“Although we don’t anticipate huge losses for the overall VOD market in Q4 2021, the share of subscriptions may continue to change. “This high stacking and growth of share among maturing platforms in Q3 2021 indicate that below the surface the market can shift quickly,” the Nov. Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand Barometer suggests that consumers are more likely to “stack” services, paying for multiple options at once. While Netflix has seemingly become a prerequisite for streaming consumers (and Disney+ is not too far behind it in the U.S.), the rest of the landscape remains fractured, and below that top tier of services, massive subscriber scale remains a long-term goal, rather than the status quo.īut discounts can be expensive, and while advertising can (and does) offset lower subscription rates (Hulu’s average revenue per user or ARPU is $12.75 per month despite most subscribers paying for the base plan), it’s ultimately a short-term play for scale, rather than a long-term strategy, as some consumers will inevitably churn off services they don’t use.Ī report from Kantar suggested that many consumers are “surfing” services, moving from one to the next to watch specific programming, before canceling and moving on.
These steep discounts are all in pursuit of the same goal: bringing in new subscribers at a time when consumers have more streaming options than ever before. Paramount+ and sister service Showtime have a combined 47 million subscribers, though the company doesn’t break out the numbers by service.Įlsewhere, ahead of a potential sale or spinoff, Starz is offering six months for $20 (normally $43.99) Discovery is offering Discovery+ for $0.99 per month for three months (it’s normally $4.99) and AMC is offering AMC+ for $1.99 per month for a year (it’s normally $8.99).
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ViacomCBS’ flagship streaming service Paramount+, meanwhile, is offering one month of its premium plan for free (it’s normally $9.99), highlighting access to live NFL games and Star Trek: Discovery to entice potential subscribers. Recent reports have pegged Peacock’s premium tier as only having paid subscribers in the single-digit millions. Just like Disney used ABC’s GMA for its Hulu deal, NBCUniversal used the Today show to launch a Black Friday deal for its streaming service Peacock, offering 50 percent off Peacock Premium for six months (it’s normally $4.99 per month). A number of other streaming services, many of which have struggled to take off in the same way that Disney+ and Hulu have, are also using the strategy this year. The steep Hulu discount - its biggest discount since a similar Black Friday deal in 2018 - underscores the efforts Disney is pursuing as it seeks to turn the growth engine back on.īut Disney isn’t alone in trying to use Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-start streaming subscribers. 'The Kardashians' Returns With Season 2 Trailer
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