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Shoppers use trolleys to teach lesson to Jaguar driver who took up two spaces at Canberra Westfield

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Post date August 11, 2022
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Furious shoppers teach an obnoxious driver a lesson after he parked his Jaguar across two whole spaces

A driver got their just desserts after they parked across two spaces at busy mall
Shoppers propped up empty trolleys surrounding the black Jaguar on Sunday
Social media users flooded social media with laughs and disgust at the parking

By Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:26 EDT, August 10, 2022 | Updated: 00:39 EDT, August 10, 2022

Angry shoppers have got their revenge on an inconsiderate driver who parked across two parking spaces at a busy shopping centre.

An observer snapped pictures of the black Jaguar straddled over two parking spots at the Belconnen Westfield in Canberra on Sunday morning.

The shopper shared images of an increasing number of trolleys being used to block the car in over a 30 minute period.

‘I love how petty Canberrans can be,’ she said.

The first photo shows the vehicle parked (pictured) in a busy car park at a Canberra Westfield

The second image revealed some shoppers playing their own inconvenient prank (pictured)

The third photo shows strewn trolleys around the black Jaguar (pictured) on the weekend

Within 30 minutes, as many as five trolleys were chained up behind the Jaguar.

The post led one social media user to quip: ‘The trolleys have been chained together, surrounding the Jaguar where it will remain for all eternity.’

One commentator suggested tying a trolley to the car’s doors, while others lauded the shoppers for their act of revenge.

Another wag said bad parking wasn’t unusual in the capital – with an entire social media page dedicated to the ‘Parking Fails’ in the city.

The social media post (pictured) prompted jokes and comments of disgust

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Technology

Apex Legends season 14 patch notes round-up: Hunted buffs, nerfs, and map changes

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Apex Legends Season 14 is finally out, and with it comes a huge number of changes to the battle royale. With Hunted, you can expect map changes, buffs and nerfs to weapons and characters, and tweaks to the ranked system.

As such, we’ve recapped the Apex Legends season 14 patch notes here so you can quickly go through and see how the game has shifted.

Watch the latest Apex Legends trailer here!

Vantage release and abilities

Vantage is the new sniper brought to Apex Legends season 14, and comes with a variety of unique abilities that you need to know about!

passive: Spotter’s Lens. Vantage can reveal enemy information when you zoom in on them. This information can be shared with your team by pinging.

tactical ability: Echo Relocation. Vantage can send out their pet bat to a chosen location. When re-activated, Vantage warps to the bat’s location, allowing you to shift vast distances in a pinch.

Ultimate: Sniper’s Mark. Vantage has a custom sniper rifle with a unique ability. Hitting an enemy with this rifle will deal 50 damage and mark them. Follow up shots will deal 100 damage per hit, and your allies can also rush and and deal bonus damage to marked enemies too!

Level cap increase

With Apex Legends season 14, a massive change is coming to the level cap: Three tiers of 500 levels are being added. This means the new max level is now 2000plenty of room for dedicated players to progress and interestingly enough to guarantee a heirloom drop for those who hit max.

Weapon changes, nerfs, and buffs

New Attachment – Laser Sight

Equippable on pistols and SMGs
barrel attachment
Increases hipfire accuracy

wingman

Now uses sniper ammo and sniper magazine attachments

spirit fire

Now uses light ammo and light magazine attachments

Eva-8

Recoil improved
Fire rate increased to 2.3 from 2
Pellet damage increased to 7 from 6
Bolt rate of fire bonuses have increased. Blue went from 1.5 to 1.2, and purple now 1.3 from 1.2
Can now use stocks
Removed one pellet from weapon fire.

Bocek Compound Bow

Damage at full draw increased to 70 from 60.
Tempo draw speed increased to 0.38 from 0.32.
Shattercaps pellet damage increased to 12 from 11.
Fired arrows can no longer be collected.
Arrows spawns have been removed from the floor.

Rampage LMG

Damage increased to 28 from 26.
Rampage comes with a Thermite Grenade.

Volt SMG

Damage reduced to 15 from 17.

CAR SMG

No longer takes barrel attachments.

G7 Scout

Damage reduced to 34 from 36.
Headshot multiplier reduced to 1.75 from 2.0.
Double Tap hop-up burst fire delay increased to 0.4 from 0.375.

