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Kids round up: Netflix boards ‘Thomas and Friends’; Disney+ revives ‘The Mighty Ducks’; Kidoodle.TV signs up for ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’
Netflix steams off with Thomas and Friends in US Netflix has acquired the streaming rights…
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TBI Weekly: How the Mouse House is winning with Disney+
Disney left it pretty late to get into the direct-to-consumer business considering the heft of…
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Red Arrow’s Endor appoints Fox Networks exec as creative director
Deep State outfit Endor Productions has appointed former Fox Networks Group (FNG) exec Sara Johnson…
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Disney+ beats subscriber predictions, unveils India launch plans
Disney+ has hit 28.6 million subscribers in less than six months, the company has confirmed….
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Disney switches on Disney+ in UK for existing users
Disney has activated streamer Disney+ in the UK for existing subscribers ahead of its March…
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Disney expected to announce up to 30 million subs for Disney+
Disney is expected to reveal that recently launched streamer Disney+ has amassed up to 30…
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Hulu CEO Randy Freer steps down as Disney merges management
Disney is pushing forward with introducing an integrated management team for its SVOD service Hulu,…
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Exclusive: Disney+ eyes European remakes for unscripted formats, unveils new shows
Disney+ is looking for European production partners to work on regional remakes of its unscripted…
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‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Mandalorian’ win at Global TV Demand Awards
HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Netflix’s Stranger Things and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were among the winners…
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Streamer launches slow Netflix’s growth in US
Netflix added 8.7 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2019, ending the year with…
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Disney+ sets pricing and earlier launch date for Western Europe
The Walt Disney Company has brought forward by a week the Western European launch date…
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Disney+ secures ‘unprecedented’ 30 million downloads in fourth quarter
The Disney+ app was downloaded more than 30 million times in the fourth quarter of…
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FX chief John Landgraf unveils latest annual drama findings
John Landgraf, FX Networks and FX Productions chairman, has unveiled the latest findings from his…
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Kids round-up: Xilam appoints Disney acquisitions exec; Sky names commissioners; South Korea’s Asiana agrees Cottonwood deal
Xilam appoints Disney acquisitions exec French studio Xilam Animation has appointed Disney’s former director of…
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Disney’s streaming businesses already valued at $107bn, says Barclays
Disney’s streaming businesses have already been valued at over US$100bn by Barclays. The Mouse House’s…
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Studies suggest Disney+ chipping away at Netflix subscribers in US
A small number of Disney+ subscribers have already decided to ditch Netflix in favour of…
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France’s Canal+ strikes exclusive deal for streamer Disney+
Canal+ in France has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Disney for its Disney+ streamer….
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Netflix to appeal court ruling in long-running exec poaching case with Fox
Netflix is planning to appeal a court ruling after it was told to stop poaching…
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Disney+ downloads exceed 15 million, sending shares to record high
Disney+ has been downloaded more than 15 million times and generated $5m via in-app purchases…
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AMC’s Chris Loveall boards Disney+ as VP content for international
AMC Networks’ Chris Loveall is the latest exec to join a growing international team for…
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BT eyes Disney+ for “super aggregation”-focused TV service
UK telco BT is courting the Mouse House around plans to bring fledgling streaming platform…
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Disney+ set to expand in Asia via Hotstar
Disney+ is to launch in India and Southeast Asia in the second half of 2020…
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Disney+ breaks 10-million subs mark
Despite technical hitches along the way, the initial launch of Disney+ has proved to be very…
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Disney+ launch day marred by tech challenges
Technical difficulties proved to be a fly in the ointment for Disney+, whose highly anticipated…
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Disney+ officially launches in US, Canada and the Netherlands
Disney’s eagerly awaited streamer, Disney+, has officially launched in the US, Canada and the Netherlands…
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Disney+ to exceed 100 million subs by 2025
Forthcoming streamer Disney+ is expected to have secured more than 100 million subscribers by 2025,…
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Disney+ confirms European roll-out as Iger praises “extremely positive” Dutch launch
Disney+ has finalised its roll-out in Western Europe, with plans now firmed up to debut…
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Disney+ scores ITV Studios, Spoke Studios docuseries with LeBron James
Disney+ is working with ITV Studios and basketball star LeBron James on a 10-part docuseries…
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Exclusive: Disney+ hunts ‘chaste YA’ as SVODs descend on Cannes
The streaming giants are gathering force and playing ball with producers and distributors, with the…
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Inside the Endemol Shine sale saga
The ongoing saga of the Endemol Shine sale could be nearing an end, with a…