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Disney
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Bob Iger: Disney is watching Georgia fall-out “very closely”
Disney has joined Netflix in expressing reservations about shooting in Georgia over the state’s controversial…
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TBI Weekly: Global buyers react to “mind-blowing” Disney might
US studios have reassured global buyers that it is “business as usual” out of Los…
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Disney presents 18-title slate to LA Screenings buyers
Disney has uncovered its highly anticipated content offerings to buyers at LA Screenings. The Mouse…
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Disney to take full control of Hulu in five years
Disney has agreed a deal with Comcast to take full control of Hulu — in…
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Bob Iger: Disney “bullish” about Hulu potential
Disney is “bullish” about the potential of Hulu, including international expansion, but will have to…
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TBI Weekly: Content rights are ‘key battleground’ in streamer war
As 2019 goes by, the looming clash of the streamers gets closer. WarnerMedia this week…
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Comcast mulls sale of Hulu stake to Disney
Comcast is in talks to sell its 30% stake in Hulu to Disney, a move…
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Hulu buys back minority stake from AT&T
Hulu has struck a deal with AT&T to take back a 9.5% minority stake from…
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Disney+ to reach 75m subs by 2024, says research firm
A forecast from research firm Digital TV Research shows that Disney+ is set to reach…
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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…
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Disney + unveils unscripted slate as it preps SVOD pitch to investors
Disney has unveiled a robust unscripted slate for its Disney + service ahead of revealing…
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Why content execs are winning in Hollywood
Hollywood is facing some of the most drastic executive restructuring it has ever encountered, with…
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Disney completes $71bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Disney completes its US$71bn acquisition of the bulk of 21st Century Fox today, paving the way…
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Disney, Fox merger set to close March 20
The Walt Disney Company has set a March 20 date to finalise its $71.3bn acquisition…
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Report: Disney in talks to acquire WarnerMedia’s Hulu stake
Disney is in active talks with AT&T to acquire WarnerMedia’s 10% stake in Hulu, according…
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Disney to lose $150m in third-party licensing revenue in 2019
Disney has confirmed that the business will this year lose around $150m in content licensing…
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What Friends tells us about rights ownership in 2019
Media giants building SVODs to rival Netflix are talking the talk, but who will walk…
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Will 2019 mark the end of niche SVOD?
Media giants are closing their niche streamers to prepare for mega mainstream platforms, but will…
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Disney offers earnings forecast, reveals $580m Hulu losses
Disney has broken out its financial results for direct-to-consumer and international activities for the first…
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Inside UK drama’s tipping point
As 2019 kicks off with the anticipation of new drama-packed SVODs, Neal Street Productions co-founder…
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Kids round-up: Nick taps Disney for strategy exec; Serious Lunch hires ex-CAKE exec for global sales
Nickelodeon has hired Disney Channels Worldwide exec Paul DeBenedittis as executive VP of programming and…
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Hulu ups subscribers by 48% in 2018
Hulu ended 2018 with 25 million subscribers, an increase of 48% year-on-year, marking its best…
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“Purposeful” formats, CEE scripted on the rise in 2019
International TV research consultancy K7 Media has unveiled its predictions for 2019, forecasting that Disney+…
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Disney reshuffles international business units
Disney has consolidated its international business units, which includes its direct-to-consumer segment, to fall under…
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Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox to spend $43bn on content in 2018
The mergers of Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox mean that two in every 10 dollars spent on…
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Hulu set to reach 23m subs by year end
Hulu is on track to reach over 23m subscribers by year end, according to Hulu…
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Disney’s SEC filing sheds light on Hulu value
Disney has valued The Handmaid’s Tale SVOD Hulu at around US$9.26bn, according to a Securities…
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Report: Amazon bids for Disney’s divested sports networks
Amazon is among the companies currently bidding for 22 regional sports TV networks Disney has…
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Chinese regulators approve Disney-Fox merger
Chinese regulators have approved the Disney-Fox merger weeks after the Mouse received a conditional greenlight…
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Dungey steps down at ABC as Burke takes the reins
Ahead of Disney’s completion of the 21st Century Fox acquisition, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey (pictured)…