Disney edges past Netflix in streaming subscribers as it raises ad-free prices
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#62CFW)
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN sees total of 221m customers at the end of the June quarter compared with Netflix's 220.7m
Walt Disney edged past Netflix with a total of 221 million streaming subscribers at the end of the most recent quarter and announced it will launch a Disney+ option with advertising this December.
In the just-ended quarter, Disney added 14.4 million Disney+ customers, beating the consensus of 10 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet, as it released Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi and Marvel's Ms Marvel.
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