"The abrupt suspension came hours after Brendan Carr, chair of broadcast regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatened to revoke ABC's broadcast licence. The move was met with protests in California and lambasted by the writers and actors guilds, lawmakers and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Critics and First Amendment advocates had railed against ABC's decision as censorship and a violation of free speech. They also called for economic pressure on Disney, urging people to boycott the company's services."
"Data from analytics firm Antenna shows Disney+'s so-called churn rate - the percentage of subscribers who cancel each month - jumped from a 4% average to 8%, which equates to about three million cancellations, while Hulu's rose to 10% or more than 4 million. The new data from Antenna, released on Monday, offers the first indication that Disney may have taken a hit from the blow-back."
Analytics firm Antenna reports Disney+'s monthly churn rate rose from about 4% to 8% in September, equating to roughly three million cancellations, while Hulu's churn climbed to about 10%, equating to over four million cancellations. The increases followed Disney's decision to suspend TV host Jimmy Kimmel after comments he made about the shooting of Charlie Kirk, amid pressure from an FCC chair who threatened to revoke ABC's broadcast licence. The suspension triggered protests, condemnation from writers and actors guilds, lawmakers and the ACLU, celebrity-backed letters, calls to boycott Disney services, and Kimmel's reinstatement within a week. Netflix's churn remained near 2%.
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