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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 debut on the network, and internationally via Mouse House streamer Disney+, next year. The 28-minute episode, name The Sign, will, as usual, be produced by Ludo Studio and written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and directed by Richard Jeffery. Dave […]

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 how it is expected to account for almost a quarter of total revenue for the Mouse House streamer by 2028. Loki and Ahsoka streamer Disney+ expanded its ad-supported subscription across Europe on 1 November, 2023, with the tier launching in […]

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 of the US streamer by acquiring Comcast-owned NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s 33% stake in the business for an initial price tag of $8.6bn. Disney said that that figure, which it expects to have paid by 1 December, represents NBCU’s percentage of the […]

‘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 Sea, has found a new home at AMC Networks in the US and Canada after being dropped from Disney+ UK’s line-up. The Moonriver TV and Seven Stories-produced series will air on AMC and AMC+ in 2024. The show was originally […]

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 deal that would value the division at $10bn. The news was first reported by Bloomberg, which said Reliance is nearing agreement on a sale that would see it acquire a majority stake in Disney’s Indian business that would cost it […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment eyes Disney+ Hotstar acquisition

Sony Pictures Entertainment is reportedly in early discussions with the Walt Disney Company to acquire its Indian business. The firm, which is the global entertainment arm of Japan’s Sony Group, is eyeing Disney India as a potential contingency plan if its merger deal with Zee Entertainment does not go ahead or faces further delays, according […]

‘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 Bendito, has restructured its team and named a former TV Azteca exec as its distribution chief. Yoselin Pérez Valdez, who left the Mexican broadcaster’s sales division in May, has been named SVP of sales, while Marco Forte, who had led […]

Apple TV+ hires Disney+ EMEA scripted exec Johanna Devereaux

Apple TV+ has landed Disney+ exec Johanna Devereaux to oversee its scripted efforts. Devereaux, who will work within Apple’s London-based team led by creative director Jay Hunt, was most recently VP of scripted & DE&I at Disney+. She had been behind shows including recent hit Extraordinary and was part of the team led by Liam […]