Sudden Shakeup At Disney Brings Iger Back As CEO While Talk Swirls On Hulu Deal
In a stunning move Sunday night, Disney’s board of directors approved bringing back former executive chair and CEO Bob Iger for a two-year period as CEO, replacing Bob Chapek, who will be leaving the company after many years in various capacities there. Chapek was, perhaps,…
Disney Reports 235.7M Total Streaming Subscribers At Close Of Its Fiscal Year
The Disney+ premium streaming service has grown to 164.2 million global subscribers, but the Walt Disney Co. warned Wednesday in its financial report for the fiscal fourth quarter that the subscriber growth rate will likely slow in the quarter ahead. Bob Chapek, The Walt Disney…
JustWatch: Netflix Dropped SVOD Share But Remains King
Since February, Netflix’s share of streaming viewership has decreased by 8%, as Disney+ has enjoyed a 4% increase over the same timeframe, according to data released by online content search website JustWatch. However, according to the viewing data gathered from JustWatch program search and recommendations…
JustWatch Confirms Disney’s No. 1 Streaming Subscriber Status
With the news Thursday that Disney’s premium streaming services have passed long-time leader Netflix in total subscriber count, JustWatch, the online video content recommendations and information service, has issued its analysis of the achievement. JustWatch said that by the end of July, Disney+ along with…
JustWatch: HBO Max Made Big Market Share Strides With U.S. Viewers In Q1
Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ were the big four market share winners among U.S. subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming services for the first quarter of 2022, but HBO Max gained the most with U.S. users of the JustWatch content search service. Netflix…
Disney+ To Add A Lower-Cost Ad-Supported Subscription Tier This Year
Premium streaming channel Disney+ confirmed the long speculation that it would be expanding its consumer offering with an ad-supported subscription tier. The company revealed the plan to add a lower-cost ad-supported tier will begin in the United States later this year, before rolling out to…
Disney+ Continued To Rack Up Subscribers In Q4-2021
The Walt Disney Co. reported robust revenue and subscriber growth from its streaming services over the fourth quarter of 2021, including continued strong subscriber growth for the Disney+ app. Disney reported subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming service subscriptions across its portfolio totaled 196.4 million,…
Disney+ Added 58.5M Subs In Last Year
Direct-to-consumer streaming subscription video on demand (SVOD) is paying off very well for The Walt Disney Co., according to a Q3 report released Thursday. The media giant’s premium Disney+ premium SVOD service ended the period (July 3rd) with 116 million subscribers, reflecting a gain of…
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