Tag: Disney+
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New Chrome Extension Adds ASL Captions to Disney+ Titles Including ‘Moana,’ and More
There’s some good news for the long-overdue need for more streaming accessibility features. A new Chrome extension called SignUp allows hard-of-hearing viewers to stream select Disney+ titles with onscreen American Sign Language captions. The plug-in enables viewers to stream movies with a simultaneous pop-up window featuring an interpreter signing in ASL. The extension can also…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Locast Suspends Operations, Seinfeld Lands On Netflix, and More
It was a roller coaster of a week for streaming service Locast. Meanwhile, we learned when Seinfeld would arrive on Netflix, and Disney launched Star+ in several Latin America markets. Elsewhere, HBO Max made an appearance on Vizio’s SmartCast smart TV platform, and we’re prepping for a whole lot of football. Here’s what happened in…
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Stream this Year’s PixarFest all Month Long on Disney+
The Disney+ virtual film festival PixarFest is back for 2021, and better than ever. The event runs all month long throughout September with new product launches, a TikTok dance challenge inspired by Pixar characters and more. Tune into Disney+ all month long to stream your favorite Pixar films, and join in on the conversation using…
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U.S. Streaming Subscriptions Projected to Reach 450 Million in 2026
The number of SVOD subscriptions in the U.S. currently sits at 338 million, but with rising trends that number is projected to grow 33% within the next 5 years, reaching 450 million in 2026 according to Digital TV Research. This projection includes gross SVOD subscriptions in the U.S.including movies, linear channels and TV episodes, and…
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Celebrate World Princess Week with Every Disney Princess Title on Disney+
It’s World Princess Week, and there’s no better place to celebrate the 7-day event than Disney+. The streamer is home to all your favorite princesses, from classic original princesses like Snow White and Aurora to Raya, the newest member of Disney royalty and proud Guardian of the Dragon Gem. In addition to streaming, Disney has…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Disney+ in September 2021
The Disney+ fall calendar is already stacking up, beginning with a brand new Billie Eilish concert experience Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles debuting September 3. There are also some great shows for the kids to unwind to after school, like Season 2 of Disney Junior Mira, Royal Detective, Disney Junior Ready…
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All Disney+ Subscribers Can Watch ‘Cruella’ Beginning Friday, August 27
After a run in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access, Cruella will be available to stream for all Disney+ subscribers this Friday, August 27. Cruella is a live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. “Cruella,” which is set in 1970s…
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Nielsen’s Latest Top 10 List Clocks Lower Streaming Minutes Overall For the Week
It was a down week overall in terms of viewership minutes across the major streaming platforms with just one title crossing the 1 billion mark. Netflix’s Virgin River clocked the most streaming time of any title for the week ending July 25, reaching just over 1.2 billion minutes. For reference, it crossed 2 billion the…
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9 Animated Marvel Shows to Watch if You’re Loving ‘What If…?’
“What If…,” Marvel’s latest animated series is an anthology set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will be streaming exclusively on Disney+. The show will focus on alternate storylines of the MCU as we’ve come to know it, and it will flip everything we know on its head. Many stars of the MCU will lend…
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Disney+ Reaches 116 Million Subscribers
Disney reported its Q3 financial results Thursday, announcing that Disney+ has reached 116 million paid subscribers as of the end of the quarter, nearly a 100% increase year over year. The average monthly revenue per paid subscriber for Disney+ decreased from $4.62 to $4.16 for the quarter “We ended the third quarter in a strong…