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Disney explores ABC, FX, Nat Geo future as CEO Bob Iger admits linear TV ‘definitely broken’
Disney CEO Bob Iger is exploring the future of its linear TV assets such as…
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Disney explores India future with sale or JV among options as competition bites
Disney is exploring the future of its Indian TV and streaming business, with a sale…
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News round-up: Disney extends Bob Iger contract; Bonafide & Peter Moffat to adapt ‘The Escape Artist’; Viaplay chair steps down
Disney extends Bob Iger contract Disney has extended Bob Iger’s contract as CEO for a…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind the changing fortunes of US pay-TV & streaming key players
As North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape continues to shift, Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at…
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UK’s Channel 4 & Disney strike 1,000 hour deal for shows incl ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Bones’, ‘Empire’ & ‘The X-Files’
Channel 4’s UK-based streaming service has picked up 10 Disney shows – totalling 1,000 hours…
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Exclusive: How Disney+ animation ‘Kizazi Moto’ gives African creators a voice
Disney+ broke new ground this week with the launch of the streamer’s first African original…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…
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Disney+ Canada lays off content chief Stephanie Azam, pulls brakes on originals strategy
Stephanie Azam has been let go as director of content for Disney+ Canada, less than…
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TBI Weekly: How a month of markets reflects serious concerns
Conecta Fiction in Spain wrapped up a frenetic month of travel in June for TBI…
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CJ ENM’s Korean streamer TVING hires former Disney+ boss as CEO
South Korea’s CJ ENM has appointed a former Disney+ exec to lead its streaming service,…
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Disney+ UK orders adaptation of Alex Dahl’s ‘Playdate’ from Quay Street & Brightstar
Disney+ has ordered Playdate, a new UK original from Nolly firm Quay Street Productions and…
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Disney+ UK investigates Jean Charles De Menezes death in limited drama
Disney+ UK has commissioned Suspect: The Shooting Of Jean Charles De Menezes, a limited drama…
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Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery ‘in talks’ over HBO deal, as Disney eyes Ryan Murphy
Netflix is in discussions with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) over a potential deal for HBO…
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Exclusive: Disney only “scratched the surface” of African animation, says Orion Ross
Disney has “just scratched the surface” of pan-African animation with Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Disney…
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Disney to close remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan & South Korea
Disney is shuttering its remaining networks in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South…
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Disney orders ‘Ariel’ pre-school series inspired by ‘The Little Mermaid’, among branded & EMEA originals
Disney Branded Television and Disney EMEA have unveiled four new animated shows in the works…
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Disney cuts 75 roles at Pixar, including execs behind ‘Toy Story’ & ‘Lightyear’
Disney cuts have hit Pixar Animation Studios with 75 positions set to be disbanded including…
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Ex-Disney chairman Peter Rice re-emerges with A24 deal
Peter Rice, the former chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, who was ousted in a…
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Disney+ details UK & Ireland originals line-up for 2023
Disney+ has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of titles launching exclusively on the Mouse…
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Disney to cut dozens of shows from Disney+ and Hulu around world, as strategy shift hits
Disney has revealed dozens of shows are set to be removed from its streaming services…
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Comcast “more likely than not” to sell Hulu stake to Disney, says CEO Roberts
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has said that the NBCUniversal parent will “more likely than not”…
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News round up: ABC cancels scripted trio; TF1 visits ‘Brocéliande’ for new drama; Canal+ takes ‘Has Fallen’ franchise to TV
ABC cancels scripted trio US network ABC has trimmed its scripted slate, with Alaska Daily,…
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TBI Weekly: Are US majors approaching streaming profitability?
As the news cycle continues to be dominated by lay-offs and content cuts out of…
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Hulu adds 20th Television comedy ‘Deli Boys’ via Onyx Collective
Disney’s Onyx Collective brand has picked up 20th Television comedy pilot Deli Boys to series…
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Disney plans DTC content cuts & combined Disney+ & Hulu app as streaming losses slow
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the…
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Writers unions in UK, Australia & Canada tell members to turn down Hollywood work amid WGA strike
Writers unions in Australia, Canada and the UK have told its members to turn down…
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Disney moves ‘Dancing With The Stars’ back to ABC following single season on Disney+
Disney has u-turned on its decision to place long-running entertainment series Dancing With The Stars…
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Fox hit ‘9-1-1’ moves to ABC, while spin-off ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ renewed
Fox procedural drama 9-1-1 is moving to Disney network sibling ABC for its seventh season….
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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TBI Weekly: How ‘decisions’ at Disney, Meta, Vice & Netflix dominated the week
It has been a painful week for many in TV as job cuts bite, while…