Each week, I answer questions from our community, including Patreons/YouTube Channel Members and this week, questions included: What are the Cons & Pros of Disney+ in 2023? Who were the winners and losers of streaming in 2023? Will Hulu close down as a single app in 2024? What’s going to happen to Disney+ Hotstar outside […]
Just ahead of the release of the new Disney+ Original series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, Deadline has revealed that Nissa Diederich has stepped down from her role as the EVP Production at 20th Television. Earlier this year, Disney consolidated the production operations of many television studios, including ABC Signature, 20th Television, Hulu, Freeform, and […]
This December, Disney+ subscribers in Canada will have plenty of new original content to enjoy including a brand new “Percy Jackson” series and some new “Doctor Who” specials, plus the first-ever Pixar series, plus much more. NOTE – This list isn’t complete and will be updated with new additions as they are announced. The list […]
Back in 2021, when Disney introduced the new general entertainment hub, Star, onto Disney+ in countries around the world, including the UK, Canada and Australia, it launched an entirely different streaming service in Latin America called Star+. This streaming service combined all the general entertainment content from Disney’s studios like FX, ABC and 20th Television, […]
Last month, during the latest quarterly investor call, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed he had been in talks with Netflix about some licensing agreements, and today, it’s been revealed by Deadline, that Disney and Netflix have agreed to get shared access to one of the most popular shows, “Grey’s Anatomy”. Following the release of the […]
Last week, Disney launched the new beta version of Hulu On Disney+ in the United States, which brought a vast selection of Hulu content into Disney+, drastically increasing the amount of general entertainment, with popular shows like “Criminal Minds”, “The Bear” and “Abbott Elementary”. In March, Disney is set to launch Hulu on Disney+ fully, […]
While internationally, general entertainment content has been available on Disney+ since early 2021, in the United States, things have been a little slower to happen, due to the existence of Hulu. Recently, the Walt Disney Company began final negotiations to buy out Comcast’s 33% stake in the company, as part of a contract signed back […]
One of the few new Marvel Studios heading to Disney+ in 2024 is “X-Men 97”, which is a revival and continuation of the classic 1990s animated series, “X-Men”. Initially, the show was announced to be arriving on Disney+ in the Fall of 2023, but with Disney trying to spread out the releases a little to […]
To help get people into the holiday spirit, Walt Disney Studios is hosting some special pop-up experiences for shoppers in downtown Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. Shoppers at CF Toronto Eaton Centre and CF Richmond Centre can visit the complimentary wrapping stations to get their presents wrapped with Disney+ branded gift wrapping. Here are the details […]
As the streaming wars continue to force platforms like Disney+ to improve and offer new, unique ways to obtain new subscribers and reduce churn. Recently, Rita Ferro, president of Disney Advertising Sales, spoke with Variety about Disney’s plans for advertising in the future and she revealed that they are mulling the launch of shopping and […]
Last year, Disney CEO Bob Iger fought off a plot by activist investing company Trian, which is run by Nelson Peltz, who had purchased lots of shares of Disney stock to try to get a place on the Walt Disney Companies board of directors. But when Disney made announcements to restore the dividend to shareholders, […]
Disney has launched a brand new Dezemba campaign for Disney+ in South Africa, which features composer and producer, Sushi B, who has released a brand new original track called “This is Dezemba”. #DisneyPlusDezemba and “This is Dezemba” embody how South Africans uniquely celebrate the festive season, be it outdoors, at gatherings, with friends and family, […]
Back in 2019, Disney had an incredible run, with seven movies hitting one billion dollars. However, this year, Disney won’t manage to get a single title to a billion. But this year, only two titles, “Barbie” and “Super Mario Bros” have joined that billion-dollar club. Earlier today, Bob Iger participated in a Q&A session at […]
Over the past few years, we’ve seen every streaming service trying to drastically increase the number of subscribers it has, trying to reach an even larger audience than their competitors. Though, in last year or so, the shift from having the most amount of subscribers, to being the most profitable streaming service. This shift has […]
This December, Disney+ subscribers in the United States have some new films to look forward to watching, including a brand new live-action series based on the popular Percy Jackson books plus the return of Marvel’s “What If”? In December, Hulu On Disney+ will be launching in the United States, offering the best of Hulu content […]