Tag: Hulu
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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…
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Disney+ Streaming Service Passes 50 Million Paid Subscribers After 5 Months
While everyone around the world stays in, many Disney fans turned to the Disney+ streaming service. Whether it be rewatching movies from the past or watching all the original content, it has been a source of comfort to many during this time. Today, just 5 months after its launch in the United States, Disney announced…
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Hulu’s Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Campbell Promoted to President
Hulu’s Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Campbell has been promoted to the role of president of the streaming service. The announcement was made by Kevin Mayer, Chairman of Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment. In her new role, Campbell will now report directly to Mayer. “Kelly is an immensely talented leader who has been a driving…
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Disney Aims to Take Hulu Global in 2021
Disney continues to build its streaming services, as was confirmed by CEO Bob Iger on an earnings call last week. Although Disney+ got a bulk of the attention, Hulu and ESPN+ aren’t being forgotten. During the call, Iger confirmed that Disney still has its sights set on expansion for Hulu with a global expansion to…
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‘Free Solo’, ‘Fosse/Verdon’ Drive Disney’s Portfolio of Brands to 22 Emmy® Wins for 2019
On Sunday night, during the prime time 2019 Emmy Awards telecast, wins in the acting categories for Patricia Arquette, Billy Porter and Michelle Williams brought the total number of Emmys® received to 22 for The Walt Disney Company’s portfolio of brands, which includes ABC, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, National Geographic and Hulu. The platforms…
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The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications Announce Comprehensive Distribution Agreement
New Multi-Year Deal Delivers Full Suite of Sports, News and Entertainment Networks from Walt Disney Television and ESPN to Spectrum Customers Contemplates Future Distribution of Hulu, ESPN+, and Upcoming Disney+ Streaming Services Will Distribute ACC Network at Launch on August 22 Burbank, Calif., August 14, 2019 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and The Walt Disney Company…
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50 Haunted Years – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a lot happening at the Disneyland Resort and beyond! Things start with ending of the Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band season. This week also had the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion. Both were covered extensively by the DAPS MAGIC team. In…
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Disney Announces Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu Bundle Will Be $12.99
Starting on November 12th, Disney will have a bundle of its three streaming services Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. This bundle will be $12.99 per month. The announcement came today by Bob Iger during an investors call. The news of this bundle had been hinted at previously but confirmation did not arrive until today. The three…
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Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu Brings Streaming Magic to Disney’s D23 Expo 2019
Disney+ to Give First Public Preview of App Experience, Star-Studded Hall D23 Showcase Hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, and Sneak Peek Screening of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series BURBANK, Calif. (July 30, 2019) – For the first time ever, three of Disney’s signature streaming services, Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, will showcase their variety…
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The Walt Disney Company’s Portfolio of Brands Receives 116 Emmy® Nominations
(July 17, 2019) Yesterday, nominations for the 2019 Primetime Emmy® Awards were announced from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. Walt Disney Television received 95 nominations, with FX receiving 32, led by Fosse/Verdonand Pose; 15 nods were given to National Geographic and Nat Geo WILD; and Disney Channel received…
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With Disney In Charge, Expect More Original Content From Hulu
Hulu CEO Randy Freer has indicated the direction Hulu’s programming will be taking since Disney has taken complete control over the streaming service. That direction will include more original content. During an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Freer said, “When you look at the capacity inside of the Walt Disney Company to create content, the…
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New Paint New Movies – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter. After missing a few weeks due to travel, we return with some of the updates from this week’s Disney and geek news. This includes updates to the parks, movies, and more! Watch the video below and then let us know what you think the top Disney or…