Tag: Disney+
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Disney+ Launches in Eight More European Countries
Disney announced today that Disney+ has launched in eight more countries, expanding the streaming service’s global footprint to Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Iceland. Here are the prices for each of the countries: €6.99/€69.99 in Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, and Luxembourg 69 NOK/689 NOK in Norway 69 SEK/689 in Sweden 59 DKK/589…
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Disney+ On Track to Surpass Hulu in Viewers by 2024
Digital data and research company eMarketer estimates that Disney+ will top its sister service Hulu in viewer numbers by 2024. The research shows that, while Netflix is still on top with 168.9 million viewers, Disney+, which launched in November 2019, is on track to have 72.4 million viewers this year. Note: this post has been…
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Most of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Views Came From Millennials and Gen Z
Disney released its live-action Mulan remake over Labor Day weekend and viewer stats are slowly starting to roll in. Earlier we reported the film sent Disney+ mobile app to 674,000 downloads worldwide during its premiere weekend, boosting app installs up by 68% compared to the previous week. Now new data shows that 70 percent of…
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Apple TV+ Ranks Last in Interface, Content & Overall Satisfaction in Recent Study
Apple is well known for its slick interfaces on consumer electronics, but their streaming service apparently doesn’t quite meet the same level of quality. In fact, in a recent study from tech company Flixed, when participants were asked to rate their satisfaction with each service’s interface, Apple TV+ didn’t just rank badly, it was dead…
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Disney+ is Rolling Out a GroupWatch Feature
Disney+ is beginning to offer subscribers a new feature called “GroupWatch.” The feature is being rolled out to some subscribers in Canada and allows users to stream movies and TV episodes together, in groups of up to seven people. Gizmodo reported last month that this feature would be coming, after receiving a tip about some…
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An Olaf Origin Story is Coming to Disney+
Disney has announced a new animated short Once Upon a Snowman that will reveal the origins of everyone’s favorite snowman Olaf. The story will fill in the blanks of what happened to Olaf between the time Elsa created him and when Kristoff and Anna discovered him in the forest. The short is set to debut…
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‘Mulan’ Boosts Disney+ Downloads, But Not as Much as ‘Hamilton’
Disney’s release of the live-action remake of Mulan sent Disney+ mobile app to 674,000 downloads worldwide during its premiere weekend Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6. Apptopia reports that 400,000 of those downloads were within the U.S. Mulan skipped its original plan for a theatrical release, instead heading straight for the streaming service with…
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What’s Going on with ‘Mulan’ and Disney+?
Mulan launches on Disney+ tomorrow…sort of. There’s been a lot of talk about the movie, from its shifting timeline to its move to straight-to-streaming to its premiere outside of the US. Here’s what’s happening with the film, how you can watch it, and what to expect from this live action remake. When Does Mulan Premiere?…
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Disney+ Announced ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Release Date
After a long wait and much speculation, Disney+ officially announced the release date for season 2 of The Mandalorian. The series will return to the platform on October 30th for the second season. Just like season 1, new episodes of the show will be released weekly on Fridays. Not too many details have been shared…
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Disney+ Site Source Code Points to Possible Watch Party Feature
Mentions of a “groupwatch” feature on the Disney+ may point to a future watch party feature for Disney’s streaming service. Gizmodo reported on the find earlier today and while Disney hasn’t made any official announcements about such a feature, it would make sense given similar options on rival services. The term “groupwatch” appears in multiple…