Tag: Disney+
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Disney+ Ousts Netflix from Nielsen’s No.1 Spot with ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’
Disney+ finally took the top-ranked spot away from Netflix for the week ending March 28 with the help of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. The MCU series got 628 million minutes of streaming time, beating out Netflix’s top original of the week The Irregulars by more than 200 million minutes. It’s interesting to note…
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Disney’s New Deal With Sony Pictures Means Spider-Man Can Head to Disney+
Sony Pictures announced a major new deal today with Disney that includes streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures new theatrical releases and earlier titles, including the studio’s Spider-Man films. The deal opens the door for Spider-Man to join other Marvel superheroes on the Disney+ streaming service. “This landmark multi-year, platform-agnostic agreement guarantees the team…
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Video: 5 Things You Should Know About Parental Controls and Streaming Services
In this week’s video deep dive, we explore how four of the biggest streaming services out there approach the notion of parental controls. We learned that Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney+ all do things a little differently — and some even have deceptively simple workarounds. If you’ve been looking for ways to manage the…
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Disney+ is Celebrating Earth Month with a Special Collection
Disney+ is celebrating Earth Month with a special collection of series, movies, and specials from Disney, National Geographic, and Disneynature. The collection lets viewers explore the planet by taking them on a trip around the world with titles like Dolphin Reef, Meet the Chimps, and behind-the-scenes adventures with the animals at Disney World with “Magic…
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Data Shows Disney+ Overtakes Hulu as Third Largest SVOD Streaming Service in the U.S.
While Netflix still holds the majority of market share in the SVOD realm, the streamer has been steadily losing portions of its market share to competitors. The year 2020 saw the entrance of newcomers Peacock and HBO Max which led to Netflix seeing a big chunk of its subscribers slip away. But Netflix isn’t the…
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Watch the New Trailer for ‘Loki’ Premiering June 11 on Disney+
Disney+ just released the first trailer for Loki, and it looks intense. The latest series in the MCU franchise is coming to the streaming service June 11, 2021, and the new trailer gives us a glimpse at what’s to come in the original series. Come to find out, there are consequences to stealing the Tesseract…
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Amazon Prime Video Scores Its First No. 1 Spot on Nielsen’s Streaming Chart With ‘Coming 2 America’
Well, Amazon Prime Video has finally done it. On a streaming chart consistently dominated by Netflix, Prime Video has managed to secure the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s weekly top streaming chart thanks to Coming 2 America. The sequel to the classic Eddie Murphy original pulled in 1,413 million minutes of viewing time, making it…
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Here’s What’s New on Disney+ April 2021
April is already warming up to be a big month for new streaming content on Disney+. Star Wars fans can look forward to the 1985 made-for-TV movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, plus Star Wars: Clone Wars – Volumes I and II. The streamer is also pulling out the musical favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! to add…
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Here’s How to Avoid the Disney+ Price Increase Coming March 26
If you haven’t heard, Disney+ is raising its monthly subscription price this week. Starting March 26, a subscription will cost $7.99 a month, up from the $6.99 introduced at launch. Annual plans are also increasing by $10 to $79.99. However, there is one thing you can do if you want to avoid paying more for…
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‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Sets Record as Disney+’s Most-Watched Series Premiere
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ arrived on Disney+ last weekend and has cemented its rank as the streamer’s most-watched series premiere ever. The MCU series dropped its first episode on March 19 with more viewers tuning in that weekend than for the premieres of WandaVision or The Mandalorian. While Disney+ hasn’t released specific numbers,…