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Disney+ to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing in November
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A pay/ad hybrid model had been the norm for "content delivery" for ages whether it be television, newspapers or magazines. Were they doing something wrong for decades? Not everything can generate enough revenue/profits from advertising to be free. Some may also feel that offering a "premium" product for free cheapens it.
Yes, similar to what you'd have to do with a cable or satellite TV plan at multiple residences. However, using a VPN may get you around the password sharing ban issue.
Has that been confirmed as the subscription is very much for mobile devices so the comparison to cable only goes so far.
My understanding was just that they didn’t want people sharig the password with others.
Perhaps not, but there is a very good chance she is enjoying a cocktail or two and really enjoying Family Guy and The Simpsons
The key issue is will the companies provide true and honest metrics. The movie studios have certainly been known to use very creative accounting when stating the costs of making and distributing product in order to reduce the payments owed to actors.
My point was that before streaming services, if someone had a subscription to HBO, the Disney Channel, etc., it would be tied to a specific residence and today's streaming services are similar to that unless you use a VPN to try to get around the password sharing issue. They are not just for mobile devices and are often viewed on televisions via a cable box or Smart TV.
Streaming services are trying to crack down on password sharing outside a household and their method of monitoring this is through IP address, device ID, etc.
Yet the promises of streaming services included things like affordability and portability in comparison to cable. Both of which are shifting back to the old model of added content I didn't ask for and only available in my subscription location.
What streaming services did was allow customers to easily subscribe, unsubscribe, and resubscribe to a product without needing a cable or satellite TV plan and that hasn't changed. Premium streaming services also offered ad-free plans and that hasn't changed.
As far as pricing and affordability goes, even though premium streaming service prices may be on the rise, they are still much lower (at least after adjusting for inflation) than what premium channel cost decades ago and those channels back then typically had less content, didn't have on demand functionality, and required a cable/satellite TV plan.
A bit later than this topic guess it would be Novembe.
www.cnn.com
CNN —
Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.
In an email to Hulu subscribers on Wednesday, the company said it would start “adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household” beginning March 14.
Hulu’s user agreement, along with the agreements for Disney+ and ESPN+, explicitly prevent users from impersonating someone else by using their username or password.
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business
Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.
www.cnn.com
CNN —
Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.
In an email to Hulu subscribers on Wednesday, the company said it would start “adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household” beginning March 14.
Hulu’s user agreement, along with the agreements for Disney+ and ESPN+, explicitly prevent users from impersonating someone else by using their username or password.