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JioStar appoints Bugaj as SVP GenAI Content & Technology

JioStar Group has announced the appointment of Stephan Bugaj as Senior Vice-President of GenAI Content & Technology, as it accelerates its vision for creating AI-native, next-generation experiences. Previously Chief Creative Officer at Genvid Entertainment, Bugaj co-developed the Massively Interactive Live Event (MILE) format, merging streaming, gaming, and live audience participation. He also built AI-native creative […]

February 3, 2026

Mundo Pixar Experience coming to London

Mundo Pixar Experience, a multi-sensory exhibition which offers fans of all ages a chance to enter the universes of Pixar’s most iconic films, will open at Wembley Park, London on February 13th 2026. Following its record-breaking success in Brazil, Mexico, Belgium and Spain, where it welcomed over 3.2 million visitors and received widespread acclaim, Mundo […]

November 10, 2025

Disney and Pixar’s Elio sets Disney+ premiere date

Disney and Pixar’s sci-fi adventure film Elio will land on the Disney+ streaming platform on September 17th. The movie’s debut onto the platform follows the success of last year’s Inside Out 2 which became the #1 film premiere on Disney+ in 2024, driving 30.5 million views globally in just 5 days. The film tells the […]

September 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Lilo & Stitch hits $1bn at Box Office

The Walt Disney Studios’ Lilo & Stitch movie has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office ($416.2 million domestic, $584.8 million international), becoming the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) title of 2025 to reach the milestone. With this achievement, Disney has released four billion-dollar films in the past 13 months alone […]

July 18, 2025By Nik Roseveare

France: Disney ending Canal+ exclusivity

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 […]

November 5, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Inside Out 2 already most streamed Disney+ movie of 2024

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 […]

October 1, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Audible, Disney launch new kid-focused originals

Audible, the audiobook and podcast service, and Disney Publishing have released three new Audible Originals from Disney’s Frozen, Disney & Pixar’s Cars, and Star Wars, in addition to 60 audiobooks featuring stories including Finding Dory, Marvel’s Avengers, Monsters Inc, Mulan, and Toy Story. The three, new Audible Originals releasing today feature multiple Disney character voices and immersive sound design. The […]

September 20, 2024

Pixar unveils Inside Out spin-off series for Disney+

During D23 – the Disney fan event that took place on August 9th-11th in Anaheim, California – it was announced that Dream Productions, a new series from the world of Inside Out will come to Disney+ in 2025. The series is about the studio inside [Inside Out‘s lead human character] Riley’s mind where dreams really […]

August 12, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Disney Pixar ‘pandemic’ movies hitting US cinemas

Pixar has announced that a trio of movies that were released on the Disney+ streaming platform during the C0vid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns were enforced around the globe, will soon be arriving in US cinemas. Posting on social media platform X, Pixar said: “Experience all the emotions for the first time ever IN THEATERS! See Disney […]

December 6, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Elemental most watched Disney+ movie premiere of 2023

Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, pulling 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming. Directed by Peter Sohn, the original feature film is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents […]

September 19, 2023By Nik Roseveare