Tag: Hulu
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Disney+ Celebrates Black History Month With New Titles and Collections
February is Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, Disney+ is adding new titles and adding a Celebrating Black Stories collection as well. This is part of an effort by Disney to amplify Black stories. Hulu and ESPN+ will also be adding content as well. New content will appear on the Black Stories…
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The Walt Disney Company Creates International Content Group To Expand Pipeline Of Local Content And Continue To Grow Its Global Direct-To-Consumer Business
Rebecca Campbell to lead new international content creation hub for Company’s DTC platforms as Chairman, International Content and Operations Michael Paull promoted to newly created role overseeing Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu and Star+ Joe Earley named President of Hulu BURBANK, Calif., January 19, 2022 –To support the ongoing expansion of The Walt Disney Company’s (NYSE: DIS)…
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Hulu to Raise Prices in October
This October Hulu will be raising prices. Starting on October 8, prices will go up. This increase comes after Disney’s other streaming services have seen price increases recently. The basic ad-supported level of Hulu will soon be $6.99 per month. The add-free level will be $12.99, up from its current price of $11.99 per month.…
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Disney+ Tops Expectations With 116 Million Subscribers
Disney+ continues to grow its subscription base and exceed expectations. In an earnings call, Disney shared that the streaming service had gained 12.4 million subscribers in its third quarter. This brings Disney+ subscriptions up to 116 million. It beat projections by Wall Street analysts that had the subscription service reaching 112.8 million. The news came…
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Season 2 of Animaniacs Heading to Hulu in November
The second season of Animaniacs will be heading to Hulu on November 5th. The second season will include 13 episodes of wackiness. The release date announcement of the second season comes shortly after Hulu announced that there will be a third season as well. Animaniacs Official Description They’re back! The Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko,…
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Disney Streams a Stream for Hours Before Arrival of “The Streamer” Who Promotes Disney’s Streaming Services
Yesterday Disney streamed a stream for quite literally hours to promotes its streaming bundle. This event took place on a new Twitter handle called @thestreamer. This new handle promised a big announcement at 3:00 on July 27, 2021. When the stream arrived, it was quite literally a stream of a stream. Beginning at 3:00 PST,…
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Disney Kicks Off Streaming Day with Drone Show Celebrating The Disney Bundle
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In honor of Streaming Day, the Disney Bundle started its celebration by taking 200 drones to the sky to create images inspired by Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Iconic characters from each streaming service were shown in the skies above Los Angeles. They included Grogu from The Mandalorian on Disney+, Captain America’s shield from The Falcon…
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Celebrating Black History All Year Long: ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu Launch ‘Black History Always’ and ‘Initiative 29’
As part of a commitment to amplify a variety of Black stories all year long, ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ have launched Black History Always on ESPN+ and Disney+, and Initiative 29 on Hulu. With a belief that recognizing Black history should not be contained to February, the three streamers will release new content on the…
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The Might Ducks Trilogy Now Streaming on Hulu and ESPN+ Ahead of Premiere of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+
A new spot for “The Mighty Ducks” trilogy is now available For a limited time, “The Mighty Ducks” Trilogy is now streaming on Hulu and ESPN+. Starting today, March 16, and continuing until May 28, Hulu and ESPN+ subscribers can watch the original three films and upgrade to The Disney Bundle to stream the new original series…
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Disney+ Gets First Nods at Academy Awards as The Walt Disney Company Earns 15 Oscar Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has earned 15 Oscar nominations with Disney+ films earning 8 nominations. Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland led the pack with 6 of Disney’s 15 nominations. The nominations for Disney+ were the first Oscar nominations that Disney’s streaming service had received since being launched in 2019. Disney+ launched Disney and Pixar content that received…
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ESPN+ on Hulu Will Launch Tomorrow, March 10
Last year, Disney announced the plan to integrate ESPN+ on Hulu streaming service. Today, Disney announced that we will see the official launch of this merge tomorrow, March 10! ESPN+ gives sports fans the opportunity to watch some of their favorite live sports and even buy add-on packages for the most popular games. Major League…
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Disney+ Nears 100 Million Subscribers
