If $5.6 billion in rights fees could -- in theory -- double to $10 billion, can TV networks still make money? ...

But Disney+ Hotstar's low sub pricing will also keep the streamer's global revenue down at about half of Netflix's, projects Digital TV Research. ...

Revenue from consumer streaming subscribers' fees was $2.5 billion, with $882 million from advertising on streaming platforms. Hulu's advertising improved 48%. ...

Combined with sibling streamers Hulu and ESPN+, Disney now has 146.4 million global OTT subscribers. ...

For the first time, Disney will include Hulu. In the past, Hulu had its upfront presentation during the NewFronts series of meetings. ...

By the end of 2020, just 13 months into its launch, Disney+ had logged 45.2 million downloads in the U.S., edging out Netflix's 44.7 million for 2020, according to Appto ...

Strauss, a nine-year Disney veteran who led content and marketing for the Disney+ launch, saw his role significantly changed by the recent reorganization that included the creation of a med ...

Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" has replaced HBO's "Game of Thrones" after its seven-year run as the world's most-pirated show, according to TorrentFreak. ...

The growth beat the previous record of 211.7 million in Q4 2018, reports Strategy Analytics. ...

Disney+ U.S. revenues are projected to hit $4.2 billion by 2022. Overall U.S. OTT revenues are estimated to grow 30% and 19% in 2021, 2022, forecasts eMarketer. ...

Disney is offering a new premium bundle of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ and will add 50 new TV series and movies from its major entertainment brands, including 10 Marvel-branded ...

Disney studios 20th Television and ABC Signature will be consolidated. Karey Burke, who had been president of ABC Entertainment, will become president of 20th Television. Walt Disney Television is changi ...

This show is creating that same attachment to the "Star Wars" universe for my kids that I have, creating a connection between us that I will cherish for years. ...

Disney+ will add 112 million subscribers (+58%) worldwide, while No. 1 Netflix will add 73 million (+36%), to reach 274,000, projects Digital TV Research. ...

As everybody knows, Disney is such a huge company that it stands to reason that the video content it produces varies widely. ...

The base package's monthly price is being bumped up by $10 to $64.99, as of Dec. 18 -- the same as rival YouTube TV, which hiked its own price ...

"We saw enough very positive results before [the "Mulan"] controversy started to know that we've got something here in terms of the premiere access strategy," Disney CEO Bob Chapek sa ...

Disney+ had better-than-expected growth to 73.7 million paid global subscribers, according to its recent quarterly report. ...

TikTok was the top non-gaming app last month in generating in-app revenue from users at $115 million, but that fell short of the $130.5 million it generated in September. ...

Since April, new jobs posted for retail and streaming services have accounted for nearly 55% of the Walt Disney Company's total postings. ...

The ability to share links to specific titles (viewable only by others with access to Disney+ accounts), is another brand awareness and engagement builder that might spur some to si ...

Google rated the highest in Creativity and Cultural Relevance, while Amazon ranked as most Reliable and scored high in Responsiveness and Relevance. ...

Disney+ has a winner with "Meet the Chimps," a reality show about chimpanzees living out their lives at a sprawling chimp sanctuary in Louisiana. ...

From July-September, Peacock took 17.2% of new premium streaming subscribers with Amazon Prime Video at 16%, according to Kantar, followed by HBO Max at an 11.3% share. ...

The new Media and Entertainment Distribution unit will be responsible for all monetization of content including distribution revenues and ad sales, and will oversee operations of Disney's streaming businesses. ...

Disney+'s extraordinary subscriber growth will face its first potential setback during the current fourth quarter, as its 12-months-free tie-in promotional launch deal with Verizon expires. ...

Up to 7 subscribers at different locations can co-watch Disney+ library content and share reactions. ...

The movie's planned appeal to the Chinese market has hit another pothole. Chinese officials' concerns over overseas backlash to the film's links to the Xinjiang region, where Muslims are bei ...

The movie scored impressive views and on-demand revenue in its Labor Day weekend debut on Disney+, but a boycott call and controversy around China's Hong Kong crackdown and interment ...

Translation, founded in 2004 by former music-industry executive Steve Stoute, will work with Disney Advertising Sales' branded-content studio and in-house creative agency CreativeWorks on the effort. ...