Tag: Disney
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Hamilton Accounted for 87% of Disney+ Usage in its First Few Days
It was no surprise that smash-hit Broadway show Hamilton made a big splash when an officially filmed version debuted on Disney+, but just how big was surprising. According to data from 7Park, a data analytics company, the musical was the most viewed title across all platforms for the period of July 1 to July 5,…
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The Average US Home Has Access to 100,000 Hours of Streaming Content
Say you decided to watch every bit of streaming content you have access to. How long would it take you to go through your current library? A few months? A few years? If you’re the average US home, try 11 years. According to some new data from Ampere Analysis, the average home in the United…
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‘Hamilton’ Gave Disney+ a 72% Increase in App Downloads
A stage recording of the musical “Hamilton” was released on Disney+ Friday, July 3. With the debut came a spike in mobile app downloads. Over the holiday weekend, the Disney+ app was downloaded 513,323 times with 266,084 of those downloads coming from the US, according to Apptopia and first reported by Variety. Those numbers show that…
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How Are Streaming Subscribers Bundling Services?
There’s certainly no shortage of options when it comes to streaming these days, with new options arriving almost every month it seems. And as the streaming landscape becomes more and more crowded, customers are putting their own bundles together in a huge variety of ways. But what exactly are most people putting together? TiVo offered…
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Disney+ Will Join Comic-Con@Home This Month
With the D23 fan club event canceled this year over coronavirus, Disney has made the move to join the virtual Comic-Con@Home this summer with three of its newest projects, docuseries Marvel’s 616, scripted original series The Right Stuff and animated movie Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe. Joining the panel for Marvel’s 616 will be Directors…
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10 New Disney+ Movies to Watch from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and National Geographic
Disney+ launched in the fall of 2019, and has already amassed a long list of things to stream. With an assortment of Disney original movies, classic animated movies, and content from Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and Star Wars, it has something for just about everyone. But, what movies are actually worth the watch. Here are…
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Verizon Fios is Giving New Customers Hulu and Disney+ for Free
Verizon Fios is making its fiber internet plans more appealing for new customers with a limited time deal. New customers can now get Hulu and Disney+ for one year at no extra cost. “New Verizon customers can get up to 12 months of Hulu on us, adding Hulu originals, movies and TV series available to…
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Beyonce’s Visual Album ‘Black is King’ to Premiere Exclusively on Disney+ July 31
On Sunday, Disney+ announced Beyoncé’s new visual album Black Is King will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on July 31, 2020. The film is written and directed by Beyoncé. The teaser for the film has been viewed almost 63,000 times since its release on Sunday according to Disney’s Youtube channel. The visual album, which…
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Which Streaming Service Has the Most Reality TV?
While most reality TV shows these days are pretty far from reality, there’s no denying that it’s an incredibly popular genre. And since the first few months of this year, viewership has actually exploded. While most of America was quarantined earlier this year, it seems they turned to reality TV shows. But if you’re looking…
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Will Disney and ESPN Move Sports Fully to Streaming?
Ah, Coronavirus. She was just the nail in the coffin for ESPN’s dwindling pay-TV viewers. More than ever, people are switching to streaming for all their entertainment needs including sports, which makes now a great time for ESPN to consider taking its world of broadcast sports to direct-to-consumer streaming. Media Analyst Ben Swinburne of Morgan…