Disney is drastically changing Fox’s future after a number of flops
Image: 20th Century Fox 21st Century Fox’s current film strategy is actively hurting Disney’s revenue, but the House of Mouse has a plan: nuke basically...
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Netflix reportedly paid $200 million to land the 'Game of Thrones' creators, but the duo is still creating the next 'Star Wars' trilogy for Disney
“Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have struck an overall global TV and movie deal with Netflix, but still have other commitments....
'Merch by Amazon' t-shirt business increasing orders from Disney to Dr. Seuss
The holy grail for apparel brands facing rising uncertainty and cost in their global supply chains is to make their merchandise closer to the point...
Disney Wins 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Copyright Suit As Court Declares You Cannot Copyright Pirate Life
It’s no secret that Disney is almost solely responsible for the wild expansion of copyright law that has occurred over the course of decades. In...
Disney Takes Full Control Of Hulu, Ending Years Of Managerial Schizophrenia
For years we’ve noted how as a product of the cable and broadcast industry, Hulu spent many years going out of its way to avoid...
What does it cost to compete with Disney and Netflix? Quibi bets $2 billion
If you’ve never heard of Quibi, the mobile short-form video platform started by former HP CEO Meg Whitman and Hollywood heavyweight Jeffrey Katzenberg, you’re likely...
Meet the power players of AT&T who are battling Verizon on 5G network capabilities and Disney on OTT streaming
AT&T is a legacy telecom company with modern ambitions. The Dallas, Texas-based company is an old-school wireless and wireline operator with aspirations of going head...
Comcast hands over full control of Hulu to Disney
Though the sale itself won’t occur for quite a while, CNN claims Disney will take “full operational control” of Hulu immediately. This decision may come...
Disney now has full control of Hulu
If it wasn’t already clear that Disney is very serious about becoming one of the major players in the video streaming business, then Disney’s newest...
Disney takes full control of Hulu as Comcast steps aside
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Today, Disney takes the reins at Hulu. Disney and Comcast announced a deal saying that Disney will assume...
Comcast is giving Disney full control of Hulu
Comcast and Disney have announced an agreement that will give Disney full control of Hulu starting today. It’s part of a “put/call” deal that will...
Indian streaming service Hotstar, now owned by Disney, claims it set a global record by drawing 18M+ concurrent viewers for the IPL cricket final (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian streaming service Hotstar, now owned by Disney, claims it set a global record by drawing 18M+ concurrent viewers for the...
Disney+ and the a la carte TV effect
Allow me to recap a series of recent events in the world of streaming video: In late February, Hulu dropped the price of its ad-supported...
Disney reports strong second-quarter, but takes $353 million write-down on Vice
Walt Disney Co. is writing down its investment in Vice Media for the second time in less than a year. In its otherwise upbeat second-quarter...
Disney could take full control of Hulu, but that doesn’t mean subscribers’ favorite shows disappear
Disney currently owns about 70 percent of Hulu, but Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed today that preliminary conversations with Comcast to purchase the remaining roughly...