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Disney+ Will Start Restricting Password Sharing in Canada

Over the last few years, monthly spending on streaming subscriptions has declined 25% from $90 in 2021 to $73 in 2023, according to data from Parks Associates. Increasingly, viewers are opting for ad-supported video on demand, or AVOD, and free ad-supported streaming TV, or FAST. AVOD and FAST channels include apps like Freevee, Crackle, Pluto TV, Tubi and Roku Channel. 

From an article, "Disney+ Will Start Restricting Password Sharing in Canada" by Shelby Brown

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