Fairy tale for Disney +, the platform that never stops going up

The empire never stops counter-attacking.

The Disney+ platform, famous for its animated films or its films and series from the Star Wars universe, attracted 14.4 million new subscribers worldwide between March and June.

A success that brings its total to 152 million and ensures it a good place in a world of streaming in which the group had however launched late.

In all, Disney's streaming platforms (Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ for sports) now have 221 million subscribers, more than industry veteran Netflix, which saw its paid subscriber count drop to 220. 67 million at the end of June.

Soon a series on BTS

The entertainment giant, which took more than 6% on the stock market during electronic trading after the close, also unveiled a new cheaper Disney + subscription formula, with advertising, according to a press release also published on Wednesday.

In all, Disney saw its revenue increase 26% year-on-year to $21.5 billion for the third quarter of its staggered fiscal year, a figure also above analysts' expectations.

For the current quarter, Bob Chapek, the boss of the American group, is counting on new programs to win over new customers, such as

, the new series from Marvel studios,

, a Star Wars series, and the film

from Disney.

He also promised, during the conference call to analysts, a documentary series on BTS, the cult K-pop group.

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