LSTAR

Increased projectile speed.
Increased number of shots before overheat at base to 24 from 20.
Removed bright red flash when hitting non-armored targets.

RE-45

Increased ironsight FOV to 70 to be consistent with other pistols.
Increased strafe speed by 5% to be consistent with other pistols.

spit fire

Recoil adjustments to increase vertical barrel climb.
Spitfire now uses light ammo and magazines.

30-30 Repeater

Dual Loader has been worked into the base 30-30 Repeater.
Now takes Skullpiercer Rifling.

mastiff

Projectile growth reduced.
Base fire rate reduced to 1.1 from 1.2.
DualLoader removed.

Sentinel

Deadeye’s Tempo has been worked into the base Sentinel.

sniper ammo

Sniper ammo inventory stack increased to 28 from 24.
Sniper ammo boxes now contain 14 rounds instead of 12.

SMG’s

Base hipfire spread increased.

Assault Rifles

Base hipfire spread increased.

hop-ups

Double Tap – Adds burst fire mode to EVA-8 and G7 Scout.
Skullpiercer – 35% headshot damage increase on Longbow, Wingman and 30-30 Repeater.
Removed Deadeye’s Tempo & Shatter Caps from floor loot.
Boosted Loader has been reduced to Epic quality from Legendary.

Crate Rotation

G7 Scout returns to the floor.
Volt SMG returns to the floor.
Bocek Compound Bow enters the crate.
Rampage LMG enters the crate.

Crafting Rotation

Wingman returns to the floor.
CAR SMG returns to the floor.
Devotion LMG enters the crafter.
RE-45 + Hammerpoint combo enters the crafter.

Gold Weapon Rotation

Longbow D.M.R.
G7 Scout
Mozambique
R-99
hemlok

Backpack Gold Perk

New Perk: Deep Pockets.
Deep Pockets: Large medical supplies stacks higher in your inventory.
Batteries and Medkits now stack to 3 in inventory.
Phoenix Kits now stack to 2 in inventory.

Knockdown Shield Gold Perk

New Perk: Guardian Angel (Previous Backpack Perk).
Self Revive removed from the game.

Arc Star

Reduced stick damage on armor to 10 from 40.
Remove aim slow on stick, remains on detonation.
Detonation damage increased to 75 from 70.

Explosive Holds

Added Blue attachments to possible spawns.
Added Laser Sights to the pool.
Reduced spawn rate of gold magazines.

Season 14 Ranked Changes

With Apex Legends season 14, a whole bunch of new changes to the ranked system have been made. These are:

Entry Cost: +5 to all.
Kill RP: Removed diminishing returns on eliminations.
Rank Reset: No change. Summarizing ranked reset of 6 divisions.

Apex Legends season 14 legends buffs and nerfs

You can expect nerfs and buffs across the board for the many characters of Apex Legends. They are as follows:

Valkyrie

VTOL Jets:

Acceleration on activation decreased by about 8%.
Fuel consumption on activation increased by 33%.
Aerial boosting & strafing take a 20% debuff when hit by slowing effects.
Added a third orange state to the fuel meter UI between green and red.

Swarm Missile:

Aim/turn slow removed.
Move slow duration decreased from 2.5s -> 2.0s.
Reducing the explosion radius from 175 -> 125.

Skyward Dive:

Height reduction of 25%.
Launch time reduced from 5.5s -> 5.0s. Coupled with the height reduction, players in Valk ult now travel upward at a slightly slower speed.

Horizon

Black Hole: Adjustments to NEWT’s hitbox to make destroying it more reliable.
Black Hole: NEWT takes 50% more damage from explosives.

Wattson

Improvements to Perimeter Security placement system.

newcastle

Retrieve the Wounded:

Increased move speed during revive by 25%.
Reduced turn slow while reviving by 50%.
Increased White Knockdown shield health from 150 -> 200.
Increase Blue Knockdown shield health from 250 -> 300.

Mobile Shield:

Increased hp from 350 -> 500
Doubled max movement speed.

CastleWall:

Added turn slow to electrical barrier effects and increased the severity of the slow effect to movement.

Mad Maggie

Riot Drill:

Projectile Launch Speed doubled.

