The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended June 28th 2025. Revenue for the quarter increased 2 per cent for Q3 to $23.7 billion (€20.4bn) from $23.2 billion in Q3 fiscal 2024. Disney has also announced that the Hulu brand will roll out internationally this autumn, replacing the Star tile […]

Disney+ has announced that the Emmy®-winning, Original comedy series Only Murders in the Building – starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez – returns for season five on September 9th, with three episodes followed by new episodes weekly, exclusively on Disney+ (and Hulu in the US). After their beloved doorman, Lester, dies under suspicious […]

Charter Communications and The Walt Disney Company have announced an expanded distribution agreement that brings Hulu (With Ads) to all Spectrum TV Select customers in the US at no additional cost. Starting later this summer, TV Select customers will have access to Hulu’s library of hit TV series and films, alongside existing complimentary access to […]

Streaming reached a historic milestone in the US in May as its share of total television usage outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable for the first time ever, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report. Streaming represented 44.8 per cent of TV viewership in May 2025, its largest share of viewing to date, […]

Disney has revealed in a securities filings that it will pay Comcast an additional $439 million (€384.3m) for full control of the streaming service, ending 18 months of conflict over the amount. Disney argued that it owed Comcast nothing beyond the $8.6 billion it already paid for Comcast’s 33 per cent stake — and Comcast […]

Disney+ has announced that the Original limited series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, will premiere on August 20th on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland, on Hulu in the US, and Disney+ internationally, with two episodes at launch, then one new episode weekly. A limited series inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox […]

TelevisaUnivision and Disney Entertainment have announced a new multi-region distribution partnership. As part of the new deal, TelevisaUnivision’s US Networks, including Univision, UniMás, TUDN and Galavisión, will launch on the Hulu + Live TV core channel line-up on June 3rd, just in time for the FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup, giving subscribers […]

For a third consecutive month, streaming’s share of total TV viewing in the US reached a record high in April, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report. Time spent streaming accounted for 44.3 per cent of total TV viewing in April, adding a half-point over March and 1.7 points since January. Compared with April 2024, […]

New streaming bundles launched in the US over the past year by both distributors and streamers are generating strong returns in 2025. These bundles feature cable TV packages that include Disney+ and Max, and opportunities to buy competing streaming services directly in new bundles (eg Disney+, Hulu, Max bundle with ads for $16.99). As consumers […]

Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN Chairman, has announced that its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service will be simply branded as ESPN. Scheduled to launch in early autumn, sports fans in the US will have two ESPN DTC plans from which to choose, including an unlimited package that delivers the entire suite of ESPN networks and content. The […]