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Disney’s online video service (OTT)’Disney Plus’ has exceeded 100 million subscribers worldwide.
According to foreign media such as Reuters and The Verge on the 9th (hereinafter referred to as local time), Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney, said at the shareholders’ meeting held that day, “In one year and four months after Disney Plus started, we have secured over 100 million paid subscribers worldwide I did” he said. Foreign media analyzed that the drama’Wanda Vision’ and the animation’Raya and the Last Dragon’ led the success of Disney Plus.
CEO Bob Chapek said, “With the success of DisneyPlus, we will be able to invest more in the development of high-quality content. We set the goal of more than 100 new titles each year, including animation, action, Marvel, Star Wars, and National. It includes geographic and more.”
He expressed his hopes of reopening the California theme park at the end of April. The theme park has been closed since last year in the aftermath of Corona 19. Also, Disney is expecting a movie release at the theater this year. Disney plans to release the Marvel movie’Black Widow’ at the theater on May 7.
CEO Bob Chapek said, “We are aiming to someday restore dividend payments that were suspended during the pandemic.” Disney’s stock price, which hit a record high of $203 on Monday the 8th, fell 2.9% from the previous day to $196.04.
Meanwhile, Disney Plus is also preparing to enter the Korean market. It is reported that the three telecommunications companies, including SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, have made a proposal to Disney Plus for a business alliance related to IPTV and content to Disney Plus. Global OTT Netflix, which entered the Korean market first, is providing services through partnerships with domestic pay-TV companies such as KT, LG Uplus, LG Hello Vision, and Delive.