Disney has announced that Theresa Helmer has been promoted to Disney Channel’s senior leadership team as executive director, Integrated Content Strategy and Development, a newly created role designed to accelerate racial and cultural diversity and inclusion in creative content for a global audience of kids age 2-14. The announcement was made by Gary Marsh, president […]
Disney has announced a new crossover episode between “Raven’s Home” and “BUNK’D”. In this special hour-long episode, “Raven about BUNK’d,” a camp-tastic special that blends two series into one universe and one fun-filled story. It premieres on FRIDAY, JULY 24th (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Disney Channel’s newest anthem, “We Own the […]
Disney has announced details of two new specials, that will be coming to the Disney Channel this summer. “Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along” and “Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist” are set to premiere back to back on FRIDAY, JULY 10th beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel. Immediately after the “ARDYs,” “Descendants” star Sarah Jeffery’s new […]
With Disney+ rolling out around the globe, it’s having an impact on the delivery of Disney content in some countries as in the past few days, a number of Disney Channels have closed down, including: Disney Channel (Italy) Disney Junior (Italy) Disney Channel (Australia) Disney Junior (Australia) Disney XD (Germany) Disney XD (France) Disney XD […]
As we all know, Disney+ is up and running with brand new content each week and an extensive back catalog of titles to watch. But, as we have reported, there are hundreds of Disney-owned titles not available for streaming on Disney+ yet. I’ve gone through the list of titles and picked out 25 I’d like […]
With the launch of Disney+ in November, the effect on traditional cable television was evident just weeks later as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and the Disney Channel, all saw huge drops in ratings according to Broadcasting Cable. The Disney Channel’s ratings were down 27%, which makes sense as Disney+ contains a huge collection of content from […]
Disney has announced that a new a family dance competition series, called “Disney Fam Jam,” has received a straight-to-series order at Disney Channel. The reveal was exclusively announced on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” today. The competition series is inspired by choreographer Phil Wright’s “The Parent Jam” dance classes, which are streamed online and have become […]
Disney has announced that they’ve optioned the rights to the new novel by New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy, “Dear Sweet Pea,” a follow-up to her popular novel-turned-movie, “Dumplin’.” “Dear Sweet Pea” will join the Disney Channel Original Movie development slate. “The emotional journey that Julie Murphy takes readers on in ‘Dear Sweet Pea’ has […]
Disney has announced details on the return of ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure,’ to the Disney Channel. The show stars Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”) and Zachary Levi (“Shazam!”) as the beloved Rapunzel and Eugene. The third season kicks off with a special one-hour episode on Monday October 7th (1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel and in the […]
Disney has updated its Disney+ official FAQ and has given a small snippet of information regarding Disney Channel content being moved over to the new streaming platform. The question asked is “ Is anything being removed from the Disney Channel and moving to Disney+?” With the answer stating that “library content, including past seasons, will move to […]
Disney has announced details of its new family comedy series “Gabby Duran & the Unsittables”, which will premiere on Friday October 11th (9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. The new series introduces 13-year-old Gabby Duran, played by multitalented actress and musician Kylie Cantrall, who inadvertently lands a job babysitting an unruly group of VIP […]
The Disney Channel has created many fan loved Original movies over the years including titles like High School Musical and the Descendants. Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, is set to include over 100 of these Original movies and there will also be some new Disney+ exclusive movies coming from the same team. Recently, Disney Channel’s […]
The Disney Channel has announced a new original animated series “The Curse of Molly McGee,” a buddy comedy about tween optimist Molly McGee and grumpy ghost Scratch, from Emmy® Award-winning duo Bill Motz and Bob Roth (“LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures”) who serve as executive producers with Emmy Award-winner Steve Loter (“Kim Possible”). The […]
During today’s Disney Animation Panel at the San Diego Comic Con, Disney revealed a sneak peek at its new animated series, “The Owl House”. This new video shows the opening credits for the series. Luz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious […]
Disney Channel has announced that it has established The Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship. In memory of the trailblazing writer and producer, the scholarship will provide dedicated funds to hire emerging and diverse writers who are pursuing careers in comedy writing for television. Boone passed away in Los Angeles in March 2019. She was […]