Tag: subscriber growth

Disney faces a shareholder lawsuit advancing in court, accusing former CEO Bob Chapek and executives of misleading investors about streaming losses tied to aggressive Disney+ growth targets. The suit claims Chapek concealed costs, inflated subscriber counts through promotions like Verizon…

Netflix held a 35% share of South Korea’s streaming market in 2024, but Tving closed in at 34%, driven by local partnerships, original content, and an ad-supported tier. Coupang Play gained traction with 3.2 million subscribers, while Wavve and Disney+…

Lionsgate had a strong Q3, slashing its losses by 80% to $21.9 million and beating Wall Street estimates with $970.5 million in revenue. The studio’s library revenue hit a record $954 million, and TV revenue surged 63%, fueled by post-strike…

Skip unpacks Disney’s Q1 2025 earnings, which highlight a shift toward profitability over subscriber growth. Total revenue reached $24.69 billion (up 5%), while operating income surged 30.5% to $2.64 billion. Streaming posted a $293 million operating profit, a major turnaround…

Comcast reported strong Q4 2024 earnings, with $31.9 billion in revenue, but its stock dropped nearly 13% due to broadband subscriber losses. Peacock saw revenue rise 28% year-over-year to $1.3 billion and significantly reduced its losses, while NBCU Studios posted…

Peacock is piloting two new features—mini-games and short-form vertical video playlists—on mobile to boost user engagement and better compete for our time and attention . The mini-games, such as "Daily Sort" and "Predictions," integrate gameplay with popular TV shows and…

Paramount Global announced Tulsa King Season 2 drew 13.6 million global viewers, with its premiere reaching 5.4 million households in the first week. Online engagement increased 894% from Season 1, highlighting the show’s role in driving Paramount+’s subscriber growth to…

EchoStar reported a net increase of 145,000 subscribers for Sling TV in Q3, reaching 2.14 million, despite a continued decline in its satellite TV service. Efforts to merge with DIRECTV have stalled after a group of DISH bondholders rejected a…

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max is now available as a Prime Video add-on in Sweden and as HBO Max in Holland, offering ad-supported and standard plans with Eurosport’s live sports access. This move supports WBD’s global subscriber growth, now over 110…

Paramount Global reported its second consecutive quarterly profit in streaming, driven by a $49 million gain and 3.5 million new subscribers for Paramount+. Overall revenue fell 6% due to declines in the TV and film segments, with linear TV profits…