Disney hit 235.7M global streaming subscribers in its Q4, above Netflix’s 223.1M in its Q3; Disney+ had 164.2M subscribers, Hulu had 47.2M, and ESPN+ had 24.3M (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Disney hit 235.7M global streaming subscribers in its Q4, above Netflix’s 223.1M in its Q3; Disney+ had 164.2M subscribers, Hulu had 47.2M, and ESPN+ had 24.3M  —  Disney reported results for the final quarter of its 2022 fiscal year today, revealing a total of 164.2 million Disney+ global subscribers …

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HBO and HBO Max won 37 awards in the 74th Emmy Awards, while Netflix won 26, Hulu eight, Apple TV+ seven, NBC seven, Disney+ six, and Amazon Prime Video six (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

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Netflix is rolling out a feature to let account owners identify and remotely log out of devices they do not recognize or no longer want signed in (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

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Sources: Disney explores a membership program similar to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding commerce features to Disney+ (Wall Street Journal)

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Source: creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clone Spotlight will now be paid millions per year, down from millions per week in 2021 and $1M per day in 2020 (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

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