Ever since Disney+ was announced and plans were revealed that Disney wanted to take the new streaming service global, it raised questions from subscribers to DisneyLife, Disney’s streaming platform in the UK and Ireland. It’s been expected that DisneyLife would be replaced by Disney+ and according to a Media Nations UK 2019 Report from Ofcom, […]
As streaming becomes more popular, Disney is preparing for a time when its traditional television business model isn’t going to work. Which is why they’ve been heavily investing in its direct to consumer platforms, Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+. During its quarterly investors call, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke about how they are preparing for this […]
During the Walt Disney Companies third quarter financial results investor call, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed some details for what content will be available on day one for Disney+. Disney+ will contain over 300 movies on the first day, which include: 8 Star Wars Films 4 Marvel Films 18 Pixar Movies 70 Disney Animation Films […]
Disney just revealed its quarterly results for the past few months and it was the first full quarter since purchasing 21st Century Fox. This had a impact on their numbers, especially due to issues with Star in India and X-Men: Dark Phoenix under performing in cinemas. During an investors conference call, Disney CEO Bob Iger […]
Disney is set to start officially marketing its new streaming platform, Disney+, later this month. The first main advertising push will begin at the D23 Expo, which takes place 24th to the 26th of August in Anaheim, California. Which will allow guests of the show and D23 members at home, to be the first to […]
During the Walt Disney Companies Third Quarter Investors Conference Call, Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about the plans for the international roll out of Disney+. He didn’t get into the specifics but did confirm a few key facts that will help international Disney fans. First there will be two international markets will be getting […]
During today’s financial quarterly investors conference call, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Disney is going to making a re-imagined versions of classic Fox franchises. Home Alone Cheaper By The Dozen Night At The Museum Diary Of A Wimpy Kid It’s still unclear if these will be either movies or series, but Fox has been […]
During today’s Walt Disney Company’s Quarterly Financial Results conference call, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed a new bundle featuring: Disney+ ESPN+ Hulu (with Ads) This bundle will be available in the US for $12.99 a month. The bundle will be available from November 12th, when Disney+ launches. Will you be subscribing to all three products? […]
The Walt Disney Company released its third quarter financial results and as expected, the costs of building Disney+, gaining control over Hulu and purchasing 21st Century Fox all had an impact on the companies bottom line. Direct-to-Consumer & International revenues for the quarter increased from $827 million to $3,858 million and segment operating loss increased […]
Ever since Disney+ was announced, there has been a question about how some family oriented shows from other networks such as ABC would be included. During April’s Investor Day event, some shows including Once Upon A Time and Marvel’s Agent Carter were shown to be available on Disney+. ABC is set to air a special […]
ABC recently announced a new live event musical version of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”, which is coming to ABC on November 5th at 8pm EST. ABC Network president Karey Burke confirmed to Variety that it will be available on Disney+ for launch on November 12th. She said: “We wanted to launch it in November, in […]
It looks like a second season of the Baseball drama series, The Pitch, won’t be made according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show was going through some early development work for its second season, with the writing team were booked in at the Paramount lot to prepare the second season, which was set to tell […]
One of Disney’s most popular animated series, Big City Greens, will be coming to Disney+ on November 12th according to one of the shows co-creators. “Big City Greens” is an animated comedy-adventure series which follows the offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with […]
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “The Little Mermaid”, The Wonderful World of Disney and ABC has announced a special live musical event. This special tribute to the original animated classic and its timeless music will take viewers on a magical adventure under the sea as live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be […]
While all the attention for the launch of Disney+ is currently on the US, there are moves taking place down under in Australia for the new streaming service. As Foxtel’s chief executive Patrick Delany recently spoke with the Sydney Morning Herald, about National Geographic content possibly leaving the Australian broadcaster since Disney now own it. […]