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Engadget
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Disney Plus and Hulu's new 'Perks' feature offers discounts, tickets to movie premieres and more
Disney Plus and Hulu have come up with a new idea to draw in subscribers: an updated "Perks" program. If you sign up for a subscription with either of those services, Perks will give you freebies like a six-month DoorDash membership, discounted stays at Walt Disney World and 20 percent off Adidas shoes. You'll even get a shot at winning items from Hulu shows, like actual A Handmaid's Tale robes and wings (which seems a bit on the nose in our current times). The offer is now available to current and new Disney Plus subscribers and will launch for Hulu on June 2nd. Other companies participating including Microsoft, Pure Green, LG and Funko, with new perks arriving every week this summer. If you subscribe to one of Disney's Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans, you'll get access perks from both programs. An international launch is set for later this year. Disney Plus counts 126.0 million paid subscribers worldwide as of March 31 this year, thanks to 1.4 million new signups in the first three months of 2025, according to Variety . Paid Hulu subscribers rose by 1.1 million during the same period and now stand at 54.7 million. By comparison, Netflix counted 301.6 million paid subscribers globally at the end of 2024.
The Verge
3 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Disney Plus' new ‘Perks' pile on discounts and other bonuses
Disney Plus and Hulu are both launching new Perks programs that offer subscribers discounts, digital freebies, and sweepstakes in an effort to stand out from the streaming competition. The Disney Plus Perks program is available now in the US, with an international rollout planned later this year. Offers include a six-month DashPass membership from DoorDash, discounted stays at Walt Disney World, and savings when you shop from Adidas or Funko, along with rotating contests. Hulu is launching its own loyalty scheme on June 2nd. Details on that are still to come, but it will include offers from companies including Microsoft, Pure Green, and LG, with new perks dropping weekly over the summer. To take advantage of the perks you simply have to be a subscriber to either streaming service, and you'll get access to both programs if you subscribe to one of the company's Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Disney+ Launches ‘Always-On' Subscriber Perks and Sweepstakes, Including Chance to Attend ‘Freakier Friday' Premiere and Free Four-Night Cruise
Disney is unleashing a bunch of discount offers and sweepstakes aimed at spurring more Disney+ and Hulu subscription signups and renewals. The new Disney+ Perks program expands offers to streaming subscribers to be 'always-on' as opposed to the previously limited-time promos, according to the Mouse House. The program launches Thursday (May 29) in the U.S. with additional international rollouts to follow later this year. Disney-owned Hulu will follow suit with its own Perks program launching June 2. More from Variety 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Returns: Here's How to Watch Season 2 Online for Free 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Season 2 Premieres With 5 Million Views in Five Days 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Season 2 Is Back: Here's How to Watch the New Season Online At launch, Disney+ and bundle subscribers will be able to enter a sweepstakes to win tickets to the world premiere of 'Freakier Friday' (sometime in mid or late July) before the sequel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis hits theaters Aug. 8. They'll also have the chance to win a four-night cruise on the Disney Destiny, the newest ship in the Disney fleet, sailing from Fort Lauderdale beginning November 2025. 'Our fans are some of the most passionate in the world, and Perks are our way of thanking them for subscribing to Disney+,' Samantha Rosenberg, EVP of marketing for Disney+, said in a statement. 'Whether it's access to in-demand experiences that only Disney can offer or everyday savings and special discounts from top brands, we're building two complimentary programs that are all about celebrating our viewers.' Other Disney+ Perks: A six-month free DashPass membership from DoorDash (for new members only) 20% off Adidas online purchases 15% off purchases at and A three-month free trial of Clear+ travel verification program A two-month Super Duolingo free trial Free in-game emoji from Disney Emoji Blitz Early access to the closed release of Disney Pinnacle by Dapper Labs, a monthly Mystery Capsule and until June 26 to claim a $10 Dapper credit Discounts at Walt Disney World Resort (with rates starting at $99 per night at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort with stays of two nights or longer) Free 'Monopoly Go!' Star Wars TIE fighter in-game token Hulu is also introducing a collection of perks, starting June 2 and rolling out weekly over the Perks are set to include: Chances to win tickets to Lollapalooza, ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and Comic-Con San Diego Sweepstakes to win items from (or inspired by) Hulu originals and exclusives like 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Only Murders in the Building' Discounts and perks from partners including Microsoft, Pure Green and LG Electronics According to Disney, new perks 'will drop regularly, giving fans more reasons to check in, discover something new and engage with the stories they love.' Best of Variety 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz
