Disney+ Locks Down Major Anime Exclusives for 2025
Disney+ has officially scored streaming rights to the upcoming anime adaptation of Wandance, Medalist, the Cat's Eye Reboot, and more.
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All hail the bundle!!!!
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Game On: ESPN on Disney+ Launches Today
Game On: ESPN on Disney+ Launches Today
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‘Family Guy’ Will Return To Adult Swim, The Cable Network That Helped Revive It 20 Years Ago
Family Guy is heading back to Adult Swim, over three years after it stopped airing on the network and 20 years after the Warner Bros. Discovery helped revive it. The cable network has struck a non-exclusive licensing deal for the rights to old episodes of Seth Macfarlane’s Fox animated series...
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Disney+ Latin America Hooks Chilean Boxing Pic ‘Dancing in the Ring’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Disney+ Latin America has snagged distribution rights to Chilean boxing pic 'Dancing in the Ring,' penned by Gonzalo Maza, Rodrigo Gijón.
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2024 Oscars Boost Film Academy Bottom Line, But Museum Revenue Fell
Improved Academy Awards ratings helped grow awards revenue for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but ticket sales and sponsorships appeared to slow at the Academy Museum, new financial statements show.
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Disney Brings Last Piece Of Its Streaming Bundle To Disney+, With ESPN+ Joining Hulu Under The Main Tent
Disney has added ESPN+ to Disney+, completing a key streaming integration ahead of the fall 2025 launch of ESPN's "flagship" service.
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ESPN Makes Way to Disney+ in Bid to Catch Families, Casual Sports Fans
Disney will make select ESPN offerings available to Disney+ subscribers in a bid to expand the audience for hours of sports programming
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Hulu and ESPN Programming Added to Disney+ as Streaming Service Bulks Up
FX's 'Shogun' and the first day of the Australian Open will be available at no extra cost to Disney+ subscribers, as Disney adds ESPN tile to the service in bid to drive engagement and subscriptions.
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Highly rated David Tennant D+ series getting renewed for Season 2 -
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‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ and Hulu
Jilly Cooper's sex-laden upper class novel 'Rivals' is set for a Season 2 at Disney+ and Hulu.
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This was from last month but didn't see it posted, highly rated The Artful Dodger series picked up for season 2 -
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Disney+ & Hulu Greenlight ‘The Artful Dodger’ Season 2
Disney+ and Hulu have greenlit 'The Artful Dodger' Season 2, with Thomas Brodie-Sangster returning as the conniving but loveable title character.
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An expansion of the BBC agreement, Disney is getting some more shows from across the pond including the Doctor Who Alum Jenna Coleman's series The Jetty -
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BBC Studios Lands UK Hit ‘The Jetty’ at Hulu and BritBox; Touts This Year’s Success of ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ghosts,’ ‘Bluey’ And More (EXCLUSIVE)
BBC Studios has landed its UK hit 'The Jetty' at Hulu and BritBox, following a successful 2024 including 'Baby Reindeer,' 'Bluey,' 'Ghosts' and more.
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‘High Potential,’ ‘Tracker’ Lead Fall Cross-Platform Broadcast Series Ratings; ABC Takes Top 3 Slots in 18-49 (EXCLUSIVE)
"High Potential" and "Tracker" are the two biggest network entertainment shows of the fall, according to cross-platform broadcast Nielsen ratings.
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‘Shogun’ Leads 2025 Critics Choice TV Nominations
The annual awards show will take place on Jan. 12 this year.
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Homer Scores First Touchdown in The Simpsons' Monday Night Football Takeover
Homer Simpson throws a touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb to score a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys in Simpsons Funday Football
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The Simpsons Secretly Makes Big Change to Maggie
The Simpsons Season 36 has secretly made some changes to Maggie and how much she's actually speaking with the rest of the family
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A Look Behind the Scenes at ESPN's Innovative 'The Simpsons Funday Football' and 'Dunk the Halls' Alt-Casts - The Walt Disney Company
ESPN is giving fans the opportunity to experience both an NFL and an NBA game in an animated fashion. Learn more about 'The Simpsons Funday Football' and 'Dunk the Halls.'
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Disney+ Now Rolling Out to Walt Disney World Resort Hotel TVs
Disney+ Now Rolling Out to Walt Disney World Resort Hotel TVs
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Disney+ Hits Streaming Gold Again With Korean Creator Kangfull’s ‘Light Shop’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The supernatural mystery series 'Light Shop' has become Disney+'s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024.
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The Immigrant Co-Founder and ‘Shared Custody’ Producer Camila Jimenez Villa on Disney+’s New Co-Parenting Comedy Series
Producer Camila Jimenez Villa, founder and CEO of Fremantle-backed producer The Immigrant, discusses the new show and her company's ambitions.
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Disney+ Hotstar India’s ‘Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar’ Breaks Platform Records (EXCLUSIVE)
Disney+ Hotstar India series 'Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar' has emerged as the platform's most-watched show of 2024.
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Very interesting article / interview.
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2024 Ratings Superlatives: ‘Bluey,’ ‘Yellowstone’ and Sports’ Streaming Breakthroughs
Plus, some lows ranging from The CW's six-figure lineup to cable news stumbles.
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Glen Powell Goes Undercover in Hulu’s ‘Chad Powers’ Teaser
The comedy series is based on an episode of ESPN+’s 'Eli’s Places,' in which former quarterback Eli Manning disguised himself as a walk-on prospect at Penn State.
