Disney+ has announced three new cast members to star in season two of its Australian Original series, The Artful Dodger, as filming commences this February. The new cast will see Aussie talents Luke Bracey (Elvis, Hacksaw Ridge), Jeremy Sims (Mr Inbetween) and rising star Zac Burgess (Cruel Intentions, Boy Swallows Universe) introduce new characters who […]
Digital i, a provider of cross-platform global streaming data and analysis, has unveiled the top-performing streaming titles among European audiences in 2024. The research, covering Netflix, Disney+, Max and Prime Video for the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), where those services are available, offers a deep dive […]
Canal+ Group has threatened to reduce its €220 million annual movie investment in France in light of the fresh windowing agreement between Disney+ and the industry. “This offer is no longer on the table today. From my point of view, it will necessarily drop, the question is by how much,” stated CEO Maxime Saada, at […]
Disney+ Hotstar’s exclusive broadcast of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour concert in Ahmedabad attracted 8.3 million views and garnered 165 million minutes of watch time. Viewers tuned in from all parts of the country with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, NCR Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal contributing 85 per cent viewership. Streaming […]
ESPN and the World Surf League (WSL) have announced an expanded rights agreement with live coverage of the 2025 Championship Tour on ESPN+ across the US, and now Latin America on Disney+, including Mexico, Peru, Argentina and the Caribbean (excluding Brazil, El Salvador and Costa Rica). This year, all twelve Championship Tour (CT) competitions and […]
According to company filings, Disney CEO Bob Iger received a pay package of $41.1 million (€39.3m) in 2024, mostly in the form of stock and option awards. His salary was $1 million. In 2023, Iger took home a pay package valued at $31.6 million, with most of that in the form of stock and option […]
Luminate, the entertainment industry’s data partner, has unveiled its 2024 Year-End Film & TV Report. The report delivers insights surrounding the volume of TV and film content being produced in the US. This year’s report also includes streaming viewership metrics from the company’s Streaming Viewership (M) tool, along with consumer behaviour data from Luminate’s Insights […]
Data from PlumResearch, presented at Content Americas, reveals major shifts in the TV streaming market in 2024. Consumer preferences continue to diversify, with Spanish-language content on streaming platforms rising by 73 per cent over the past five years. Additionally, content from LatAm on services like Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video has surged by 300 per […]
Swiss telco Sunrise has announced that Disney+ is now fully integrated into the TV Shop on the Sunrise TV Box. Customers can now subscribe to Disney+ and other streaming services with just one click directly via the TV Shop or My Sunrise and manage their subscriptions. In addition to Disney+, other popular streaming services such […]
Disney+ Hotstar is partnering with Coldplay to present their Music of the Spheres World Tour concert live to audiences across India. As the band prepares for their largest-ever stadium performance in Ahmedabad on Republic Day (January 26th), Disney+ Hotstar will enable fans to experience this monumental event on every screen across the country, and also […]