Wrecking Ball:

Will travel twice as far while dropping the same amount of magnets.
Duration increased from 5 sec → 10 sec.
Magnet Spawn delay increased from 0.4 sec → 0.8 sec.
Wrecking Ball will deal damage to enemy placeable objects: Black Market, Castle Walls, Exhibit, Death Totem, Mobile Shield, Black Hole, Amped Cover, and Gas Barrels. It will also destroy Gibraltar’s Dome of Protection.
Fixed Wrecking Ball not blinding and slowing enemies.

Rampart

Now ignores friendly collision on Amped Cover placement (ie placing walls around teammates will feel more smooth).

caustics

Fixed gas ramping bug where transitioning from friendly to enemy gas would initially damage for more than intended.

Mirage

Mirage Decoys will now be scanned by Valk when skydiving.
Mirage Decoys will now be picked up by Seer’s Heart Seeker.
Fixed a bug where Mirage Decoys were picked up by Seer’s Exhibit as AI and not players.

Revenant

Death Totem will now show a placement preview when activated instead of placing immediately.

Crafting changes

Team-Use Harvesters: When any player interacts with a Materials Harvester, all players in their team will be given the Materials..
Removed Shatter Rounds from crafting.
Removed Hammerpoints from base crafting and added to RE-45 Weapon Craft.
Heavy, Energy, and Sniper mags price increased from to 35 from 25.
Laser Sight added to crafting: 25 materials.
Stock and Barrel price reduced to 25 from 35.
Added Skullpiercer Rifling Hop-Up to crafting.
Added Double Tap Trigger Hop-Up to crafting.
Added Kinetic Feeder Hop-Up to crafting.
Increased Shotgun Bolt price from to 30 from 25.
Reduced 2-4x ACOG optic price to 30 from 35.

Map rotation and changes

With season 14 of Apex Legends, the maps you can play are Kings Canyon, World’s Edge, and Storm Point!

General changes

Replicators and Crafting Materials have been rebalanced across the maps.
Ring Adjustments:
Ring 1 Damage increased from 2 to 3 hp/tick (equivalent to Ring 2)
Ring 1 Preshrink Time decreased from 180s to 60s.
Ring 1 Closing Time:
Kings Canyon – 4:10 -> 4:32
World’s Edge – 3:42 -> 4:32
Storm Point – 4:15 -> 4:35
Olympus – 4:10 -> 4:32

World’s Edge

Removed some frustrating final rings at Staging that were causing heal offs.
Fragment East Loot buffed from Low Tier to Medium.
Added OOB to west rocks at Lava Siphon.

Quality of Life changes

New Mode/Map name UI element on load screen and start flow.
“Winning” and “Champion” tags added to the scoreboard.
Added ability to use “tap” interact prompts when they conflict with “hold” (eg reloading near downed teammates is now a lot more reliable on controller).
Added flourish to the crafting materials in the top right of the HUD when they increase.
Added a flourish to items if they become craftable while in the crafting station UI.
Added accessibility switch for turning on and off TTS (Text-to-speech), defaulting to what your console or system has it set to (where available)
When dropping from the dropship, the location of the POI player lands in is now displayed.

Bug fixes

Hipfire reticles now change size based on the FoV.
Fixed bug where canceling a Lifeline revive would cancel it for other teammates also being revived by Lifeline.
Fixed bug where players could not deal melee damage to Caustic Gas Barrels or Octanes Jump Pads.
Fix for issue where the buy menu would close each time a teammate completes a purchase/and or closes the buy menu.
Crypto’s Ultimate now destroys Wattson’s Pylon.
Fix for issue where Crypto’s heirloom animation audio would play globally when using a survey beacon.
Fix for issue where players could sometimes get stuck while crouched between a Replicator and Black Market after crafting.
Fixed bug where players could not unlock the “Fully Kitted” badge.
Fix for issue for Legends losing functionality like meleeing, using an ability, etc, while mantling.
Fix for bug where players could not switch ammo types for the CAR SMG.
Newcastle – fix for issue where Newcastle could get stuck in their Ultimate animation while riding a zipline.
Newcastle – Fixed bug where throwables placed on a Mobile Shield would start floating after the Mobile Shield disappears.
Newcastle – fix for cases where players wouldn’t take damage from ordnance or activate Caustic’s barrels when positioned between a Tactical Shield and its drone.
Newcastle – fix for bug where throwable abilities placed on a Mobile Shield could float away after the Mobile Shield disappears.
Wraith – fix for bug where Wraith would still take damage in the Ring while phasing.
Fix for a reload bug with the Mastiff and 30-30 Repeater where players could not ADS until reloading animation was finished.
Fixed bug where Crypto’s melee animations wouldn’t show his heirloom while in third person.
Vending Machines in Big Maude now have buyer protection.
Fixed an issue that could cause some stuttering and framerate spikes on consoles, especially PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Fix for bug where the Dropship would sometimes spawn players outside the ship.
Fixed a bug where Heat Shields would disappear when placed under a respawn beacon, or mobile respawn beacon, and then the beacon was used.
Fixed a bug where Pathfinder’s zipline would be destroyed if placed on top of a respawn beacon and then the beacon was used.
Fix for cases when a Heat Shield could disappear when set under a Respawn Beacon that is activated.
Fix for a bug where Mirage decoys would not show up on scan for a few Legends.

