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Disney+ rolls out September £1.99 promo

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 […]

September 12, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Dalet expands leadership team

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced three new members of its executive team. Tara Bryant joins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with responsibilities spanning sales, marketing and customer success, while Marcy Lefkovitz joins Dalet as the new Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product Innovation. Additionally Stephen Garland has been appointed […]

September 11, 2024

DirecTV hikes prices despite Disney blackout

US pay-TV operator DirecTV is raising its subscription price despite still being in dispute with Disney over carriage of certain channels. The price rises will be effective on or after October 6th. The broadcaster says customers will notice adjusted rates on their next billing cycle. The company is updating prices for both its satellite and […]

September 9, 2024By Chris Forrester

PlumResearch hires Disney’s Gray

Grazyna Gray, former Distribution Manager at The Walt Disney Company, has joined the PlumResearch team as Director of Business Development. Grazyna’s journey through the industry has also included roles such as Director of International Sales and Affiliate Partnerships at Playboy TV Europe; Strategy and Business Development Director at Cinemoi; and Affiliate Sales and Marketing Director […]

September 6, 2024

Report: YouTube first streamer to top US TV usage

YouTube moved into the top spot among media distributors in the July 2024 Media Distributor Gauge report, Nielsen’s monthly view of total TV consumption across the US by media company. Time spent watching YouTube on television was up 7 per cent compared to June, leading the streaming platform to account for 10.4 per cent of […]

September 5, 2024

Bruce Springsteen road diary doc on Disney+ in October

Disney+ has announced that the documentary film Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, will stream on October 25th exclusively on Disney+. The trailer for the highly anticipated feature can be viewed here. Springsteen and his band will offer the most in-depth look ever at the creation of their legendary live performances – […]

September 5, 2024

Only Murders in the Building renewed for fifth season

Disney+ announced that the hit Emmy-Award winning comedy series Only Murders in the Building which hails from 20th Television, has been renewed for a fifth season consisting of ten episodes. Only Murders in the Building season four is currently streaming on Disney+, with new episodes every Tuesday.  Season four features the shows starriest cast yet, including the return […]

September 5, 2024

Bango’s Digital Vending Machine adds Disney+

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, […]

September 3, 2024

DirecTV drops Disney networks

The Walt Disney Company and US satellite TV provider DirecTV have failed to reach a new distribution deal for ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned networks, resulting in more than 11 million DirecTV subscribers across the US losing access to those networks on September 1st. The expiry of the prior deal, which was signed in 2019, […]

September 2, 2024

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place on Disney+

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 […]

September 2, 2024By Nik Roseveare