Tag: Disney Plus
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Disney+ is “Tens of Millions” Short Of Subscriber Goals As Streaming War Takes its Toll
Disney+ and the direct pipeline to consumers was supposed to be the future of the company. But its performance maybe even more disappointing than expected. The streaming service is expected to fall “tens of millions subscribers” short of its last publicly stated target for 2024, which was set a year ago by then-CEO Bob Chapek,…
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Netflix, Max, Disney+ or Hulu: Which Streaming Service Cancels the Most TV Shows?
Netflix has a reputation for axing TV shows after two or three seasons, often to the dismay of fans. But, surprisingly, the streaming service isn’t the worst offender — by a long shot. That’s according to a study conducted by research firm Luminate in partnership with Variety, which counted up the number of cancellations over…
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Nearly Half of All Cord Cutters Hop Between Streaming Services Each Year. Do You?
Being a cord cutters means being smart about what you pay for when it comes to streaming services. That includes knowing when to join a streaming service and when to leave one. Nearly half of all online video subscribers are savvy enough to hop between streaming services multiple times with a 12-month period, according to…
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How does Disney’s Spectrum Cable Fight Affect ESPN’s Move to Streaming?
While it’s clear that Disney and Spectrum don’t agree on much – a conflict that has resulted in ESPN, FX, key local ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels disappearing from the cable company’s lineup – both would agree that the dispute centers on Disney’s streaming services. While Disney+ has gotten a lot of attention over…
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Spectrum Has Turned Disney Into the Villain Of Their Programming Battle
Disney has long enjoyed a rarified position as a family-friendly company that’s been a champion of all things good. Which is why it’s surprising that Spectrum, one of the biggest players in an industry that’s largely reviled, comes off as the hero in a dispute over programming costs that has led to Disney pulling ESPN,…
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Star Wars’ “Ahsoka” Has a Problem
My brother and I are both Star Wars fans, although the difference in degree is dramatic. He loves the films (mostly the original trilogy), The Mandalorian and owns a few shirts. I’ve watched every film, read a fair number of the “expanded universe” novels, played several games and kept up with its flood of animated…
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What’s New on Disney+ January 2022
As the Christmas dust settles now that the whirlwind of holidays are over, Disney+ has released its lineup for the month of January. The streaming service will be adding a new season of The World According to Jeff Goldblum, plus some fun movies like The Sandlot. And Marvel fans can get a behind the scenes…
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PlayStation 5’s Disney+ App Finally Lists Titles with 4K HDR, But Playback Still Limited to 1080p
Recent updates to the PlayStation 5 version of the Disney+ app finally features badging for titles that indicate support for 4K resolution. However, the app still appears to limit playback to 1080p. It’s a confounding limitation we’ve been tracking ever since the Sony PlayStation 5 launched nearly a year ago. Up until recently, titles on…
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Disney+ is No Longer Offering Free Trials
Since its launch, Disney+ has offered new subscribers a 7 day free trial before committing to a $6.99/month subscription. Now, the on demand streaming service has removed the option for a free trial. Without any announcement from Disney, the change was first spotted by a French tech and pop culture site, Numerama. For those in…
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Disney’s Artemis Fowl Goes Straight to Streaming, Exclusively on Disney+ this June
Disney’s new film Artemis Fowl will be streaming exclusively on Disney+, beginning Friday, June 12. Due to coronavirus, Disney has changed its strategy when it comes to movie premieres, delaying the premieres of both Black Widow and Mulan. The company also made the decision to skip the theater entirely for Artemis Fowl and will take…