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Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million::Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Supply and demand, bitches!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They said it themselves, "yo-ho, altogether, hoist the colors high."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I’ve shared it with my very young nieces and nephews for a few years. We do Simpsons and Star Wars, they do everything else. Now that Disney is pulling a Netflix, I don’t see a reason to double my cost for probably less viewing. For the price of a year’s sub, I can get a lot of movies or box sets. Over the years, I can get even more and never worry about losing access. Assuming Disney continues to raise prices, I can probably buy more and more for the sub price (although buying power will also drop). I can never share my access with my family any more. I can share box sets. Guess which one makes my nieces and nephews happy when they come visit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I was paying for a year at a pop. After the price hike, I was going to cancel entirely. It just happened to coincide with the shitty Disney/hulu ad price. Which got my kids off my back for not having it and it’s only like 36 bucks for the year. If I feel inclined to watch something on those two then I watch on desktop and ad block the ads.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the strength of Disney's back catalog will more than make up for picking fights with the talent that create their new content while simultaneously breaking their mobile app experience with DRM and buggy software that drives their paying customers to learn about piracy.

[–] [email protected] 123 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love positive news like this.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not sure where the positive news is, unless you're a Disney shareholder. They dropped subscribers and are now losing less money. They care about the money, not really the subscribers. This pattern will likely continue.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Their greed backfired and they lost money as a result. Music to my ears. Arrr.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

The wording is confusing but they are making more money from the price hike. They were losing money, they are now losing less money.

Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million

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