May 13, 2022 11:50:00

Disney + gets just under 8 million new subscribers from January to March 2022

Walt Disney's Q2 2022 (January-March) earnings announcement announced that the number of new subscribers to the streaming service

Disney + was 7.9 million. Although the company as a whole lost 1 billion dollars (about 130 billion yen) due to the early termination of license agreements, the figures for the previous quarter increased by 23% in the quarter and 26% in the half year (half a year). increase.

The Walt Disney Company Reports Second Quarter and Six Months Earnings for Fiscal 2022 --The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-reports-second-quarter-and-six-months-earnings-for-fiscal-2022/

Disney Plus added almost 8 million new subscribers as Netflix struggles --The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23067551/disney-plus-q2-2022-earnings-205-million-streaming-subscribers

Disney Earnings: Disney + Hits 138M Subscribers – The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-q2-2022-earnings-streaming-1235144837/

With the arrival of new subscribers to 'Disney +,' the cumulative number of subscribers has increased to approximately 87.6 million. The total number of subscribers is 137.7 million including the users of 'Disney + Hotstar' operated by another operating company in India, and the total number of subscribers to all streaming services such as Hulu and ESPN Plus operated by Walt Disney. Will reach over 205 million people. Monthly revenue per subscriber has also increased from $ 6.01 to $ 6.32.

'Looking ahead to Disney's next 100 years, Bob Chapek will continue to transform entertainment with extraordinary storytelling and innovative technology for families and fans around the world. We are confident in creating a bigger, more connected and magical Disney world. '

In addition, although we have lost $ 1 billion in revenue due to the early termination of the license agreement to use our content on Disney +, the revenue itself is increasing. It's not clear what services the license has been terminated, but news site The Hollywood Reporter points out that it's likely that it was a deal with Netflix, including the 'Marvel' series.

Netflix announced in its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 (January-March) that the number of members has decreased for the first time in the last 10 years, not only due to the impact of Disney's content increase, streaming service The battle for content and subscribers between them is likely to intensify.

The number of Netflix members has decreased for the first time in the past 10 years, and we are considering a plan with advertisement as a countermeasure, and it is because 100 million of users are sharing passwords --GIGAZINE