Tag: Disney+
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Sling Adds Locast Listings, The Roku Channel’s New Additions and More
This week, Sling TV added Locast support to its Air TV Mini Guide and Tubi announced it’s adding around 80 local news stations to its free lineup. Elsewhere, The Roku Channel added more live TV streaming options and another app will be ditching support for older Apple hardware. Here’s what happened in the world of…
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Study: Streamers that Launch With Mobile Carrier Deals have Better Initial Success
The months leading up to the launch of a new streaming service are always filled with advertisements and promotions to generate interest. Streaming services often market their new content with free trials, discounted subscription prices, or the appeal of new original content. Another marketing tactic we’ve seen a lot of recently is piggybacking on big…
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Disney is Remaining ‘Flexible’ When it Comes to Releasing New Titles, Including ‘Black Widow’
On its Q1 earnings call today, Disney was asked about strategy when it comes to when and how to debut new titles. Bob Chapek, CEO of Disney, responded by saying that the company is remaining flexible with its plans. Chapek noted that there are three separate strategies when it comes to releasing Disney titles. Some…
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Disney Plus hits 94.9 million subscribers, already passing it’s four-year goal
Disney continues to make its mark on the streaming industry, reaching 94.9 million subscribers by the end of 2020. The company shared its subscriber numbers in today’s earnings report. The number beats Disney’s four-year subscriber goal in just 14 months. The number is up from 86.8 million paid subscribers worldwide, reported at the Disney Investor…
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Aside from Netflix, Viewers are Unsure About What Streaming Services They’ll Sign up for This Year
To current subscribers, it seems like renewing their yearly Netflix subscription is almost a given. But that’s not the case when it comes to second-tier players in the streaming service market including Disney+, HBO Max, and even Hulu. A recent survey from What If Media Group shows that people are on the fence when it…
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ESPN+ 2021 Plans Include Upping Subscriber Revenue, Selling off Broadcast Rights
Disney is zeroing in on ESPN+ to make it as profitable as possible this year. The media mogul is setting a target goal of reaching more than 15 million ESPN+ subscribers for fiscal 2021, meaning they would have to add about 5 million subscribers by the end of September. These numbers come from a post…
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Disney Releases ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ Trailer During the Super Bowl
Disney released a trailer for the upcoming “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” during the Super Bowl over the weekend. The new Marvel Studios series will premiere on Disney+ on March 19, 2021. Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan as Bucky…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AT&T vs. Cox, Comcast Delays Data Caps, and More
This week, we covered the ongoing dispute between AT&T and Cox that has resulted in several Cox-owned stations going dark for AT&T TV and DirecTV customers. Meanwhile, Disney+ launched its new bundle that includes ESPN+ and the ad-free tier of Hulu. And Comcast has agreed to delay new data caps for some of its customers.…
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Disney+ New $19 Hulu and ESPN+ Bundle Launches Today
Earlier we reported on Disney’s announcement for a new bundle launching in 2021. Today, the new Disney+ bundle option that includes ESPN+ and ad-free Hulu for just $18.99 a month is now live. That’s a savings of $6 when you subscribe to all three. The offer is good for both new and existing customers, so…
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Nielsen Dubs ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Winner of Christmas Week Viewership by a Landslide
Nielsen has made a one-time exception to include HBO Max in its SVOD measurement service at the bidding of the streamer. Nielsen previously released its list of top-streamed content for the week of Christmas with Pixar’s Soul on Disney+ in the No. 1 spot with 1,669 million minutes of viewing time. But HBO Max wasn’t…