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Disney
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ABC Australia & Disney+ pick up half-hour ‘Bluey’ special
Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned a special half-hour instalment of animated kids hit Bluey to…
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Disney to cut content spend & raise savings target as it nears streaming profitability
Disney+ added almost seven million new subscribers globally in the fourth quarter, with the Mouse…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+’s move towards AVOD aims to reignite subs growth
Omdia’s Rob Moyser & Matthew Evenson explore the growth of Disney+’s ad-supported subscription tier and…
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Disney strikes $8.6bn deal with Comcast to take full Hulu ownership
The future of Hulu has finally been settled, with Disney set to take full ownership…
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‘Nautilus’ voyages to AMC in US & Canada after departing Disney+
Nautilus, the 10-part series based on Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under The…
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Disney eyes $10bn deal to sell India operation to Reliance Industries
India’a Reliance Industries is in talks to acquire Disney’s operations in the country in a…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment eyes Disney+ Hotstar acquisition
Sony Pictures Entertainment is reportedly in early discussions with the Walt Disney Company to acquire…
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Exclusive: From generative imagery to ‘Star Wars’ deepfakes, what AI’s rise means for TV
Mark Layton (and ChatGPT) explore the myriad uses for artificial intelligence in the TV sector…
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‘Maradona: Sueño Bendito’ prodco BTF Media hires TV Azteca exec amid reorg
Miami-based BTF Media, the prodco behind Canal 9 and Amazon Prime Video’s series Maradona: Sueño…
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Apple TV+ hires Disney+ EMEA scripted exec Johanna Devereaux
Apple TV+ has landed Disney+ exec Johanna Devereaux to oversee its scripted efforts. Devereaux, who…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
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ITV Studios hires Disney alum Tom Clark to head up global commercial strategy
ITV Studios has appointed Airbnb exec and Disney alum Tom Clark to the newly created…
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Netflix, Disney+, HBO & Paramount+ to drive $20bn hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenue by 2029
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20bn by 2029,…
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Byron Allen makes $10bn bid for Disney’s ABC, FX & Nat Geo
Byron Allen, the media mogul who owns The Weather Channel and an array of regional…
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Hulu takes Australia’s ‘Crazy Fun Park’ into US following ACTF deal
US streamer Hulu has picked up Australian comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park, which debuted on…
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Disney becomes latest to suspend talent deals with ‘The Bear’s Hiro Murai & This Is Us trio affected
Disney has joined NBCUniversal and CBS Studios in suspending overall and first-look deals with its…
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Netflix & Disney+ take UK revenues to record $4.9bn, but Pact warns of 2023 downturn
Streaming commissions from Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ helped push TV production revenues in the…
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Disney & Charter settle pay TV dispute as channels incl Nat Geo Wild & FXX dropped
Disney and Charter Communications have struck a new carriage deal, ending a 10-day blackout but…
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Disney & Comcast set Hulu talks for 30 September with $27.5bn valuation set to rise
Hulu’s future could be decided sooner than had been previously thought, after Comcast CEO Brian…
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Disney & Charter Communications dispute raises questions over pay TV future in US
A major carriage deal battle has broken out in the US between content/channel provider Disney…
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German SVOD subscribers to overtake UK by end of 2023, research reveals
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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Disney+ kicks off ‘Adidas vs. Puma’ docuseries from David Beckham’s Studio99
Disney+ UK has commissioned World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (working title) a new docuseries…
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WGA West urges US regulation to halt Disney, Amazon and Netflix’s ‘anti-competitive practices’
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) has called on the US government to more…
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Disney & Skydance exec Jonathan Schneider lands at Invisible Universe
Disney and Skydance veteran Jonathan Schneider has been hired by animation firm Invisible Universe to…
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Disney’s Lucasfilm to shutter Singapore ILM animation studio
Disney-owned Lucasfilm is shuttering the Singapore operation of its Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) VFX…
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Disney+ outlines AVOD launch in Europe & explores future in ‘multiple’ markets
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Disney boss Bob Iger taps former execs & Candle co-CEOs Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs as advisors
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Disney+ series ‘Ms Marvel’ to make network debut on ABC
Disney+ superhero series Ms Marvel is to become the first of the streamer’s Marvel Studios…
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Exclusive: VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s ViX to step down
Maria Ines Rodriguez, VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer ViX, is stepping…