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Walt Disney Co. edged previous Netflix In. with a complete of 221 million streaming subscribers on the finish of the latest quarter and introduced it’s going to release a Disney+ possibility with promoting this December.
Disney+ with advertisements will price $7.99 monthly, the similar value the corporate now fees for the ad-free model, Disney mentioned in a observation on Wednesday. The price of Disney+ with out advertisements will build up by way of $3 monthly to $10.99 as of Dec. 8.
Prices for Hulu, additionally owned by way of Disney, will upward push by way of $1 to $2 monthly relying at the plan.
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Shares of Disney, which had fallen 28% this yr, rose 4% in after-hours buying and selling to $116.85.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | THE WALT DISNEY CO. | 112.51 | +4.37 | +4.04% |
Disney in 2017 staked its long term on construction a streaming carrier to rival Netflix as audiences moved to on-line viewing from conventional cable and broadcast tv.
In the just-ended quarter, Disney added 14.4 million Disney+ shoppers, beating the consensus of 10 million anticipated by way of analysts polled by way of FactSet, because it launched “Star Wars” sequence “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and Marvel’s “Ms. Marvel.”
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Combined with Hulu and ESPN+, Disney mentioned it had 221.1 million streaming subscribers on the finish of the June quarter. Netflix mentioned it had 220.7 million streaming subscribers.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC. | 244.11 | +14.17 | +6.16% |
Disney posted adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.09, up 36% from a yr previous, as guests packed its theme parks. Operating source of revenue greater than doubled on the parks, reports and merchandise department to $3.6 billion.
Disney’s streaming effort remains to be shedding cash, reporting a lack of $1.1 billion for the quarter. That put a drag at the media and leisure unit, whose benefit declined by way of 32% to almost $1.4 billion.
The newly painted Cinderella Castle on the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is noticed with the crest to have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of the theme park Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney is combating again in opposition to a transfer to repeal (AP Photo/John Raoux, File / AP Newsroom)
Overall earnings rose 26% from a yr previous to $21.5 billion. A consensus of analysts polled by way of Refinitiv had projected earnings of $20.96 billion.
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(Reporting by way of Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski in Los AngelesEditing by way of Kenneth Li, Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)
