- Streamer ESPN: Does Disney Know Its Future Subscribers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 15, 2025
ESPN is betting the house, so to speak, that its hefty pri ...
- Disney Launching 'ESPN' Streamer This Fall, Seeks Industry-Wide Measures
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The ESPN streaming platform will initially be priced at $29.99 a mon ...
- Google/Apple Search News: Are We At A 'Cord Cutting' TV Moment'?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 8, 2025
About ten years ago, Disney disclosed for the first time that the ...
- Disney Sees Strong Q2 Streaming Subscriber Growth Of 2.5M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Disney's global advertising inched up 1%, but domestic linear TV, ESPN a ...
- 'Thunderbolts' Strikes Box Office, Opens With $76M
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, May 4, 2025
National TV media spending to date for 'Thunderbolts' is at an avera ...
- For A TV Journo, Upcoming Upfronts Are Grand Entertainment
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Every year, many question whether the mid-May upfront presentations are still necessa ...
- ESPN's Streaming 'Flagship' Is Coming: Scoring For 2025?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 25, 2025
One key piece of the puzzle is adding in "short-form" video conten ...
- Like Trump And AP, Disney Once Banned 'The L.A. Times'
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, April 15, 2025
It should go without saying, but companies and presidential administrations should n ...
- Disney D2C: Better Profits, But Slower Revenue, Subscribers?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 10, 2025
"Decelerating DTC growth has become a concern for investors," according to Bernste ...
- Disney Takes Biddable Ad Supply Global, Provides Access Via 35 DSPs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
In the U.S., advertisers now have access to over 35 demand-side platfor ...
- In A First, YouTube Tops Nielsen Viewing Sources In February
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 25, 2025
In January, Disney was at 12%, while YouTube came in at 10.8 ...
- Not Snowy Or Showy: Weak Domestic Opening For 'Snow White'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, March 23, 2025
One key marketing indicator shows Disney placed one of the biggest pre-openi ...
- Disney's Remakes: Live-Action Comes To Life... And Cash
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 18, 2025
In a new survey, nearly 60% say Disney is doing remakes ...
- Daylight: Movie Ads Again On X? No Longer In Dusk, Per Musk
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Over the last few months Disney, WBD, Apple, Amazon, Comcast and Lionsgat ...
- Streamers' TV Promo Spend Sinks 38%, Airings And Impressions Down
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 7, 2025
Legacy-owned, TV network-based media companies are heavily using their own networks ...
- TV News Staffing Cuts A Bigger Concern Now Than In The Past?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 7, 2025
Disney said it would cut jobs at ABC News by 200, wi ...
- Disney Sells Out The Oscars With Average $2M Ad Price
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 28, 2025
Thirty-second ad messages went for an average $2 million, according to media-buyi ...
- Viewing Rises 5% In January, Disney Dominates With 12% Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Cable news TV networks were up 26% overall vs. December, with MSN ...
- 'Captain America' Adds $28M To Domestic Box Office
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2025
Disney has outspent any movie release this year with $22.2 million ...
- Allegra's 'No Brainer' Tie-In Campaign With 'Snow White'
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The main message: Allegra will help your sneezing and other allergy sympto ...
- January Streaming Grew 21% YOY, 5% Since Last Month
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
NFL and NCAA sports content made the difference. Broadcast added one-tenth ...
- After Venu Sports: ESPN Bets Streaming Alone As 'Sports Destination'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 17, 2025
Disney is surely focusing heavily on this product launch, with ESPN ...
- Buying Streamer Tech: How Disney Can Make Inroads Into Netflix
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Roku's substantial market share of U.S. streaming devices could give Disney ...
- Show For Preschoolers Was Top 2024 Performer On Disney+
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, February 7, 2025
What drove Disney's upswing in streaming revenue in Q4 last year? ...
- Disney Q4: Streaming Profit Gains, Domestic Ads Up 6%, Subscribers Slip
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Disney streaming global subscribers dipped 1% to 124.6 million, with U.S./Canada subscribe ...
- Disney Leads Nielsen December Distributors List, YouTube A Close Second
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 28, 2025
For Disney, which was up 6% from November, the current reading represen ...
- Venu Sports Fallout: Winners And Losers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
MoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wonders whether Disney could streamline/simplify its compl ...
- Virtual Pay TV: Virtually Something - But How Much?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 13, 2025
Currently, the only virtual pay TV leader is YouTube TV. With arou ...
- Disney/Fox/Warner Bros. Discovery Punt Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 10, 2025
Venu Sports will not move ahead and launch as a new maj ...
- Disney's Deal With Fubo Raises Many Questions
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 10, 2025
The Disney-Fubo deal fosters many more questions about Disney's long-term streaming spor ...