So far at least, it looks like entertainment lovers are down to make room for both Netflix and Disney+ in their hearts and their budget.
The number of customers axing their Netflix subscriptions did not accelerate in the wake of the Disney streaming service's emergence onto the market, even though Disney+ outperformed expectations when reeling in initial subscribers, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity. Netflix declined to comment since they generally keep their subscription "churn" under wraps, but external data from Google searches and market tracker Sensor Tower have backed up the info, Bloomberg reports.
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