Disney+ shakes up UK costs after worldwide drop in subscribers

Disney+ is to alter its UK pricing after shedding 11.7 million clients internationally.

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The streaming service, which at the moment prices UK customers £7.99 a month, will introduce three new pricing tiers from 1 November.

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It comes after the corporate revealed it suffered a 7.4% drop in Disney+ clients internationally, to 146.1 million within the three months to July.

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The entertainment giant additionally reported a web lack of $460m (£360m) within the third quarter, in contrast with earnings of $1.4bn (£1.1bn) throughout the identical interval final 12 months.

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Walt Disney chief govt Bob Iger stated the agency was dealing with a "challenging environment", however stated it was on observe to chop prices by billions of kilos and stated income was up 4%.

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He additionally vowed to introduce a crackdown on password sharing in 2024, though didn't present particulars.

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It follows a similar move by streaming rival Netflix earlier this 12 months.

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Mr Iger additionally unveiled value will increase for advert-free customers of the service within the US, as he claimed the promoting marketplace for streaming was "picking up" when put next with conventional TV spots.

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"We're obviously trying with our pricing strategy to migrate more subs to the advertising supported tier," he added.

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The new Disney+ UK pricing features a cheaper plan of £4.99 a month with adverts, together with a £7.99 "standard" service which might be watched on two totally different gadgets without delay.

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A dearer premium model, priced at £10.99 a month, will supply larger picture high quality and the flexibility for 4 totally different individuals to look at without delay.

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Existing subscribers to the service, which incorporates Star Wars and Marvel movies, will routinely be transferred to the premium model - except they request to modify their plan - and nonetheless be charged £7.99 a month up till December.

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Similar shake-ups in pricing are being launched throughout Europe and in Canada.

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Elsewhere, Disney stated it was boosted by its Shanghai Disney Resort, which was open for the total quarter - in contrast to the identical time final 12 months when COVID restrictions pressured its closure for a lot of the interval.

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But the corporate additionally misplaced 12.5 million subscribers to its Disney Hotstar service in India after it gave up rights to Indian Premiere League cricket matches.

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