FuboTV and The Walt Disney Company have closed the previously announced transaction to combine Fubo’s business with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV business. The newly combined Fubo and Hulu + Live TV business creates a virtual MVPD (vMVPD) and the sixth largest pay-TV company in the US according to the companies – with nearly 6 […]
Two years after its launch in France, streaming platform Disney+ is now reaching 9.5 million users, with one subscriber in every two in the country now opting for its ad-supported tier. One of Disney+’s key elements is that co-viewing represents 66 per cent of its audience, according to the latest cross media measurement published by […]
The Disney+ streaming service is ending its partnership with the BBC and dropping sci-fi drama Doctor Who after just two seasons. Lindsay Salt, the BBC’s director of drama, commented: “We’d like to thank Disney+ for being terrific global partners and collaborators over the past two seasons, and for the upcoming [Doctor Who spin-off] The War […]
Disney+ announced that the original comedy series, Only Murders in the Building. starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has been renewed for a sixth season consisting of 10 episodes. The series will venture overseas for the first time, with the crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery. The series […]
Disney’s Freakier Friday movie will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ from November 12th. The comedy sequel marks the next chapter for on-screen mother and daughter Jamie Lee Curtis (playing Tess Coleman) and Lindsay Lohan (playing Anna Coleman), as the Coleman family’s story moves into a new generation. Anna now has a daughter of her own […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has reached a content agreement with Disney that will allow its children’s channel Clan to broadcast a selection of popular Disney Junior series from October 31st. The line-up will include well-known titles such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (La casa de Mickey Mouse), Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Spidey y su superequipo), […]
Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps – starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s First Family – will be available to stream on Disney+ from November 5th. The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (Human Torch), and […]
Disney+ has confirmed the release date for upcoming two-part Original documentary, Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth, with both episodes premiering on November 10th, exclusively on Disney+. Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth examines the shocking story of Caroline Flack, Love Island presenter and one of Britain’s biggest stars. After her arrest in 2019, she […]
Disney+ and Hulu saw a spike in cancellation rates in August and September – doubling from around 4 and 5 per cent to 8 and 10 per cent respectively – with suggestions the spike was caused by the (albeit brief) cancellation of the Jimmy Kimmel Live US talk show. According to data released by analytics […]
Today, more than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common cause. And every year, there are a staggering 10 million new cases of dementia worldwide, which begs the question: What can we do to help those affected by it? This question is what motivated Chris Hemsworth to return with his […]