New Christmas movie Nutcrackers, starring Ben Stiller in his first lead film role in six years, will be coming to the Disney+ streaming platform on November 29th. This comedy-drama unfolds as Mike (played by Stiller) is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, when he is pulled away from his bachelor […]
Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription streaming video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2024 from the firm’s Streaming Video Tracker. The top two streaming leaders maintained their market position from 2003, with Prime Video in the top position above Netflix. Parks Associates estimates that […]
Disney has announced its distribution deal with French media group Canal+, which includes movie releases six months after their theatrical release, and access to Disney TV channels and streaming service Disney+, will not be renewed at the end of the current contract on December 31st 2024. The deal, signed in 2019, allowed a first window […]
Disney+ has announced that the Original unscripted series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been renewed for 20 additional episodes with the first installment coming to the service in 2025. An exact launch date is TBC. “There was a philosophical question raised in season one which was ‘Can MomTok survive this?’ The answer unequivocally […]
Music by John Williams from Lucasfilm, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries, which offers an insightful look at the prolific life and career of legendary composer John Williams, will premiere on Disney+ and have a limited theatrical release in New York, Los Angeles, and London on November 1st. The documentary will also open the 38th edition […]
Following a record-breaking theatrical run, Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 – the highest-grossing animated movie of all time – has set even more records following its Disney+ debut (on September 25th). Inside Out 2 attracted 30.5 million views globally on Disney+, based on five days of streaming, making it the leading film premiere on […]
Disney+ is following Netflix in cracking down on password sharing, telling subscribers that people outside their households need to sign up their own subscriptions. Disney’s streaming service has begun offering users a variety of ‘gift’ options to pay for access to its streaming service on behalf of family members or friends who don’t reside in […]
Disney+ is offering a limited time promotion just in time for anticipated new premieres such as In Vogue: The 90s (September 13), Marvel’s Agatha All Along series (September 19th), and the return of the celebrated franchise Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (October 30th – pictured); as well as recent hits such as FX’s The Bear, Only […]
Bango has announced an agreement with Disney to expand the reach of the Disney+ subscriber base through select consumer offers with telecom operators and other service providers via its product the Digital Vending Machine (DVM). Through the agreement with Bango, Disney+ will be available in select markets to sell with mobile phone and broadband plans, […]
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, a continuation of the celebrated series Wizards of Waverly Place which starred Selena Gomez and ran for four seasons between 2007 and 2012, is coming soon to Disney+. The first eight episodes will be available on the streaming platform from October 30th. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place follows an adult Justin Russo […]