Disney’s entry into the crowded streaming market two years ago has been a success pretty much from the beginning. In advance of a Q4 earnings call, the massive entertainment company has released numbers showing how Disney+ has measured up against stiff competition from Netflix, HBO Max, and others.
In a company report, Disney has revealed that Disney+ has marked a 60% subscriber growth since October 2020 to a total of 118.1 subscribers–this time last year, that total was at 70 million subscribers. “We’re extremely pleased with the success of our streaming business,” said Disney CEO Bob Chapek in the report. “We are confident that our high-quality entertainment and expansion into additional markets worldwide will enable us to further grow our streaming platforms globally…
Pep Guardiola revealed Sergio Aguero did not train on Monday and will miss Manchester City s Champions League trip to Porto.
City s talisman has been beset by injury problems this season but returned from a hamstring issue in last week s 1-0 Group C win at Olympiacos.
However, the Argentina forward appears to have suffered a minor setback, although Guardiola was not too alarmed.
I m not concerned, he said ahead of Tuesday s game. He didn t train, he has a little bit of disturbance in his knee.
He didn t train but I m not concerned.
We re off to Portugal this afternoon for Matchday 5!
Before then, we ll have all the updates from the pre-match press conference
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Graham Potter will not hide behind the support he has been given by Chelsea s owners and is not listening to the noise over his future ahead of a clash with Leeds United.
Blues head coach Potter was only appointed last September, but is under huge pressure following a run of just one win in 11 games.
A 2-0 London derby defeat at Tottenham last Sunday was Chelsea s third loss in a row without scoring a goal and they sit down in 10th spot in the Premier League.
Potter has been backed by the Blues hierarchy, but knows his side must stop the rot when relegation-threatened Leeds come to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Asked if he still has support from the owners, Potter said: There is support and I ve spoken to them. But I m not going to hide behind that. The re…
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Atletico Madrid welcome Valencia to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday in what will be the 34th La Liga game of the 2018/19 season for both sides.
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It cannot be said that points mean much for Atleti at this point, at least in terms of their table position. Sitting in second place, realistically speaking, they don t really stand a chance of catching up with Barcelona on top who are nine points clear with five games to go. Looking below, there is only Real Madrid near enough to potentially overtake them, but the importance of who finishes second and who third is rather questionable as neither position brings a trophy and both lead into the Champions League next season.
However, it is a team led by the ru…
Benfica may no longer be considered as a European heavyweight but that will not stop Roger Schmidt from dreaming of an unlikely Champions League success.
The Benfica coach declared nothing is impossible when the question was posed as to the Primeira Liga side s hopes in UEFA s top club competition this season.
Schmidt s men host Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash on Tuesday, boasting a 2-0 lead from the first meeting in Belgium.
The first priority for Benfica will be reaching the quarter-finals for a second successive campaign in the competition, having last done so between 1967 and 1969 in the European Cup.
I think all the teams who are in the knockout stages can win the Champions League but not with the same probabili…
Franz Beckenbauer says disgraced former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness should replace sporting director Matthias Sammer during his illness.
Sammer has been absent from recent Bayern matches after undergoing treatment for a minute circulatory disorder in the brain .
Hoeness was convicted in March 2014 and jailed the following June after it was discovered he had evaded €28.5million in taxes, but he was released in February and Beckenbauer feels his experience could prove vital.
For many Bayern players he is like a father, Beckenbauer told Bild. His word has great weight, his closeness would help the team.
He knows all the situations of football, he could take over some tasks of Matthias Sammer as long as he is unwell.
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