South Wales Guardian
24-05-2025
- Business
- South Wales Guardian
Poundland reveals major change for Perk scheme members
Customers who use the 'Poundland Perk' app will now collect 'Perk points' to be able to be spent in store. These points can then be converted into vouchers for online or in-store usage when shoppers have spent enough to hit at least 5,000 points. It's a change from the previous setup which had member-only discounts off hundreds of items in store. In an email sent to Perk members from the Poundland team yesterday (May 23), it read: 'We've listened to your feedback and from May 21, 2025, the app will now be changing to points and prizes. 'That means we'll be offering all customers our very best pricing on the shelf and online – without having to add Poundland Perks prices found in the app." Any points earned when shopping will still be totalled up on the app, and individuals will still be able to take part in the weekly competition run by the store. It said: 'Of course, you can continue to earn points as you shop at Poundland in store and online when you scan your Poundland Perks app at checkout – and you'll still be able to play our weekly Win it Wednesday competition to win points and prizes. Recommended reading: 'Once you've accumulated 5,000 points you'll be able to convert those points to a £1 voucher to redeem In-store and online, by turning the toggle on before the 15th of every month.' Launched in October last year, the Perks app was the value retailer's first rewards scheme and surpassed one million downloads just one month after its launch. Following a pilot scheme in Scotland, Northern Ireland and on the Isle of Wight, the retailer created the 'convenient' app to help customers save even more in the lead up to Christmas.
Toronto Star
23-05-2025
- Toronto Star
Parkside Drive speed camera cut down for fifth time: ‘It's just Groundhog Day'
What goes up eventually comes down. And down. And down. The Parkside Drive speed camera — Toronto's busiest, handing out more than 65,000 tickets and racking up some $7 million for the city — was cut down for the fifth time in the last six months sometime overnight Thursday evening or Friday morning. The camera, which was installed after a fatal collision on Parkside in 2021, has been the frequent target of vandals in recent months. It has been slashed time and time again, sometimes within 24 hours of being reinstalled, and was once dragged 200 metres and thrown in High Park's Duck Pond. Its latest iteration, reinforced with a cubic metal pole and the camera emerging from the top, was reinstalled for the fourth time just last week. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'It's just Groundhog Day,' said Faraz Gholizadeh, co-chair of the community group Safe Parkside. 'It's very frustrating and extremely disappointing that the city is just not acting on this issue, even despite everything that's happened to get us here.' Gta Who keeps cutting down the Parkside Drive speed camera? Our man on the beat investigates Raju Mudhar The city installed the camera after Artur Kotula, 41, crashed on that stretch of road in 2021 while going 120 km/h. The crash killed two seniors, Valdemar and Fatima Avila, and earlier this year Kotula was sentenced to six and a half years for two counts of dangerous driving causing death, and a second concurrent sentence of four years for two charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Since being installed three years ago, the camera has earned the city millions. It has clocked drivers going as fast as 154 km/h. 'Again?' said Gord Perks, councillor for Parkdale-High Park, when informed by phone that the camera had been cut. 'This is infuriating.' Perks said the city has taken 'quite a few short-term and long-term steps' to slow traffic on Parkside, including installing the speed camera, lowering the speed limit, installing two new traffic signals, adding pedestrian sidewalks and allowing parking on the east side of the street. The city has also drafted plans to redesign the street with bike lanes, changing it from a major thoroughfare to a neighbourhood street, Perks said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Gholizadeh said speeding is 'still a massive issue.' Faraz Gholizadeh, head of the neighbourhood group Safe Parkside, is seen beside the Parkside Drive speed camera earlier this month. Nick Lachance/ Toronto Star 'When you have a two-kilometre street and you put a speed camera at the end of it, unfortunately it does very little for the rest of the street,' he said. 'A speed camera can be cut down with a power tool but actual infrastructure changes on the street level can't be vandalized the way the speed camera is.' Each time the camera is cut down, the city's contractor, Verra Mobility, is responsible for fixing or replacing it within 30 days, the city previously told the Star. Verra Mobility must pay to replace it, the city said. In a statement, Verra Mobility said it had reported the latest incident to the authorities and is working with them and city staff to find the perpetrators. 'This is an act of vandalism against the cameras that help protect citizens and improve safety on our roads,' Verra Mobility said. 'Once found, this person(s) will be held accountable.' The city did not immediately respond to the Star's request for comment on Friday. With files from Raju Mudhar
