Following Netflix, Disney+ will begin limiting its customers in Canada from sharing their accounts with individuals exterior their households beginning November 1. The Walt Disney-owned streaming firm notified subscribers of the change by way of e mail, which Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at throughout an earnings name in August, experiences Engadget. Disney within the up to date Subscriber Settlement, specified {that a} family contains solely “the gathering of units related along with your major private residence” and utilized by the individuals who reside there.
The settlement additionally urged that Disney+ will introduce new charge choices for customers who wish to add exterior members to their accounts, noting that the upcoming rule applies to everybody “except in any other case permitted by your Service Tier”. That is just like Netflix’s technique, which entails curbs on password sharing and extra charges for customers exterior of a family. The corporate is following within the footsteps of Netflix, which formally started cracking down on password sharing within the US and different nations in Could. Netflix has set a precedent with its $8 (roughly Rs 665) per further individual, per thirty days expenses.
The main points of the corporate’s plans haven’t been launched but. We additionally have no idea whether or not or not Disney+ will broaden password-sharing curbs to nations comparable to India the place it operates a mixed streaming service known as Disney+ Hotstar.
On November 1, Disney+ subscribers in Canada and elements of Europe will achieve entry to the streaming service’s inexpensive ad-supported tier, which has been out there within the US since 2022, the report stated.
Final week, Amazon introduced that it’s going to introduce ‘restricted ads’ to its Prime Video streaming service in 2024 because it goals to place extra cash into creating TV reveals and movies. As well as, the corporate stated it is going to roll out the “ad-free” subscription tier for an additional $2.99 per thirty days for Prime members within the US — the same transfer which was taken by rivals comparable to Disney+ and Netflix.
— Written with inputs from IANS