Disney is banking on a password crackdown and spate of sequels as it pushes to make its streaming business profitable.

The company, which is under pressure as audiences move away from traditional pay-TV and cinema, said it was on track to meet its goals after new subscribers and price rises helped to narrow losses in its streaming business.

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    6 months ago

    It’s a win-win situation for the streaming companies no matter what. The people who weren’t paying will either stop watching entirely (no longer costing Disney anything) or they pay up and become an additional subscriber. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small increase in profits or not, it’s still an increase so it’s happening.

    You can scroll back through older social media posts from when Netflix announced this. How many folks said they were done? How much did that cost Netflix in the end? Literally nothing!

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        6 months ago

        That remains to be seen here. Netflix was all “love is sharing your password” and now they’re “fuck you pay up” and they’re being rewarded with millions of subs.

        I get where you’re coming from but so far there’s no data to back up what you’re saying.