Disney+ doesn't have a broad enough catalog of content to be a full-fledged Netflix competitor on its own. But it isn't just for kids. There are a lot of adults (not me) who enjoy its Marvel and Star Wars content. Disney CEO Chapek said earlier this year that nearly half of Disney+ subscribers are adults without kids.
Disney's streaming service will have more "general entertainment" titles soon.
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But it's certainly true that Disney+ needs to broaden out its reach to adults. Which is why, once Disney buys out Comcast's remaining 1/3 stake in Hulu in '23 or '24, they'll shut down Hulu as a standalone service and just make it the adult general entertainment hub inside of Disney+ (which, of course, will see its price increase). Starting this fall, they'll sell the new ad-supported version of Disney+ and the ad-supported version of Hulu together for just $10/mo (or $8/mo for each separately), a price point designed to compete with the ad-supported version of HBO Max as well as Netflix's entry-level plan. Hulu has now lost next-day access to shows from NBC and Bravo, plus a fair amount of back seasons of NBCUniversal shows -- all that has now become exclusive to Peacock. But once Hulu is just a sub-section of Disney+, it won't need as much content as it did as a standalone service.
ESPN is another story. As I've said, its most profitable days are behind it. By 2025, though, I do believe we'll see them bring the whole thing direct to consumers in the form of one or two standalone streaming services. ESPN+ will cease to exist at that point; its niche content will just get absorbed into the new ESPN app(s).