Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorShares of Disney were up more than 6% in premarket trading Wednesday, as investors rallied around the media conglomerate’s fast-growing streaming footprint and aggressive expansion strategy.Disney on Tuesday reported that its direct-to-consumer streaming services collectively surpassed 100 million paid subscribers worldwide.
That includes 60.5 million for Disney Plus through July, nine months after the service first took flight, hitting a target the company had previously forecast reaching by 2024.
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