The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has announced the appointment of a new leadership position in its direct-to-consumer business to head up the marketing function for Disney+. The Disney+ SVoD service has seen rapid growth in EMEA, with the service already available in 17 markets and more country launches to follow […]
Channel 4 has acquired the rights to show England’s Test cricket series in India in a deal that means Test cricket will return to free-to-air television in the UK for the first time in over 15 years. Global rights holders Star Sports, owned by Disney, and Channel 4 have agreed a contract for the live […]
Disney has announced the full slate of content that will be available at launch on Star – the sixth brand to launch on Disney+, joining the line-up that already includes Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic and Disney. Previously Disney had revealed just a handful of titles for Star, including original series Big Sky, but […]
James Murdoch is reuniting with Uday Shankar, who helped build Star, for a new media venture in India. The project brings back together one of India’s most successful media partnerships with the aim of building a “large-scale” business in the areas of digital media, education and healthcare delivery. Murdoch told the Financial Times it would […]
On February 23rd, Star will become the sixth brand to launch on SVoD platform Disney+, joining the line-up that already includes Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic and Disney. Star will becomes the home for general entertainment on Disney+ and will double the amount of content available to watch on the service. It will host […]