Tag: Disney+
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Marvel Studios will Expand into More Animated Projects for Disney+
Later this month, Disney+ will launch its first animated series from Marvel Studios, What If…?. The storyline flips the script on the MCU, reimagining famous events from the films in unexpected ways, focusing on different heroes from the MCU, The series will even feature a voice cast that includes a host of stars who reprise…
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Netflix’s Market Share Lead Continues to Shrink
As a true pioneer in the world of streaming, Netflix has remained a constant leader when it comes to streaming service market share. But what once was a wide margin has now narrowed to a mere 8% lead over its next biggest contender, Amazon Prime Video. According to data from JustWatch, Netflix closed Q2 of…
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Disney+ is Taking ‘The Stories Continue’ on Tour to Four Cities This Summer
Disney+ is proving it’s not your average streaming service. The platform is taking its ‘The Stories Continue’ campaign on tour to four major cities this summer from July 24 through August 14. The tour events will feature special photo ops, giveaways, live entertainment, and more. It sounds like it could be a small-scale kind of…
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Disney+ Confirms ‘Loki’ Season 2 During Season 1 Finale
MCU fans who stuck around for the closing credits of the final episode of Loki on Wednesday were delighted with the news that the God of Mischief will definitely be returning to our screens again. While the ending credits were rolling, Loki’s file was stamped with a big “Loki will return in season 2,” in…
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2021 Emmy Nominations are Flooded with Streaming Originals Including ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ and More
The 2021 Emmy Nominations are in, and streaming services are making their mark more than ever. Streaming services have been going all out with content over the past few years, and this year the nominations are mostly dominated by original streaming series. Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were frontrunners with 24 nominations each,…
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Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth’ Tops Nielsen’s Overall List Thanks to a Wide Demographic Appeal
Netflix and Disney+ cleaned house this week with the most titles on Nielsen’s top 10 streaming lists, including Original, Acquired, and Movie titles. Netflix held the top overall spot with Sweet Tooth which pulled in an impressive 1,434 minutes of viewing time for the week ending June 13. The fantasy drama is based on the…
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Disney+ Earned Over $60 Million in Sales from ‘Black Widow’ Opening Weekend on Premier Access
Disney and Marvel’s “Black Widow” brought in $215 million on opening weekend, with $60 million coming from Disney+ with Premier Access. In “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing…
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Box Offices Continue to Regain Momentum Ahead of ‘Black Widow’ Opening Weekend
Of all the businesses that struggled during the pandemic, Covid-19 really did movie theaters dirty. Theaters struggled to pull in even $1 million on opening weekends, compared to the nine-digit figures that were the norm in 2019. The good news is, things are (slowly) starting to pick back up for what we can assume was…
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Weekend Lineup: Black Widow on Disney+, UFC 264 on ESPN+, Barb & Star on Hulu
This weekend, Disney has all of your entertainment needs covered with superheroes, a UFC rivalry coming to a head in the Octagon, and a new movie premiere for some comic relief. Here’s what’s coming up on Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. Disney+: Black Widow, Premiering July 9 Black Widow is the next long-awaited Marvel movie to…
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‘Boss Baby 2’ on Peacock Had a Bigger At-Home Release Than Disney’s ‘Cruella’
Apparently, viewers are more into animated infants in suits than a steampunk villain fashionista. New data from Samba TV shows that The Boss Baby: Family Business pulled viewership from 783K U.S. households during its four-day opening holiday weekend of July 4th, beating out Disney’s Cruella. The Disney origin story had 686K U.S. households tune in to its…