Tag: Disney
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Disney, FOX, & Warner Bros. Discovery May Have Just Killed Cable TV
This week Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a partnership that would see a new sports-focused TV streaming service launch this fall. This service would offer 14 live channels of sports, including ESPN, BTN, FOX Sports, and sports from TNT—to name a few. This would address one of the main complaints of streaming services—the…
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Disney Reportedly Paid Taylor Swift More Than $75 Million For the ‘Eras Tour’ Rights
Walt Disney made waves when it announced that Disney+ would be the exclusive home of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. The company appears to have paid a rich sum for the privilege. Disney will pay pop singer sensation and entrepreneur more than $75 billion to the rights of the concert film, according to Puck News,…
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Local FOX & ABC TV Stations Want to Get Paid for the New Sports Streaming Service from Disney, FOX, & Warner Bros. Discovery
This week Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a partnership that would see a new sports-focused TV streaming service launch this fall. This service would offer 14 live channels of sports, including ESPN, BTN, FOX Sports, and sports from TNT—to name a few. It would address one of the main complaints of streaming services—the…
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Disney’s Password Crackdown Begins, With Customers Notifications Coming This Summer
Walt Disney has already laid down the groundwork to start cracking down on password sharing, but it won’t start alerting subscribers until the summer. That’s according to Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston, who disclosed on a Wednesday earnings call that the effort would kick off in the coming months. He said that the company…
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Disney CEO Says ESPN Streaming Option Will Launch in August 2025
Disney CEO Bob Iger said that ESPN will launch its standalone streaming service in August 2025, touting the experience as “unlike anything available in the market today.” The service, which brings together the full suite of ESPN channels, will be highly interactive, and include digital integrations of services like ESPN Bet and fantasy sports. It’ll…
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ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery Team Up For Sports Streaming Bundle to Launch in Fall
Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said they were forming a joint venture to create a new sports-centric streaming service that would bundle together the three media giant’s content. The joint venture will have its own leadership, and the three companies will each one a one-third stake in the business, which…
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Disney Reportedly Chopped More Than 100 Movies From Its European Streaming Catalog
Disney+ subscribers in Europe may notice a number of titles missing from the streamer’s catalog. Movies like The Sandlot, The Shaggy Dog, Brink, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Hello Dolly, and more have suddenly disappeared. While subscribers will likely be able to find certain titles, like The Sandlot, on other services, Disney Channel Original…
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Disney is Selling a Controlling Stake in its India Business, Including Disney+ Hotstar
Disney has reached a deal to sell its 60% stake of Indian assets, including Disney Star and its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service, but it’s taking a major loss, according to The Wall Street Journal (a paywalled publication). Under the new deal, the Indian media business is valued at $3.9 billion, according to The Wall Street…
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Hulu Kicks Off Disney’s Password Sharing Crackdown, Says it Can ‘Terminate’ Your Account at its Discretion
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger warned that it would begin taking measures to crack down on password sharing. It looks like it’s starting to happen with Hulu. Hulu began sending customers emails with an updated subscriber agreement that specifically pointed to new “limitations on sharing your account outside of your household.” The terms also go…
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Disney Jr. is Reportedly Rebranding Itself With a New Logo, And Fans Aren’t Thrilled
Disney may be gearing up to rebrand the aesthetic of Disney Jr., starting with a new logo, according to online rumors. The supposed new logo is simplistic, with the classic calligraphy Disney ‘D’ in front of Jr. in black lettering, not as bold as past selections the channel has displayed. The logo was noticed by…