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Netflix prepares for Southeast Asia battle, eyes content push & mobile-only plans

Netflix is to use more mobile-only subscription plans and an expanded local content offering to compete with streamers such as Disney+ and iQiyi in Southeast Asia. Ajay Arora, the streamer’s director for product innovation, told Reuters that “what we see in Southeast Asia is that it’s a very mobile-centric market,” and that Netflix would look […]

Disney reveals new global entertainment streamer Star, eyes 2021 roll-out

Disney is to launch a new international direct-to-consumer (DTC) offering named Star that will sit alongside its recently rolled out streamer Disney+, which has now claimed more than 60 million subscribers worldwide. The new service will launch next year and will offer general entertainment programming from across Disney’s businesses, including ABC Studios, Fox Television, FX […]

Disney to make delayed ‘Mulan’ available to rent via streaming

Disney will follow other major movie studios in making its delayed blockbuster Mulan available to rent via Disney+. Like other major movie studios, Disney has had to shelve its major cinematic releases, with Marvel movies The New Mutants and Black Widow both being pushed back to later in 2020. Unfortunate timing meant that the live […]

Disney+ content chief exits to lead Condé Nast Entertainment

Disney+ SVP of content Agnes Chu is leaving the recently launched streamer to take up a new role heading up video at Condé Nast. Chu has been with the Mouse House for more than a decade but will depart later this summer to become president of the publisher’s studio arm Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE), which […]

Kids roundup: Disney+ lands ‘Muppets’ unscripted series; New Oz kids’ channel; ‘Batman’ producer Uslan tapped for Stan Lee IP; and more…

New Muppets show crashes on to Disney+ Disney+ has ordered the first-ever Muppets streaming show, Muppets Now, a six-part unscripted series set to premiere on the service on 31 July. The series is being produced by The Muppets Studio and Soapbox Films and will feature improvised comedy and celebrity guests, including entertainers, comedians, chefs, as […]

Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off

Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, to premiere on the streamer next year. This latest journey to a galaxy far, far away spins out of the recently concluded Star Wars: The Clone Wars and follows a group of experimental clones first introduced in that show […]

Disney+ sees subscriptions soar as ‘Hamilton’ bet pays off

Disney’s decision to scrap a cinematic release for its recording of hit Broadway musical Hamilton in favour of a streaming launch on Disney+ has paid off handsomely for the company. According to data research firm Apptopia, the Disney+ app was downloaded 752,451 times globally between Friday and Sunday following Hamilton’s launch on 3 July, with […]

Mobile to cover 40% of SVOD subscriptions by 2025

Mobile will provide 40% of the global total of SVOD subscriptions by 2025, claims a new report.  According to business analysts Digital TV Research, there will be a total of 1.16 billion SVOD subscriptions by 2025 around the world – up from a total of 642 million by the end of 2019. However, indicating the growing […]

Disney+ & Apple TV+ lead Covid-19 subs growth among US streamers

Disney+ and Apple TV+ have added more US subscribers during the Covid-19 pandemic than any other streaming services, although churn rates actually increased during the first quarter according to new research. US analyst firm Parks Associates said the churn rate of US OTT services increased to 41% in Q1 2020, up from 35% a year […]

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