âBlueyâ First Special, âThe Sign,â Sets Premiere For April 14
Special To Debut Across Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Series’ First Global Premiere
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Disney Irish
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Poor Things is now available for digital purchase, and will be available for rental on March 12th the same day it gets released on physical media.
I suspect we’ll see it on D+/Hulu (and D+/Star outside the US) in late March/early April.
I suspect we’ll see it on D+/Hulu (and D+/Star outside the US) in late March/early April.
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Can a movie/series still have 'buzz' when it isn't showing up in the Top Ten?....
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ABQ
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Does seem sus. If that trending list were to be trusted, shouldn't Bluey be atop the list pretty much every single week of the year?Can a movie/series still have 'buzz' when it isn't showing up in the Top Ten?....
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Disney+ Sets Release Date for Hitman Anime Series ‘The Fable’
The show is adapted from a best-selling manga by Katushisa Minami and produced under Disney's partnership with Japanese publishing powerhouse Kodansha.
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Hollywood Moguls Try a Quarterback Sneak
The unnamed Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. Discovery sports platform is a risky bet, for both the channel owners using sports to build their media brands, and for the leagues, which have long relied on the channel owners to bid competitively for their rights.
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_caleb
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The Blockbuster Video of books is expanding its DVD section?Barnes and Noble is also expanding their Disney home video sections in their stores:
Merchandising: Barnes & Noble Adding Disney DVD/Blu-ray Section - Media Play News
On the heels of the news that Disney is turning over its disc operations to Sony Pictures, the Barnes & Noble bookseller chain announced that most of its stores are now offering a Disney-branded section featuring a greater assortment of the studio’s titles. Selections cover a wide variety of...www.mediaplaynews.com
So...any theories as to why they're holding back on the Disney+ release of Wish until after the Easter period? I know they want to move the Blu-Ray and 4K discs in March but it still seems like a weird move as it's virtually gone from theaters, there's no milk left in that cow, and spring break would be a great time to push a streaming debut. (It also looks weird given WB is happily putting Wonka, which opened several weeks after Wish, on Max just days after the physical media release.)
I agree that the open-ended run they gave Wish was the right idea, but it sure didn't incentivize people to go to see it! It's still bizarre that of all the family-friendly titles that opened over November-December, that was the one that decisively flopped. Disney has to do more to get people to go back to theaters for their movies, but I'm not sure what that is, since they went all-out on the Wish campaign and merchandising. (I wish, pardon the pun, somebody did an analysis of why that movie flopped and Wonka thrived, given that both were big fantasy musicals tied to major IP and had a lot of initial skepticism about the potential quality going in.)
Reliance and Disney Announce Strategic Joint Venture to Bring Together the Most Compelling and Engaging Entertainment Brands in India - The Walt Disney Company
Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”), Viacom 18 Media Private Limited (“Viacom18”) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) (“Disney”) today announced the signing of binding definitive agreements to form a joint venture (“JV”).
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Sharon&Susan
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They're definitely not on the Blockbuster business trajectory as of now if that's what you're implying?
Disney, Reliance Seal $8.5 Billion Deal to Merge Indian Media Businesses
Disney and Reliance agree an $8.5 billion deal to merge their Indian TV and streaming businesses.
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Disney Sells Majority Indian Biz Stake for $8.5 Billion in Joint Venture With Reliance Industries - Media Play News
The Walt Disney Co., Reliance Industries, and Viacom18 Feb. 28 announced the formation of joint venture that sees Disney relinquish majority ownership of its Indian TV and streaming video businesses, … Continue reading "Disney Sells Majority Indian Biz Stake for $8.5 Billion in Joint Venture...
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Chess Thriller ‘Rematch,’ Bought by HBO Europe and Disney+, Sets Milestone for French Banners Arte, Unité and Federation (EXCLUSIVE)
'Rematch,' a series chronicling the battle between world chess champion Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue, has sold widely.
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That certainly accounts for how Disney was so confident they could afford bigger dividends and a stock buy-back.
Wendy Pleakley
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Some more info on the Disney/Sony physical media deal.
A couple of highlights and editorial comments copied below.
Key point is that Disney will continue with physical media.
I don't have an issue with digital media, most of my movie purchases today are through iTunes.
I do agree that we've lost something from the days where a movie release felt special. In the peak DVD area, Disney produced great multi-disc sets for movies such as Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, and others. They provided in depth looks at movies, and felt like a premium product.
Current releases tend to include a few deleted scenes and behind the scenes clips that are just promotional fluff.
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A couple of highlights and editorial comments copied below.
Key point is that Disney will continue with physical media.
I don't have an issue with digital media, most of my movie purchases today are through iTunes.
I do agree that we've lost something from the days where a movie release felt special. In the peak DVD area, Disney produced great multi-disc sets for movies such as Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, and others. They provided in depth looks at movies, and felt like a premium product.
Current releases tend to include a few deleted scenes and behind the scenes clips that are just promotional fluff.
The Disney/Sony Physical Media Deal: New Information & My Two Cents on a Better Way Forward
The Disney/Sony Physical Media Deal: New Information & My Two Cents on a Better Way Forward
Disney Irish
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Dunno, physical media is a dying market. So I don't see this being a long term thing, but rather a stop-gap measure until its phased out completely. Like note that they will not be bring back physical media to regions they already pulled out of, indicating this isn't an expansion but rather just off-loading the cost of physical media to a 3rd party in the short term.Some more info on the Disney/Sony physical media deal.
A couple of highlights and editorial comments copied below.
Key point is that Disney will continue with physical media.
I don't have an issue with digital media, most of my movie purchases today are through iTunes.
I do agree that we've lost something from the days where a movie release felt special. In the peak DVD area, Disney produced great multi-disc sets for movies such as Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, and others. They provided in depth looks at movies, and felt like a premium product.
Current releases tend to include a few deleted scenes and behind the scenes clips that are just promotional fluff.
The Disney/Sony Physical Media Deal: New Information & My Two Cents on a Better Way Forward
The Disney/Sony Physical Media Deal: New Information & My Two Cents on a Better Way Forward
2034 called and wanted to know "what's a 'DVD player'?".
It seems cruel that Wish is getting a Blu-Ray that includes a multi-part documentary, plus deleted scenes/storyboards (although those have already been shared online) and the Once Upon a Studio short. A little more effort than usual, for that.