241
After Netflix, Disney is cracking down on password sharing (techcrunch.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1289467

Archived version: https://archive.ph/N1ttl
Archived version: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/qNI1y

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

"Surely all the people who share subscriptions because they can't all afford 25 streaming services will each get their own accounts if we block password sharing, as opposed to just not using our services any more!"

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That was what people said and then did the opposite.

    "Netflix added 5.9 million new subscribers in the last three months – almost three times as many as analysts expected – after clamping down on households that were sharing their passwords."

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/19/netflix-subscriber-growth-password-sharing

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Aren’t those numbers for other territories where they have cheaper plans and no crackdown on sharing?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The number are for total users. And the password-sharing changes are now global as far as I know.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [+] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago

    Netflix Second Quarter 2023 Earnings
    https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2023/q2/FINAL-Q2-23-Shareholder-Letter.pdf

    Summary:

    • In May, we successfully launched paid sharing in 100+ countries, representing more than 80% of our revenue base.
      • Revenue in each region is now higher than pre-launch, with sign-ups already exceeding cancellations.
      • Paid net additions were 5.9M in Q2, and today we’re rolling out paid sharing to almost all of the remaining countries.
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent