Note - The 'family' of services is Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Peacock has more than 10m subscribers
"Peacock, the latest major entrant to the streaming video universe, has added more than 10 million signups since its launch. Comcast, the owner of NBC News and Peacock's parent NBCUniversal, revealed Thursday as part of its second-quarter earnings.
“People are watching more frequently and for much longer than we projected,” NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said on a call with analysts.
The news underscores the high interest in at-home entertainment at a time when consumers are staying home and movie theaters in most regions are closed."
Source: NBC News, 30th July 2020
'Hamilton' attracted 750,000 new subscribers to Disney+
"A filmed version of the Hamilton Broadway theatre production premiered to much fanfare on the Disney+ streaming platform on July 3rd.
Consequently, the Disney+ app was downloaded 752,451 times globally between July 3rd and July 5th, including 458,796 times in the US alone, according to a report in Variety, citing analytics firm Apptopia.
It means US downloads were 74 per cent higher than the average of the four weekends in June 2020 over comparable time periods (Friday through Sunday)."