During its quarterly earnings report The Walt Disney Company shared that as of January 2, 2021 Disney+ had garnered 94.9 million subscribers. This came just ahead of the arrival of Wandavision on Disney+. It also means that Disney’s streaming service is within striking distance of 100 million subscribers and has reached its four year subscription goal…
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with The Disney Bundle
Although this Valentine’s Day may look a little different than in years past, February 14th is always a special time to celebrate love with your favorite stories streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Along with the recently announced addition of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella coming to the service on Friday, February 12, Disney+ offers heartwarming…
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Fun With Photo Ops? – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! Each week the top five stories from Disney and geek news are highlighted. This week, there is a lot going on surrounding the Disneyland Resort, along with some updates from Disney+! First off, there is a new WandaVision photo op to be found in Disney California Adventure. This…
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Here are Disney’s Golden Globe Nominations
The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2021 awards and The Walt Disney Company earned 25 total nominations. Hulu led the nominations for Disney with 10 nominations. The nominations were revealed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Take a look at all 25 nominations for The Walt Disney Company below. The Great (Hulu)—three nominations…
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Disney Introduces New Hulu Ad-Free Plan With The Disney Bundle
The Disney Bundle, which includes Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, now has a new option. With this new bundle, Hulu can now be viewed ad-free. This ad-free bundle prices at $18.99 per month and can be purchased on the Disney plus website. This is a new option for The Disney Bundle which before only allowed Hulu…
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All Episodes of Modern Family Coming to Hulu and Peacock
Acclaimed Series Will Be Available to Hulu and Peacock Subscribers in Its Entirety Beginning February 3 Santa Monica, CA, and New York, NY—The long-running hit comedy series “Modern Family” will be available to Hulu and Peacock subscribers beginning February 3, it was jointly announced today by Hulu and Peacock. As part of the unprecedented multi-year…
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Hulu Announces College Student Discount
Hulu has announced a discount for active college students. College students will be able to get the ad-supported version of Hulu for $1.99 a month. The deal is already in effect. To eligible, students must be over 18 years old and be actively enrolled in college. Verified students will then get their 65% discount for…
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Animaniacs Reboot Coming to Hulu in November!
The reboot of Animaniacs will be arriving on Hulu this November. This return of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot will be happening on Friday, November 20th. They will also be joined by Pinky and the Brain. The reboot will include 13 episodes. The return of Animaniacs comes 22 years after the final episode aired. The original Animaniacs…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Overall First-Look Deal with Colin Kaepernick
The Walt Disney Company today announced an overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equity, and will provide a new platform to showcase the work of Black and Brown directors and producers.…
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Walt Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International Technology Creates Global Advertising Platforms Team
New team responsible for driving technology and product innovation across all linear, streaming, and digital advertising for The Walt Disney Company Jeremy Helfand will lead the new combined team The Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) Technology group has created a new Advertising Platforms team to combine the company’s advertising technology and product expertise and…
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The Walt Disney Company Garners 102 Daytime Emmy Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has picked up 102 Daytime Emmy Nominations across its various platforms for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. Leading the pack this year is ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital. It has 23 nominations and is the most for any show this year. The View received the most nominations for any talk show this year with…
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Disney+ Nearing 5 Year Projections in 6 Months with 54.5 Million Subscribers
This week The Walt Disney Company held its earnings call to discuss the first three months of 2020. As was expected, the company is taking a fairly substantial financial hit due to the coronavirus. In fact, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared that the company has taken a $1.4 billion hit to its profit. However, not…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in May!
Since arriving in November 2019, Disney+ has grown drastically in subscribers and also in offerings. Each month it continues to add more programming on Disney’s streaming service. In May, there will be multiple offerings coming from across the Disney portfolios and also some Disney+ original programming. Take a look below at what is being released…