Disney+ Hotstar loses more India subscribers, is JioCinema takeover impending?

Credit: BGR India- Published on November 9, 2023
Disney+ Hotstar is finding it hard to retain its subscribers in India. After losing a major chunk of its paid subscribers last year after the Walt Disney-owned streaming service lost rights to stream Indian Premiere League (IPL) matches, Disney+ Hotstar reported a further loss for the third quarter of this year. Bob Iger, CEO of...

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Published on November 9, 2023 -  01:31
Disney's Q4 Results Narrow Streaming Losses to $387 Million
Disney's Q4 Results , Narrow Streaming Losses , to $387 Million. 'Variety' reports that Disney+ exceeded 150 million streaming subscriptions in Q4, up from 146.7 million in Q3. On November 8, Disney reported that Core Disney+ subscriptions had hit 112.6 million, while India's Disney+ Hotstar reached 37.6 million. Despite this, Disney's overall streaming business saw Q4 losses of $387 million. Our results this quarter reflect the significant progress weโ€™ve made over the past year, Bob Iger, Disney CEO, via 'Variety'. While we still have work to do, these efforts have allowed us to move beyond this period of fixing and begin building our businesses again, Bob Iger, Disney CEO, via 'Variety'. On November 8, stock in Disney closed at $84.49 per share. . 'Variety' reports that Disney CEO Bob Iger is scheduled to host a conference call with other Disney executives to discuss Q4 results in greater detail. We have a solid foundation of creative excellence and innovation built over the past century, which has only been reinforced by the important restructuring and cost efficiency work weโ€™ve done this year, and weโ€™re on track to achieve roughly $7.5 billion in cost reductions. , Bob Iger, Disney CEO, via 'Variety'. Combined with our portfolio of valuable businesses, brands and assets โ€“ and the way we manage them together โ€“ Disney has a strong hand that differentiates us from others in our industry, Bob Iger, Disney CEO, via 'Variety'. Iger went on to state that Disney will strive to "create lasting growth and increase shareholder value" with "purpose and urgency."

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