Tag: Disney
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30 Years Ago Today: “Toy Story” Changed Cinema Forever
Exactly thirty years ago, on November 22, 1995, a modest-looking animated film about sentient toys quietly rolled into theaters and rewrote the rulebook of moviemaking. Toy Story, the world’s first feature-length movie created entirely with computer-generated imagery (CGI), opened to $39.1 million domestically over the Thanksgiving weekend and eventually grossed $373 million worldwide on a…
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Sling TV Wins The First Round Of Its Lawsuit With Disney & Sling TV Celebrates With $1 Day Passes For ESPN
A federal judge in New York dealt a significant setback to Disney and its ESPN division on Wednesday, reportedly rejecting the company’s emergency request to halt DISH Network’s Sling service from offering daily and weekend passes that grant short-term access to ESPN and other sports channels. In an 11-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian…
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YouTube TV is Offering Some Users $60 Off to Come Back After Disney Dispute
At the end of October, Disney-owned channels went dark on YouTube TV when the two companies were unable to make a deal to keep the channels live on the platform. The blackout lasted for two weeks before a deal was made on November 14. That was too long for many subscribers, especially those who had…
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Disney is Reportedly Looking at Selling Some of Its Cable TV Networks
Disney is reportedly looking at selling some of its cable TV networks. With this Starz Entertainment Corp. has emerged as a potential bidder for A+E Global Media, the joint venture between Hearst Communications and Walt Disney Co. that operates the A+E Networks portfolio, including the flagship A+E channel, History, Lifetime, and several others. The interest…
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YouTube TV and Disney Strike a Deal to Restore ESPN, ABC, and Other Channels & Add ESPN Unlimited For Free
After a blackout lasting over a week in a high-stakes carriage dispute that left millions of subscribers in the dark, YouTube TV and The Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement to restore access to ESPN, ABC, and a slate of other Disney-owned networks. The blackout, which began just over a week ago, ended abruptly…
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YouTube TV and Disney Negotiations Went Late Into The Night Last Night & A New Issue Is Now The Main Focus
YouTube TV and The Walt Disney Company reportedly engaged in marathon negotiations that stretched deep into the night on November 12, 2025, only to end without a resolution. The talks, aimed at renewing a carriage agreement set to expire imminently, broke down over fundamental disagreements, plunging the future of Disney-owned channels on the streaming platform…
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Disney Streaming Surge: Disney+ Gains 3.8 Million, Hulu Adds Over 8 Million & Hulu + Live TV Added 100,000 Subscribers
The Walt Disney Company delivered a blockbuster finish to fiscal 2025, with its streaming platforms posting explosive subscriber growth in the fourth quarter. Disney+ added 3.8 million paid subscribers, while Hulu’s on-demand (SVOD-only) tier surged by 8.5 million new users—the largest quarterly gain in the service’s history. Even the premium Hulu + Live TV bundle…
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Disney & YouTube TV Are Reportedly Getting Closer To A Deal As Bob Iger & Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai Get Involved
Nearly two weeks after the contentious dispute between Google and Disney led to the abrupt removal of ESPN, ABC, and a suite of affiliated channels from the YouTube TV platform, a faint but tangible spark of optimism has emerged in the protracted negotiations. The blackout, which began on October 31, 2025, has left millions of…
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Calls on YouTube TV & Disney to End ESPN & ABC Blackout
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has publicly urged Google and Disney to swiftly resolve their ongoing carriage dispute, which has left millions of YouTube TV subscribers without access to key Disney-owned channels for over a week. In a pointed statement issued today, Carr emphasized the need for the two companies to finalize an agreement…
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Blacked Out? How to Watch Eagles vs. Packers on Monday Night Football Without YouTube TV on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
The YouTube TV and Disney dispute has entered another week, and millions of subscribers are blacked out ahead of a big-time Week 10 NFC matchup on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. Under the bright lights of Monday Night Football, Jalen Hurts and the defending Super Bowl champions visit Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers at…