Disney+ Hotstar streaming service plans to limit account sharing

[Mr.Bhat]

Walt Disney's India streaming service plans to start enforcing a policy of allowing its premium users to login from only four devices...

Disney's Hotstar India streaming service plans to limit account sharing: Report

Disney's plan comes just as streaming rival Netflix in May started telling subscribers in more than 100 countries they will need to pay more to share the service with people outside their household.

www.moneycontrol.com

 

[Harsha1996]

Previously it is 4 only with new update they removed the restrictions but again they are doing it
10 device login is minimum for at least premium plan if they want they can implement netflix like household policy

 

[Mr.Bhat]

Previously it is 4 only with new update they removed the restrictions but again they are doing it
10 device login is minimum for at least premium plan if they want they can implement netflix like household policy

It was written only as 4 logins but never restricted....7,8,9 logins were common in sites like subspace....i have also checked upto 10 in differant browsers and worked...during live feeds the app gets mad...shows access logins/concurrent usage even for 2 logged devices..

 

[iDJ]

As if anyone wants their account.

 

[Mr.Bhat]

As if anyone wants their account.

Yup...
I am getting what I want to watch...so extending continuing premium subscription even if they didn't reduce price...

 

[OnlyTech]

Internal testing at Disney+ Hotstar revealed that only a small fraction, approximately 5% of premium subscribers, logged in from more than four devices.

Disney+ Hotstar to clamp down on password sharing in India: Report

 

[Harsha1996]

Internal testing at Disney+ Hotstar revealed that only a small fraction, approximately 5% of premium subscribers, logged in from more than four devices.

Disney+ Hotstar to clamp down on password sharing in India: Report

The same they told about hbo content
If only 5% is using then they are not loosing huge revenue because of this but still they are removing it.even if they are right only 5 % is using it shows that people is not watching content in hotstar which represents the customer base is not stable

watch time and interactions are more important than subscriptions numbers

 

[Harsha1996]

If i am not getting hotstar premium through a bundle i will unsubscribe this app paying 1500 per year for soaps and boring marvel content with weekly releases is already a waste and yet they are imposing more restrictions. Atleast one tv per home , 4 phones in a family is a basic thing.

 

[Mr.Bhat]

Once they enabled the profiles they r going to do this..
If only 4 device can login then what's importance 7 profiles?maybe to use for multiple viewer's with separate profile in same device..just to fill 'continue watching' list...

 

[Bapun]

Disney+ will begin cracking down on password-sharing in 2024 in an effort to drive monetization, Disney CEO Bob Iger said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.

Bob Iger Says Disney+ Password-Sharing Crackdown Coming in 2024

Disney CEO Bob Iger says a password-sharing crackdown for Disney+ is coming in 2024 in a move to "drive monetization."

www.thewrap.com