Don't know where you are getting your information, but tp has a full media preview walk-through of Pandora from the twitverse. Did they just steal that from another site to add to theirs? I don't remember Len saying he was excluded from future media events.Sure thing - touringplans.com and The Unofficial Guide would be one of several examples.
And for the DIS, this is their first time being given such early access, lets see how it changes them going forward. Of course, the large upcoming buy-out of Epcot and the corresponding room nights that the DIS is doing doesn't harm their case.
If you really think there are no strings attached to how Disney media works you are very naive.