Tag: Disney+
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Nearly Half of Gen Z and Millennials Use Disney+ Every Week
One year in, and it’s safe to say that Disney+ has exceeded already high expectations, building a subscriber base north of 70 million people. But what’s interesting is how they blew past projections. For most streaming services (including Apple+, which came on the scene around the same time as Disney+), new content is king. It…
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Disney Might Follow Warner Bros. in Moving Theatrical Releases Straight to Streaming
Rumors are circulating ahead of Investor Day tomorrow that Disney might be switching gears with its new movie releases for 2021. Variety speculates that Disney is planning to release some, if not all of the movies in its 2021 slate on Disney+. That means upcoming films like Cruella and Pinocchio would head straight to streaming…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Concert Film Will Premiere on Disney+ Tomorrow
Taylor Swift is always full of surprises, and today she delighted fans by dropping the news that her latest album will be coming to Disney+ tomorrow in an intimate concert film. Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Session will premiere on Wednesday, November 25 exclusively on Disney+. Well it’s 11/24 and 24-11=13 so I’ve got an…
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Disney Might Be Sending Upcoming ‘Cruella,’ ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ Straight to Streaming
New rumors speculate that Disney may be planning to skip a theatrical premiere altogether for some of its upcoming live-action remakes in favor of a straight to streaming release. The films in question include Pinocchio starring Tom Hanks, the Emma Stone reimagining of Cruella, and Peter Pan and Wendy with Yahara Shahidi as Tinkerbell. While…
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Disney+ Launches in Latin America
Just over one year from its initial launch date, Disney+ is now available in 10 Latin American countries. The streaming service rolled out in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Uruguay, and Ecuador today, November 17, 2020. Expanding into this new market will be Disney+’s next big growth surge after recently rolling out…
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New Forecasts Predict Disney+ Will Reach 194M Subs in 2025
Analysts have adjusted their Disney+ forecasts to now say the streamer will reach a whopping 194 million subscribers by 2024, generating $13 billion in revenue. That number is “impressive since it only started in November 2019,” according to Digital TV Research analyst Simon Murray, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. These new projections are adjusted…
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Disney+ Reaches 73 Million Subscribers on Its One Year Anniversary
In today’s Q4 2020 earnings report, Disney announced that Disney+ has reached 73 million subscribers, up from the 60.5 million reported at the end of the previous quarter. Today marks the one year anniversary of the streaming service’s launch. In October, MoffetNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson predicted the streamer’s subscribers will number closer to a whopping 155 million…
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Marvel’s WandaVision Will Debut on Disney+ on January 15, 2021
After the release dates for Disney’s new Marvel shows were in limbo due to the pandemic, then learning that Disney+ planned to release WandaVision by the end of the year, we finally have an official premiere date for the series. Today, Disney+ announced that Marvel Studios’ new series “WandaVision” will debut on the streaming service…
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Disney+ Had Three Times the Average Number of Signups the Weekend of ‘The Mandalorian’ Release
The Mandalorian has become a household name thanks to Disney+. Season 2 of the Star Wars series was streamed by 1.04 million households the day it was released on Oct. 30, according to CTV measurement by Samba TV. While Season 1 was still a hit, this season saw a viewership increase of 73%. While Disney+’s…
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Disney+ ‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Movie’ Will Premiere on November 17
Disney+ isn’t wasting any time at releasing its holiday content for the season. Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol landed on the streaming service on Nov. 6, and now viewers can get into the festive spirit even from a galaxy far far away with the Lego Star Wars Holiday Movie dropping Nov. 17. In this new…