Tag: streaming
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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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Some Movies Are Leaving Disney+ But They’ll Most Likely Be Back
Since Disney+ arrived on screens in November, it has been growing rapidly in subscriptions and also in content. One thing that wasn’t expected though was for some of the content to leave Disney’s new streaming service. Eagle eyed viewers have noticed that some movies have disappeared from Disney+.Home Alone and its sequel is no longer…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2019 – #1: Disney Plus and Baby Yoda
We are down to the top story of the year! I would imagine many were guessing Disney+ would be the biggest event in 2019 for Disney. It was heavily hinted at before the year began and exploded out of the gate. Yet, it didn’t really gain momentum until it got closer to the launch. Some…
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Frozen or Rain? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1008 (#479)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week the geeks have a lot to geek out about and go deep into discussion. Throughout the course of the episode, they talk about the rain coming to the Disneyland Resort and the impact it has. This, of course, leads to a discussion about what are the…
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Avatar to Stream on Disney+ Starting November 12
History-Making Film Available on the Streaming Service at Launch in the U.S., Canada, The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand BURBANK, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2019) – Global box office phenomenon “Avatar” will be available on Disney+ when the highly-anticipated streaming service launches in the U.S., Canada and The Netherlands on November 12, followed by Australia and…
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Facebook to Stream Netflix and Disney?
Facebook has reportedly reached out to Netflix and the Walt Disney Company about putting their streaming services on a new Facebook device. The Facebook device is for making video calls from televisions Reuters is reporting this week. Facebook has also reached out to other streaming providers as well. Facebook has reportedly reached out to other…
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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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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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Jon Favreau to Write and Produce Live-Action Star Wars Series!
Today it was announced that Jon Favreau will be writing and producing a new live-action Star Wars series. This new series will be appearing on Disney’s new streaming service. This continues a relationship that Favreau has with the Star Wars galaxy. In the past he has played roles on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and…
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Reboot of The Muppets Coming to Disney’s Streaming Service
Disney is creating a streaming service that will be available next year and will be competing with services like Netflix. This new streaming service will be full of Disney content. Some of this already exists, and others will be new. Disney is already known to be working on a live-action Star Wars television show and…
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21st Century Fox to Disney: 4 Questions the Acquisition Raises
This morning, it was officially announced that Disney has acquired a lion’s share of 21st Century FOX (for just over 52 Billion, plus another 10+ in assumed debt), making the Iger-led company a behemoth the likes of which Hollywood has never seen. In the buyout, Disney has acquired numerous legacy brands, brought several interesting (and…
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Cars 3 – Mr. DAPs Digital Home Entertainment Review
Lightning McQueen is discovering that he isn’t as young as he used to be. A whole new generation of cars are making him feel his age and wonder about his future. After a pretty serious accident, many wonder if Lightning will even have a future. However, Lightning McQueen decides he wants to decide his own…
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Disney TV Apps Become DisneyNOW
Disney is changing how TV is watched on its app platforms. Up until recently, multiple apps were needed to watch the different Disney channels. One app for the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Radio Disney, and another for Disney Junior. Now, these can all be watched on the DisneyNOW app. Rather than log in individually for…
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Star Wars and Marvel Movies to Leave Netflix for Disney Streaming Service
This week Disney CEO Bob Iger delivered the news that Netflix most likely did not want to hear. He announced that the Star Wars and Marvel movies in the Disney catalogue will be leaving Netflix for Disney’s new streaming service. This news came during a question and answer session at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
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Walt Disney Company to Acquire Majority Stake in BAMTech and Say Goodbye To Netflix
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it has agreed to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech, LLC and will launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018, followed by a new Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019. Under terms of the transaction, Disney will pay $1.58 billion to acquire an additional 42% stake…
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Marvel and Hulu’s Runaways Video Clip and Full First Season Order
Marvel and Hulu announced a full order of the first season of Runaways. The announcement was made during an upfronts presentation this morning. Runaways is a popular Marvel comic where a group of children find out their parents are super villains. Some of the kids also have powers gained from their parents. The group runs…
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Disney Buys Stake In MLB’s BAMTech Streaming Service – So What Now?
Disney, as of August 9, owns a minority stake in the MLB (that’s the official baseball company if you weren’t sure about the acronym) owned streaming service called BAMTech. The 33% is priced at $1 billion and comes with an option to become a majority stakeholder in the future. Disney says they will team with…
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Netflix to Become “Exclusive U.S. Pay-TV Home” of the Latest Disney Films this Fall
Are you a fan of the streaming service, Netflix? Do you enjoy Disney films? This fall, “Netflix will become the exclusive U.S. pay-TV home of the latest films from Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar.” The announcement was made via a blog post by Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos. Variety reports: Netflix’s U.S. rights cover Disney…
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‘DisneyLife’ Streaming Service to Roll out in U.K. Next Month
The Walt Disney Company is to launch a brand new video streaming service over in the U.K. This service will rival other streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. In addition to films, the app will include music, books and TV shows, according to BBC News. DisneyLife will be a subscription based service. With all…