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“The Gang” From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Brings Chaos to ‘Abbott Elementary’ in Crossover Promo
The two shows will join forces for a Jan. 8 episode.
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Indian Entertainment Sees Theatrical Polarization, Streaming Reset in 2024, Says Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur in Industry Analysis (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian producer Siddharth Roy Kapur analyzes 2024's theatrical market polarization, streaming consolidation, and entertainment outlook for 2025.
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‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 6 Sets January U.S. Premiere on Disney Channel XD With Revamped Designs (EXCLUSIVE)
The sixth season of 'Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,' the Paris-set blockbuster animated series, will world premiere in the U.S. on Jan. 25.
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Disney, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery And SAG-AFTRA Join Growing Industry Roster Set For Tech Talk At CES
Disney, NBCUniversal and other entertainment players are flocking to CES, the massive annual technology conference starting Monday in Las Vegas.
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Disney+ Has a New Surprise for Indiana Jones Fans
Disney+ has a new surprise for fans of the Indiana Jones movies following a new 2025 update to the streaming service.
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From Caitlin Clark to The Simpsons: ESPN Celebrates Record-Breaking Year - The Walt Disney Company
Here's a look back at many of the successes that made ESPN’s 2024 one of the most remarkable in the brand’s 45 year history.
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‘Holes’ Gender-Swapped Reboot Gets Disney+ Pilot Order
Disney+ had handed out a pilot order to a TV series based on Louis Sachar's 1998 novel Holes and its 2003 Disney movie adaptation.
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Disney says it has an estimated 157 million global monthly active users on its ad-supported tiers:
January 8, 2025 (Burbank, Calif) – Disney Advertising, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), is sharing its estimated global and domestic (U.S. and Canada) ad-supported MAU numbers, cumulative across its streaming portfolio, and its detailed calculation methodology.
At the 5th annual Tech and Data Showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, President of Global Advertising, Rita Ferro, is sharing that the company’s ad-supported monthly active users have reached an estimated 157 million globally, including 112 million domestically, on average per month over the last six months.
“Disney sits at the intersection of world class sports and entertainment content, with the most high-value audiences in ad-supported global streaming at scale,” said Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising. “We wanted to be the first to offer our industry greater transparency into the methodology used to estimate our engaged global ad-supported monthly active users.”
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**Does not include Hotstar subscribers
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January 8, 2025 (Burbank, Calif) – Disney Advertising, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), is sharing its estimated global and domestic (U.S. and Canada) ad-supported MAU numbers, cumulative across its streaming portfolio, and its detailed calculation methodology.
At the 5th annual Tech and Data Showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, President of Global Advertising, Rita Ferro, is sharing that the company’s ad-supported monthly active users have reached an estimated 157 million globally, including 112 million domestically, on average per month over the last six months.
“Disney sits at the intersection of world class sports and entertainment content, with the most high-value audiences in ad-supported global streaming at scale,” said Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising. “We wanted to be the first to offer our industry greater transparency into the methodology used to estimate our engaged global ad-supported monthly active users.”
Additional details include:
- Unlike linear advertising, there is no industry standard methodology for measuring global streaming advertising audience size.
- Disney Advertising set out to define a globally consistent approach and methodology to estimate ad-supported audience numbers.
- The ad-supported MAU numbers are derived from active accounts across Disney’s streaming ecosystem (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+)* who have viewed ad-supported content continuously for more than 10 seconds.
- Each active account is then multiplied by the number of estimated users per account (global average is 2.6 and it varies by application and region) to estimate the total number of users.
- Multipliers are determined by first-party survey data representing subscribers in regions with an advertising tier.** This survey includes more than 13,000 individuals ages 18-64.
- As an advertising industry leader focused on proving the power of our data, this is another step that delivers intentional and impactful results for brands – in a uniquely Disney way.
**Does not include Hotstar subscribers
Full release below:
Disney Advertising Shares Ad-Supported Monthly Active Users (MAU) & Methodology - The Walt Disney Company
Numbers Include An Estimated 157 Million Global Users Across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ January 8, 2025 (Burbank, Calif) – Disney Advertising, a subsidiary of The …Read More
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Disney Says Its Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Business Averaged 157 Million Global Monthly Ad-Supported Users Over Past Six Months - Media Play News
Disney, Jan. 8 at the 5th annual Tech and Data Showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, released new data claiming its direct-to-consumer business generated 157 million monthly ad-supported global users over the past six months, including 112 million domestically across Disney+...
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Disney Expands “Magic Words” Ad Feature To Live Programming, Touts Other Tech Advancements At CES Showcase
In a showcase event at CES, Disney said it is expanding its "Magic Words" advertising feature, introduced last year, to live programming.
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NBCU, Fox, WBD, DirecTV & Comcast Execs Say Their Unusual Ad Collaboration Can Help Close The Gap With Big Tech
NBCUniversal, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, DirecTV and Comcast execs discussed how their unusual new advertising collaboration can rival Big Tech.
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7 Secrets Your Disney+ Subscription Includes for Free
We count down the free added benefits that come with your Disney+ subscription that you probably aren't aware of.
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‘Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Bought by Spanish Broadcaster Atresmedia (EXCLUSIVE)
'Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,' the hit Paris-set superhero adventure show, has been acquired by Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia.
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