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Tech Digest daily roundup: Disney+ subscriber numbers edge past Netflix
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…
Broadband customer service has improved, claims survey
Broadband customers have reported year-on-year improvements in customer service, value for money and service speeds, according to a survey of almost 20,000 consumers by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. The results form part of the 2022 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, which recognise customer satisfaction and the achievements made by the nation's consumer broadband providers. The winners…
Vodafone adds Disney characters to Neo kids’ smartwatch
Neo smartwatch. Image: Vodafone Vodafone’s smartwatch for kids, Neo, has launched a series of new Disney characters to its range - just in time for Christmas. Characters including Disney’s Ariel, Donald, Olaf and Star Wars' Chewbacca will now join a line-up already comprising Disney’s Elsa, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Rapunzel,…
Disney+ highest grossing streaming service in 2021 to date
Data presented by Finbold reveals that in the first three-quarters of 2021, Disney+ was the highest-grossing streaming video entertainment app at $316 million. Netflix was grossing at $89 million, at least 3.5 times less than Disney Plus, to rank sixth overall. Tencent video ranks second at $240 million, followed by iQIYI at $186 million. HBO…
Adults spend 6 hours watching TV and video, claims Ofcom report
Adults in the UK spent a third of their time watching TV and online video, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the nation’s media habits. With people across the UK under some form of lockdown restrictions for most of last year, more than 2,000 hours of it were spent watching TV and online video. That’s…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Streaming services to face tighter regulation
Services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ could face tighter regulation in the UK under government proposals. Traditional broadcasters like the BBC and ITV have to comply with regulator Ofcom's code covering issues like harm, offence, accuracy and impartiality. But most streaming platforms do not. The government has announced a review into whether to strengthen…
UK adults spent more time online during lockdown than those of other nations
UK adults spent more time online on computers, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than those in other European countries, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits. Its Online Nation 2021 report looked at an unprecedented year, when communication, entertainment, culture, retail, work and education moved more online. UK adults spent more than…
1 in 3 streamed TV online over last year to feel ‘less lonely’
New research from price comparison site Uswitch.com has revealed that a third (33%) have streamed online TV to feel less lonely over the past year, with 43% saying they’ve binged an entire series in a single day. A quarter (26%) said they now exclusively stream TV online and almost half (49%) say they’re watching more…
Is Netflix ceding market share to Disney in the US?
With the growing popularity of over-the-top (OTT) streaming services in the US, competition in the space is heating up. Netflix continues to maintain the top position in the space, but it seems it may be gradually ceding market share to Disney. According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, Netflix’s US OTT subscription revenue…
Disney + introduces Star for ‘grown ups’
Launching today is a new service from Disney+ aimed at adults. Called Star, it brings in films and series from Disney’s creative studios, including FX’s Atlanta and Fox’s 24, as well as Star originals such as Big Sky - a new thriller from Big Little Lies and The Undoing’s David E. Kelley. The idea is…
