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Sports streamer DAZN names Disney & TikTok alum Kevin Mayer as chairman
Former Disney+ chief Kevin Mayer has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down US studios’ moves into streaming
Omdia’s senior research manager Tim Westcott reflects on the transformative moves into DTC streaming by US…
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Disney+ launches Star around world, adding thousands of hours incl ‘Lost’ & ’24’
Disney has today launched Star, the first major expansion to Disney+ since the SVOD’s…
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20th Television names Nissa Diederich as EVP production; Jim Sharp to exit
Disney has promoted Nissa Diederich to EVP of production for 20th Television, following the division’s…
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TBI Weekly: How streamers are putting kids first
In the global streamers’ ongoing battle to claim the best IP, everything is up for…
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Streaming round-up: AMC+ snags crime trio, incl Viaplay’s ‘Kin’; Disney+ orders choir docuseries
AMC+ snags int’l crime drama trio US network AMC’s new streaming bundle service AMC+ has…
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Disney+ unveils European hires & extensive regional slate
Global streamer Disney+ has hired two new execs in Spain and Germany to head up…
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Disney+ ‘to surpass Netflix within five years’, with 300m subs predicted
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…
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TBI Weekly: Five global kids TV trends to look out for in 2021
With the first week of Kidscreen drawing to a close today, Rob Moyser, senior analyst…
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Disney+ nears 100m subscribers, beating four-year target in 14 months
Disney+ has continued its march towards 100m subscribers, ending Q1 2021 with 94.9m users globally….
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Disney shutters ‘Ice Age’ creators Blue Sky Studios
Disney is closing down US-based Blue Sky Studios, the former 20th Century Fox animation house…
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Disney ups ABC unscripted veteran Rob Mills to lead alternative division
Disney has promoted long-serving unscripted exec Rob Mills to oversee its recently formed alternative programming…
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Netflix hires former Disney Channels exec Nancy Kanter on overall deal
Netflix has struck an overall deal with Nancy Kanter, the former EVP of content &…
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Scripted originals drop for first time since 2009, says FX
Scripted originals dropped in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according…
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TBI Weekly: Why Disney’s ‘Modern Family’ deal matters
The narrative around the US studios’ direct-to-consumer strategies tends to focus on rights retention and vertical…
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Disney reveals initial UK & Ireland Star label slate
Disney has confirmed initial titles and exclusive offerings headed to its upcoming Star branded streaming…
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Disney seals ‘unprecedented’ SVOD deal with Peacock & Hulu for ‘Modern Family’
Disney has struck a deal in the US that will see its streaming service Hulu…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Netflix can thrive in the 2020s
Netflix has established itself as the global SVOD success story, but new entrants surged into the…
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Disney+ hires Sean Doyle from UK’s C4 for unscripted push
Disney has hired Channel 4 commissioner Sean Doyle as its director of original productions for…
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TBI Weekly: Seven trends to look out for in 2021
2021 is off to a busy start. We’ve seen senior content execs depart in North…
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Disney & Discovery execs launch ‘class pass’ streaming firm, backed by Michael Eisner
Former Disney and Discovery execs have launched a new streaming aggregation service, with former Mouse House…
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Netflix hikes UK prices to cover ‘$1bn investment in local content’
Netflix is hiking its prices in the UK as it looks for ways to cover…
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Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss exits, Mouse House rejigs senior execs
Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss is stepping from his position, after nine years with the…
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ViacomCBS expands Hulu deal to include Comedy Central & Paramount Network
ViacomCBS has struck an expanded deal with US-based streamer Hulu that will see channels such…
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Disney raids US streamer Hulu & ABC for Star’s initial content offering
Disney has unveiled some of the first titles to launch on its new Star branded…
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Disney+ to raise $4bn from US subscribers by 2022, report suggests
Disney+ is set to surpass $4bn in revenue from US subscriptions alone by 2022, according…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Global TV Production in 2020
Tim Westcott, senior research manager for channels, programming & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia explores…
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Disney plans $16bn content spend, 350m subs target & raft of new originals
The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to spend between $14-$16bn on content for its…
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Hulu strikes content pact with the Kardashians ahead of NBCU exit
US streamer Hulu is to be the new home for US celebrity family the Kardashians….
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Nat Geo links with NASA for Lightbox epic ‘Return To the Moon’
US-based National Geographic has ordered a special event series from Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s prodco…