that Rhonda Rhimes, the prolific television producer who created hits like ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Scandal,'' would move to Netflix after 15 years at Disney's ABC Studios.

''Disney served its purpose,'' Mr. Olson said. Now. Netflix ''has reached a critical mass of content and users where it doesn't need Disney anymore.''

The question remains : Does Disney need Netflix?

Disney will be losing substantial licensing revenue, betting that it can build its own direct-to-consumer model, capture the full value of its programming and find a new path to revue growth.

And it's hedging its bet.

For now, Disney's Marvel and ''Star Wars'' programming remains on Netflix. The most common criticism being that Disney was trying to create its own direct-to-consumer model, but that it had waited too long.

Still, nearly everyone agreed that anyone if  anyone can pull it off, it's Disney - and only a few others.

Disney makes a lot of amazing content, and *no one can replicate it,'' said Doug Creutz, senior media and entertainment analyst at Cowen & Company.

''But they're putting a significant revenue stream at risk. If they succeed, they'll capture all the revenue, but may accelerate disrupting the cable bundle.

And it may not succeed. Fifteen percent of a big number is a lot better than 100 percent of  nothing.''

As Mr. Creutz put it in a research note, Disney's move is putting ''a very settled and successful part of the business model'' at risk and ''more aggressively pushes the traditional content business into terra incognita.''

Mr. Olson agreed.

''If anyone can do it from a content perspective, it's probably them, because of their unique brand awareness,'' he said. ''But they are coming from way behind.''

Investors didn't like the uncertainty, or the prospect of a full-fledged war between Disney and Netflix.

Disney stock dropped on the news and was trading at about $102 a share, down from $110 at the beginning of August.

Netflix shares also dropped from their lofty perch, falling to $167 from $182 at the beginning of the month.

But Kevin A. Mayer, Disney's head of corporate strategy and business development, disclosed that his company's move was not a Disney vs Netflix issue, but just the first step in a long term growth strategy for  Disney.

''We can both do really well,'' he said. ''There's no zero sum game here.''

Although it may seem a paradox, Mr. Mayer says he believes Disney move into direct-to-consumer-distribution - not to mention the tech world's rush into original programming - demonstrates that-

''Content is everything these days.'' 

With respectful dedication to Engineer Technologist Amin Malik/US, Dr. M Jawad Khan/US, Engineer Amar Bari Khan/Apple, Naeem Malik/US, Engineer Technologist Imran Basit, M Hammad Khan/UK. Dr. Auon Muhammad Akhtar/Canada-

Wadood Mughal/Singapore, Fahim Khan, Naveed Iqbal Querishi/KSA, Qazi Ahmed Akber Khan, Qazi Amjad Manzoor, Imran Khan/Far East-

See Ya all on !WOW! -the World Students Society and Twitter-!E-WOW! -the Ecosystem 2011.

'''Magical Disney World'''

Good Night and God Bless

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