US EditionDisney reports surprise uptick in streaming subscribers, beats on top and bottom lines
- Disney reported a surprise increase in streaming subscribers and beat earnings expectations for the quarter ended March 30, 2025.
- This growth followed strong box office performance, which provided content fueling expansion in Disney+ and Hulu subscribers domestically and internationally.
- Disney+ had 126 million subscribers, a 1–2% increase, and combined Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions reached 180.7 million while the direct-to-consumer business posted $336 million operating income.
- Disney’s CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston expressed strong optimism about the company’s 2025 film lineup, featuring titles like Lilo & Stitch and Avatar: Fire and Ash. Meanwhile, the company anticipates its full-year adjusted profits to reach $5.75 per share, surpassing the $5.43 per share expected by analysts.
- Disney's domestic theme parks thrived despite a 23% drop in international parks' income, and the company announced a seventh theme park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, suggesting continued expansion amid leadership succession planning.
85 Articles
85 Articles
ESPN+ Loses More Subscribers, In Yet Another Blow
Disney-owned ESPN took another blow on Wednesday, as the company announced that ESPN+ had lost subscribers in the latest quarter. Again.Per Front Office Sports, the sports network lost 3 percent of its entire subscriber base on its ESPN+ platform since the end of 2024. Importantly, with 24.1 million paid users, the current total subscriber numbers are roughly the same as they were in mid-2022. So in two years, in a time period where interest in …
Disney earnings beat expectations, streaming subscribers grow
NEW YORK, United States — Entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. reported Wednesday a robust increase in quarterly revenues, sending its share price soaring more than six percent in pre-session trading on Wall Street. The company said overall sales increased 7 percent to $23.6 billion in the January to March period, with subscribers to its Disney+
The freeloader era of streaming is over
Diego Luna in "Andor," the second season of which is streaming on Disney+.LucasfilmStreaming customers are learning a tough economic lesson: There's no free lunch.Disney has found success imitating Netflix's password-sharing clampdown.Other streamers are following suit.Playtime's over for freeloaders.Password-sharing crackdowns on streaming services have exceeded expectations, so those still logged in to their sibling's or ex's account should pr…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