Sports

Paul Green fondly remembered by Cronulla and Queensland teammate Mat Rogers

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A shocked Mat Rogers says his former rugby league teammate, Paul Green, will be remembered as an “incredible competitor” who never took a backward step.

The rugby league world is in mourning following the sudden death of 49-year-old Green, who represented Queensland in State of Origin and was a premiership-winning coach.

Rogers spent the past weekend in Sydney with Green at a Cronulla players reunion, with the pair having been teammates at the Sharks for three seasons since 1995.

They were roommates in the Queensland Super League representative team in 1997, before spending two years together in the Maroons State of Origin side.

Paul Green in Origin jersey raising his hand. — Paul Green represented Queensland in State of Origin.(Getty Images: Darren England)

Green later enjoyed a successful coaching career, guiding North Queensland to its first NRL premiership in 2015.

Rogers said he and Green played golf and then sat next to each other to watch the Sharks beat St George Illawarra on Saturday night.

“It was great — we played golf on Friday together and spent time at the reunion together,” Rogers said.

“He was telling me about the new boat he’d just bought for the family and I was looking forward to going for a ride.

“I can’t believe he’s gone… it makes me appreciate that time I got to spend with him.”

Rogers said half-back Green — who stood at just 167 centimeters tall — played well above his diminutive size.

“We played together for years and he was just an incredible competitor,” Rogers said.

“There was nothing of him and he just never took a backward step.”

Rogers said Green had been a sounding board for him recently as he set up his new player management business, while the father-of-two was also an ear for others who needed advice.

“He’s just been helpful with a lot of our young players and, out of the football world, I know other guys have had their troubles and he’s been there for them,” Rogers said.

“He’s just a loved guy, a really good bloke.”

Rogers said Green harbored ambitions to return to coaching in the NRL, having been in charge of the Cowboys until midway through the 2020 season.

He was linked to an assistant position at NRL newcomers the Dolphins, as well as other head coaching roles.

“He had a lot of ambition to continue on, in the NRL path,” Rogers said.

“He’s proven to be a great coach and he still had plenty of years left in him at that level but, unfortunately, we’re never going to see it, which is really sad.”

Another former Sharks teammate, Martin Lang, paid tribute to Green on Twitter.

“This is so sad. Paul was a close mate. We moved to Sydney together in 1993 … the beginning of an outstanding NRL playing/coaching career,” Lang wrote.

“My sincere condolences to Paul’s wife, children and his dear mum and dad.

“Rest In Peace mate.”

Green moved to the Sharks in 1994 after a stint with Easts Tigers (now Brisbane Tigers) in the then-Brisbane Rugby League.

He won the now-defunct Rothmans Medal — the NSWRL/ARL best and fairest award — in 1995 and, two years later, was a member of the Sharks’ side that reached the Super League grand final.

Green represented Australia during the only season of Super League in 1997.

After leaving the Sharks following the inaugural NRL season in 1998, Green played with North Queensland, the Sydney Roosters, Parramatta and Brisbane Broncos before retiring in 2004.

Green then went into coaching, winning back-to-back Queensland Cup titles with Wynnum Manly in 2011 and 2012.

He joined Trent Robinson’s coaching staff at the Roosters in their 2013 premiership season, before replacing Neil Henry as Cowboys head coach the following year.

Green coached Queensland in the 2021 State of Origin series, losing 2-1 to NSW.

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Australia

Minister apologises for system failing Defense and veterans

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Keogh did not give a formal response to the report’s 13 recommendations, but said it was his view the government should get on with implementing them as quickly as possible.

