Tag: Disney
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Disney is Once Again in Talks to Buy FOX
A few weeks ago it was reported that Fox and Disney had been in talks to sell most of Fox to Disney. Now it is being reported that these talks are once again underway as Disney is looking to buy parts of Fox. This deal could include a possible sale of 20th Century Fox to…
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Disney Is Suing Redbox Over Digital Movie Sales
This week Disney sued Redbox in an attempt to block them from selling digital versions of Disney movies. This is the latest in a battle between Disney and Redbox. Disney does not supply Redbox with copies of their DVDs. Redbox gets around this by buying full price copies of Disney DVDs. These DVDs come with…
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Hulu & Disney Announce a New Stream Deal
Today Hulu and Disney announce a new streaming deal to add several popular Disney/ABC Television Group owned ABC hit shows to Hulu. These show include Designated Survivor and classics like Blossom. Now not only will you get the newest episodes from Designated Survivor but the full back catalog on Hulu. Revenge: All four seasons of the…
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Report: FOX & Disney Lose $162 Million on Hulu’s Live TV Beta
So far this month two of Hulu’s owners announced they plan to take a tax write off for losses on Hulu this year. On November 9, 2017, Disney announced they expect to lose an additional $100 million next year on Hulu. Most of this is reportedly due to increased costs from the launch of Hulu’s…
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Black Friday Sale: Pixar Movies Rentals Just $0.99 on Amazon!
Big news Amazon has kicked off Black Friday Sales with a $0.99 Black Friday movie rental sale! Right now they have 12 Pixar movies for rent starting at $0.99 and going up to $1.99. These movies include Finding Dory, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Cars, Brave, and more! You must…
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In The Face of Cord Cutting 21st Century Fox Goes Up for Sale
Last week it was reported that 21st Century Fox is in talks with 3 potential buyers including Comcast, Verizon, and Sony for a potential sale. This comes a week after it was reported that Fox and Disney have been in talks for a possible sale. It is reported the Rupert Murdoc and his sons are…
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New Details on Disney’s New Streaming Service
It was recently announced that in 2019 Disney plans to launch a streaming service. Yesterday during Disney’s third quarter 2017 earnings call their CEO Bob Iger opened up about their plans. So here is what we learned. Pricing Disney did not state an exact price, but they did say “Our plan on the Disney side…
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Disney’s New Streaming Service Will Include a New Star Wars Live-Action Series & More
Today we learned more about Disney’s plans for their new streaming service. Not only will it include 4 to 5 original movies a year but there will also be a Star Wars live action series. Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed the news during an investor call, saying the new series will be exclusively shown on Disney’s streaming service, which is…
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Report: FOX Is in Talks to Sell Most Assets to Disney
Today it was reported by CNBC that FOX has been in talks about selling most of their assets to The Walt Disney Co. This would include a possible sale of 20th Century Fox to Disney for movies and TV production. It is reported the Rupert Murdoc and his sons are looking at keeping their sports…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Disney Starts Laying Off More Staff
For years now cord cutting has slowly chipped away at the subscriber numbers for traditional pay-TV outlets. This seems to finally be having an effect as earlier ESPN cut some staff. Now we are learning that Disney plans to cut as many as 200 more staff this year. The layoffs will impact all of the…