Disney's Streaming Services: Disney+ (and Hulu, ESPN+, Star, & hotstar)

MisterPenguin · Dec 1, 2024

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.

comicbook.com

MisterPenguin · Dec 4, 2024

All hail the bundle!!!!

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...

deadline.com

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.

variety.com

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.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

MisterPenguin · Dec 4, 2024

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.

deadline.com

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

variety.com

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.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Disney Irish · Dec 5, 2024

Highly rated David Tennant D+ series getting renewed for Season 2 -

‘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.

variety.com

Disney Irish · Dec 5, 2024

This was from last month but didn't see it posted, highly rated The Artful Dodger series picked up for season 2 -

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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Disney Irish · Dec 5, 2024

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 -

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.

variety.com

MisterPenguin · Dec 6, 2024

‘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.

variety.com

‘Shogun’ Leads 2025 Critics Choice TV Nominations

The annual awards show will take place on Jan. 12 this year.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

MisterPenguin · Dec 10, 2024

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

comicbook.com

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

comicbook.com

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

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MisterPenguin · Dec 23, 2024

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.

variety.com

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.

variety.com

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.

variety.com

Disney Analyst · Dec 26, 2024

Very interesting article / interview.

Much has been written about YouTube’s dominance of Americans’ digital screen time, but if you combine streaming with broadcast and cable viewership on TV sets, Nielsen says Disney has snagged a bigger share of viewing than any other conglomerate, including YouTube, every month since September. And in November alone, Disney properties accounted for 11.1% of all TV viewing in the U.S. as measured by Nielsen, beating not only YouTube (10.8%) and significantly in front of Netflix (7.7%). Huge audiences for sports programming on linear networks ESPN and ABC, as well as news coverage from ABC, help put Disney ahead of its rivals. But 43 percent of Disney’s viewership came from streaming, Nielsen says, and that number will continue to increase.

In a research report released last week, Wall Street analyst Robert Fishman of MoffettNathanson wrote that after several turbulent years marked by “management changes, proxy fights [and] euphoria- turned-skepticism” over streaming, Disney’s plan to remake itself as a streaming power “is finally moving from the realm of fantasy to tangible.” More importantly, “We believe Disney is on the road towards meaningful [streaming] profitability,” Fishman added. “It has taken years to build this business, and it will take yet another few years before returns become anything more meaningful, but the promised land is finally in sight.”

https://www.vulture.com/article/how-disney-finally-made-streaming-profitable.html