The commissioners said there was “a compelling case” for a permanent body to be established by the time the commission ends in mid-2024 to keep track of implementation progress. They will make a special report next year on what this should look like.

Research has found there are much higher rates of suicide among ex-service personnel than in the general population. But the commission’s report says existing data does not give the full picture and there are gaps.

Census data revealed for the first time there are more than 581,000 Australians who are either veterans or currently serving in the ADF. Approximately 6,000 people leave the ADF each year.

In June, the Department of Veterans Affairs had almost 62,400 claims on hand but was yet to assign 41,800 of them to be examined. The wait time on claims has also grown significantly over the past five years, with the median processing time more than 300 days in some cases.

Keogh said the government had already lifted a staffing cap, meaning the department could transfer temporary contractors to permanent positions, and begun work to recruit the 500 more staff promised during the election.

Commission chair Nick Kaldas said the backlog was unacceptable.

The 13 recommendations include several about sufficiently resourcing DVA to clear the backlog of claims. It also says the laws around veteran compensation and rehabilitation should be simplified by mid-2024.

The report says while change would not be easy, “the difficulties of reform provide no justification to delay any further”.

RSL Australia ambassador Pete Rudland said it was vital for government and ex-service organizations to work together on the “mammoth task” of simplifying the system.

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, who gave evidence to the commission last week, warned the government had to be flexible if the department needed more than 500 people.

“When it takes two to four years to get a delegate, that’s before the claim is looked at, we have got massive problems,” she said.

She also urged veterans to speak to the royal commission, which runs for another two years.

“This is our one shot. If you don’t want to come forward for yourself, do it for your mates,” she said.

The commissioners also flagged further work will examine whether the support available to families is sufficient.

Rudland said this was vital to getting better at helping veterans.

“Anything that happens to the soldier happens to the family… we should never separate one from the other,” he said.

Department head Liz Cosson told the commission the department had sought extra funding over the years but the money given to it in the budget hadn’t kept up with the volume of work.

Former veterans minister Andrew Gee, a National MP, also told the commission that despite the limited staffing for claims processing, he was made to cut $430 million from the department’s budget.

If you are a current or former ADF member, or a relative, and need counseling or support, contact the Defense All-Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036 or Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

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Beto O’Rourke calls heckler ‘motherf—er’ for Uvalde laughter

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Texas Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O’Rourke lost his cool with a man who laughed while the former congressman was talking about the Uvalde school massacre — calling him a “motherf—er.”

O’Rourke, who has been vocal in his condemnation of local and state officials’ response to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, was in the city of Mineral Wells on Wednesday arguing for stricter gun control measures when he heard a loud chortle coming from an audience member.

O’Rourke whipped around and immediately confronted the inappropriately jovial town hall attendee.

“It may be funny to you, motherf—er, but it’s not funny to me,” O’Rourke barked back.

O'Rourke, a Democrat who is running to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott, was talking about gun control in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, when he encountered a hackler. — O’Rourke, a Democrat who is running to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott, was talking about gun control in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, when he encountered a hackler.

When O'Rourke heard the man laugh in response to his comments about the Uvalde shooting, he snapped: "it may be funny to you, motherf---er, but it's not funny to me." — When O’Rourke heard the man laugh in response to his comments about the Uvalde shooting, he snapped: “it may be funny to you, motherf—er, but it’s not funny to me.”

The would-be governor’s potty-mouthed clapback drew loud cheers and applause from the crowd, culminating with a standing ovation.

The unnamed audience member was reportedly standing among a small clique of supporters of Gov. Greg Abbott who were dressed in black and displaying the Republican incumbent’s campaign signs.

Videos of O’Rourke’s salty retort quickly went viral on social media platforms.

After his fiery town hall speech, O’Rourke tweeted: “there was nothing more serious to me than getting justice for the families in Uvalde and stopping this from ever happening again.”

O’Rourke’s response was widely praised by Democrats on Twitter, while a few conservatives slammed him for using foul language.

“@BetoORourke captures the anger and frustration that so many of us feel when people like this heckler and @GovAbbott show no compassion for Uvalde victims and their families,” wrote the Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde.

Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, applauded O’Route for “calling it like it is.”

A day after the school shooting on May 24, O’Rourke famously interrupted Abbott and local officials press conference, demanding action on gun control in what was widely perceived as an ill-timed campaign stunt.

