This weekend, Marvel Studios’ latest movie, “Deadpool & Wolverine”, is released in cinemas, and it’s expected to be a huge success at the box office with an estimated $200 million haul, which could make it the most successful launch of a rated R movie. If you haven’t already got your cinema tickets for “Deadpool & […]
Nielsen has released its latest Media Distributor Gauge data for June 2024, which takes a look at how much of each studio’s content is being watched. According to June’s Media Distributor Gauge, Disney once again topped the chart with the largest share of television viewing across linear and streaming platforms. Disney has the latest share […]
With so many different streaming services, many of the studios are looking at ways of trying to get more signups and to reduce churn (losing subscribers). One of the ways many platforms are starting to do this is by bundling with other streaming platforms, along with banks, mobile phone providers and cable companies. Disney has […]
The Walt Disney Company has announced the next date for its investor call, where the executives will discuss the fiscal fourth-quarter 2023 financial results. During the quarterly investors’ call, we will receive an update on the latest subscription numbers for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. It’s also common for small bits of information regarding the business […]
One of the biggest problems facing any streaming service is trying to keep users engaged within the app; just jumping into the platform for one episode of the latest Star Wars or Marvel show a week, just isn’t sustainable in the long run and so Disney has been making major changes to try to increase […]
This Summer, Disney Junior is celebrating a brand new promotion called “Let’s Play”, which invited kids and parents to join in and play along with some of their favourite characters and stories throughout the summer. Taking place throughout July and August, lots of new original content including new episodes of hit series, some extended-length specials, […]
In July, Disney+ subscribers in the United States will have plenty of new original content to enjoy, including new episodes “Star Wars: The Acolyte” plus a new film from the “Descendants” franchise, plus lots of new documentaries for SharkFest, in additions to new content from Hulu On Disney+. NOTE – This list isn’t complete and […]
With the major US-owned studios becoming the main way people around the world watch movies and shows, many countries are starting to implement new rules to try to protect their own film industry and to keep their own culture on our screens, rather than being overrun by US imports. Canada is in the process of […]
As audiences’ viewing habits continue to evolve, new trends begin to take hold. While the streaming wars have been primarily focused on Netflix’s growth and the death of cable, YouTube has been quietly making massive movies available on people’s TVs. Many think of YouTube as just something you might watch on your phone, but more […]
Ever since the launch of Netflix, Hollywood has gone through some major changes, which have been fueled by changes in viewership habits. We’ve seen many of the major studios launch their own streaming services like Peacock, Paramount+, Max and Disney+, many of which launched during the pandemic when everyone was locked in at home, and […]
Today marks a major change for Disney’s streaming services in Latin America as Disney+ goes through a major upgrade with the merger with Star+, bringing live sports from ESPN and general entertainment from Disney’s studios like FX, Searchlight, ABC and 20th Century Studios into a new Star hub within Disney+. Disney+, across Latin America and […]
Disney has announced that it has made a new deal with Rogers Communication to offer the ad-supported version of Disney+ is now available to Rogers TV customers at no additional cost. As the home of sports and entertainment in Canada, this agreement brings Rogers video subscribers the best of TV and the iconic originals and […]
Nielsen has recently started releasing monthly data, which takes a look at how much of each studio’s content is being watched. According to May’s Media Distributor Gauge, Disney once again topped the chart with the largest share of television viewing across linear and streaming platforms. Disney has the latest share among all of the distributors, […]
Back at the Investor Day in 2019, Disney told shareholders that it was planning on making its streaming businesses, including Disney+ and Hulu, profitable by the end of 2024. While Disney was spending billions creating new original content to chase subscribers in the early days, everything changed when Wall Street investors wanted to see if […]
Disney has announced that five new episodes of the third season of “Mickey Mouse Funhouse” will be coming to Disney+ in the United States on Wednesday 31st July 2024. The whimsical animated series “Mickey Mouse Funhouse” introduces preschoolers’ first pal, Mickey Mouse, and his friends — Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto — to Funny, […]