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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…
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….
Disney shutters ‘Ice Age’ creators Blue Sky Studios
Disney is closing down US-based Blue Sky Studios, the former 20th Century Fox animation house…
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…
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 &…
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…
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…
Disney reveals initial UK & Ireland Star label slate
Disney has confirmed initial titles and exclusive offerings headed to its upcoming Star branded streaming…
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…
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…