O'Rourke famously hacked Gov. Abbott during a press conference held a day after the May 25 shooting at Robb Elementary School. — O’Rourke famously hacked Gov. Abbott during a press conference held a day after the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.

“The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing,” the liberal politician said, before he was escorted out.

The former congressman and 2020 presidential candidate will face off against Abbott at the polls in November.

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Business

Disney+ is getting more expensive… unless you want ads

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The Disney+ new ad-supported subscription tier will debut in the US on December 8 at a cost of $7.99 a month, the company announced on Wednesday. If that price point looks familiar, it should. That’s what consumers are paying for Disney+ right now without the ads.

Disney+’s price increase comes as the service had a great quarter. The service notched 14.4 million subscribers in the third quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The service currently has 152.1 million subscribers.

The results sent shares up as much as 6.5% in after-hours trading.

As for the company’s overall earnings, Disney (DIS) notched $21.5 billion in revenue for the second quarter, up 26% from last year, and reported a net profit of $1.4 billion, up 53% from a year ago.

Disney noted that it has 221 million subscribers across its multiple streaming offerings. Netflix has 220.6 million.

Disney also revised its long-term forecasts, which was 230 million to 260 million subscribers by the end of fiscal year 2024. On Wednesday, it provided a new guidance of 135 million to 165 million subscribers for its core Disney+ product, and as much as 80 million for its Disney+ Hotstar service in India.

“We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services,” Bob Chapek, Disney CEO, said in the company’s letter to investors on Wednesday.

Why Disney+ is going up in price

Disney+ isn’t the only Disney streaming service that’s going up in price.

Hulu, which is majority owned by Disney, will also get a price bump, up $1 to $7.99 for its ad-supported tier and $2 to $14.99 for Hulu with no ads.

One plan that’s not getting a price hike is the premium Disney Bundle, which ties together the company’s streaming offerings of Disney+ and Hulu with no ads alongside ESPN+. Its cost remains $19.99.

This move appears to be Disney’s way of pushing consumers to sign up for its entire slate of services rather than just one. And from a pricing perspective, it’s hard to say no to a bundle that has three services that’s just $9 more per month than Disney’s largest service.

Disney (DIS) is also introducing two new bundle plans: One is Disney+ and Hulu with ads for $9.99; the other is all three services with ads for $12.99.

Tying streaming services together looks to be a new focus of media companies.

Take Warner Bros. Discovery, for example. CNN’s parent company announced last week that it would combine its two streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+, next summer.

If the first phase of the streaming revolution, which started around 2017, was the “Streaming Wars” the next phase could be considered the “Rumble of the Bundles.”

So why is your streaming pocketbook about to take yet another hit? It’s because building a successful streaming services is really, really expensive.

Services like Disney+ spend millions of dollars, if not billions, creating fresh content that appeals to old and new subscribers as well as for the costly infrastructure to hold it all together. Exhibit A: Disney’s loss in its direct-to-consumer unit was $1.06 billion in the third quarter — roughly four times what it was a year ago.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets new three-year contract

Streaming growth has also shown signs of maturity, ie slower growth. Netflix (NFLX)the king of streaming, lost subscribers two quarters in a row this year.

Across the industry, attracting new subscribers has become harder and if subscriptions are slowing down then revenue needs to come from somewhere. Raising prices is one easy way to do that.

And Disney can get away with this type of price increase considering the breadth of their library.

Disney+ is home to some of the most popular brands in all of entertainment, including Marvel Studios, Pixar, Disney Animation and Star Wars. Hulu also has featured films from 20th Century Studios and shows from FX, among other buzzy content.

Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney media & entertainment distribution, said in a statement Wednesday that the new ad-supported offering as well as the company’s new lineup of streaming plans will “be providing greater consumer choice at a variety of price points to cater to the diverse needs of our viewers and appeal to an even broader audience.”

More than just streaming

Disney’s strong third quarter wasn’t just on the back of Disney+.

The company’s parks, experiences and products unit had a very strong quarter, bringing in revenues of $7.3 billion, up 70% over the same quarter last year.

Disney said that this was the result of “increases in attendance, occupied room nights and cruise ship sailings.”

“Our domestic parks and resorts were open for the entire current quarter, whereas Disneyland Resort was open for 65 days of the prior-year quarter, and Walt Disney World Resort operated at reduced capacity in the prior-year quarter,” the company said.

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