Disney has launched a new advertising campaign called “More To Be A Fan Of” for the Disney Streaming Bundle, which includes Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+. This new campaign appeals to ESPN’s fans as passionate consumers of great stories and characters. ESPN worked with Austin creative agency Preacher on the new campaign that reminds fans that […]
Disney has announced it is going to be closing down its Hotstar streaming service in the United States in late 2022, but no date has yet been confirmed. Hotstar offers a wide selection of Indian films, movies and live sports, across 9 languages, which also includes lots of original programming. Disney is going to be […]
Disney will be increasing the price of its sports streaming service, ESPN+, in August. The price rise will take effect from Friday 13th August and will see the price increase for both monthly and annual subscriptions. The new prices for EPSN+ will be: Monthly – $6.99 Annual – $69.99 ESPN+ subscribers are currently being informed […]
Disney is looking to expand its direct to consumer business in the United Kingdom as it is in talks to purchase BT Sports, which holds the rights to major sporting events, including the Premier League and Champions League. According to the Daily Telegraph, BT has engaged investment bank, Lazard, to explore a partial sale of […]
Disney has announced that they will be adding ten ESPN 30 For 30 documentaries onto Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Friday 14th May. The title, 30 for 30, derived from the series’ genesis as 30 films in celebration of ESPN’s 30th anniversary in 2009, with an exploration of the biggest stories from […]
The first episode of the new Disney+ Original series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” has arrived on Disney+ today and this past week, actor Maxwell Simkins, who plays Nick Gaines in the new series, took time out of his recent Walt Disney World Resort vacation to stop by ESPN Wide World of Sports. Check out […]
The Walt Disney Company has just announced a huge 10 year deal with the National Football League (NFL), which will see ABC/ESPN joining the Super Bowl rotation, additional playoff action, exclusive national ESPN+ matchups over the course of the agreement, significantly more regular-season contests including Monday Night Football, enhanced game quality, new schedule flexibility and […]
Disney has announced, just ahead of the release of the series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” on Disney+, that for a limited time, “The Mighty Ducks” Trilogy is now streaming on Hulu and ESPN+. Starting today, March 16, and continuing until May 28th, Hulu and ESPN+ subscribers can watch the original three films. This marks the first […]
The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and the National Hockey League have announced a historic and innovative seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. The visionary, first-of-its-kind agreement brings the NHL back to Disney and ESPN platforms and illustrates the unique […]
During last years Disney’s Investor Day event, it was announced that ESPN+ would soon be available within Hulu as it’s own portal. Making it much easier to utilise the Disney Streaming Bundle and watch ESPN+ content without leaving Hulu, as long as your an ESPN+ subscriber. Today, during the Walt Disney Companies Annual Shareholder meeting, […]
It was announced during the Walt Disney Companies Investor Day that Hulu customers will also be able to subscribe to ESPN+ within the Hulu user interface and access the ESPN+ lineup of sports programming there beginning in early 2021. So if you have the Disney Streaming Bundle with ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu, this will make […]
Comcast and The Walt Disney Company announced today that they have reached an agreement that includes the rights for Comcast to distribute the Disney+ and ESPN+ services on its Xfinity X1 and Flex platforms. “With the addition of Disney+ and ESPN+, our X1 and Flex customers will soon have the ability to easily find and […]
Disney has announced that it is putting the price up on its ESPN+ streaming platform for new customers. It will be rising from $4.99 a month, to $5.99 from August 12th. This is the first price hike for the sports streaming service in two years. The annual package won’t be increasing in price, as it […]
Disney has announced that ESPN Films is going to be making an upcoming project centred on the 1986 Mets, one of baseball’s most dominant and iconoclastic teams, whose legendary World Series comeback was merely the climax of an epic tale of ambition and swagger set in a city that was synonymous with excess. Executive produced […]
Disney has announced that a special program called, Hamilton In-Depth with Kelley Carter, that discusses and examines the groundbreaking and award-winning Broadway show with some of its creators and stars, will be coming to Disney+ on July 3rd, alongside the release of the “Hamilton”. The special will also be available at TheUndefeated.com. “The story and […]