- Money-Losing Premium Streamers Will Look To Bundle With Others: Malone
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 18, 2022
High streaming programming costs and possible subscriber declines will force some unprofitab ...
- Shocking Disney Reversal: Iger Returns, Chapek Ousted
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, November 20, 2022
In a dramatic industry move, Disney has ousted Bob Chapek as C ...
- Disney In The Dumps: How Many More Losses Can Its D2C Biz Endure?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 10, 2022
Walt Disney just revealed the possibility of a more difficult near-term futu ...
- Disney Earnings: More D2C Losses, Streaming Subscribers Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Disney posted $20.2 billion in latest quarter revenue, missing analyst market projectio ...
- Disney+ To Start With 100 Advertisers For U.S. Ad-Supported Launch
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the launch group spans "a wide ran ...
- Theatricals' End-of-the-Year Push: First Up: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 31, 2022
Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" debuts Nov. 11. The studio has alrea ...
- 'Hocus Pocus 2' Breaks Opening Weekend Streaming Record
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 28, 2022
Surpasses another Disney+ hit, "Encanto." ...
- Composite Shows 16.5% Q3 Network Ad Decline, Warns Of 'Challenging Macros'
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, October 27, 2022
"The advertising environment is challenged as supply chain disruptions have restricted invento ...
- Disney CEO Bob Chapek Wants To Use Data To Customize Experiences
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 27, 2022
Disney CEO Bob Chapek wants to combine personal consumer data from t ...
- TelevisaUnivision Embraces 'Nielsen One' Measurement
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The TelevisaUnivision agreement starts in Jan. 2023, and includes Nielsen Marketing Clo ...
- Disney Deal Will Keep Formula 1 In U.S. On ESPN, ABC Until 2025
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, October 24, 2022
Deal includes rights to extend coverage to ESPN+ and other media. ...
- How Much 'Better' Than Linear Can Streaming Advertising Get?
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 21, 2022
Shoppability, social streams and gamification are all in the mix, and wi ...
- NFL Regular-Season Viewing Up 2%, 'Monday Night Football' Rising
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 14, 2022
Five weeks into the NFL regular season, four major TV network grou ...
- Disney Leaps Ahead In Original Scripted Content Output
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 14, 2022
Disney's hikes in commissioned titles put it far ahead of Netflix bo ...
- Disney's Second NHL Season Scores With 130 Advertisers, New Sponsors Mercedes, AmEx
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 11, 2022
130 advertisers across 70 categories have signed up to Disney TV networ ...
- TV Network-Based Streamers Sold In A Cable-Like Package? Another Hulu In The Works?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Think about a package of Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, HBO Max, Discovery ...
- Streamers Keep Pace In National TV Marketing, Amazon Prime Video Hits $48.6M In September
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, October 9, 2022
Video streamers continue to boost national TV messaging -- up 7% ...
- 65% Recently Cancelled A Streaming Sub, Half Accept Ads For Lower Prices
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 6, 2022
Amazon, Netflix, Disney were most-cited among those cancelling a service in t ...
- New TV Definitions Wanted: D2C Making Traditional Pay TV Blackouts A Thing Of The Past?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 4, 2022
The Dish Network/Sling TV blackout of all Walt Disney TV networks mak ...
- Alisa Bowen Promoted To President Of Disney+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 30, 2022
Bowen, who was formerly EVP of business operations at Disney+, has l ...
- Comcast CEO Says He'd Welcome Chance To Buy Hulu
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, September 15, 2022
Brian Roberts' remarks were in reaction to remarks from Disney CEO B ...
- Media Brand Loyalty: Apple TV+, Disney+ Gain, Netflix Slips, Fox News Holds Steady
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Among streamers, Disney has risen to 4th place overall among 100 t ...
- Will Disney's 'Hard' Bundle Be Hard To Come By?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Premium streamers will soon need to make tough choices: Continue to spe ...
- Disney Reportedly Considering Amazon-Like Membership Plan
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 1, 2022
Disney is considering an Amazon-like monthly membership plan for its streaming service ...
- Disney, Sony Rerelease Franchise Flicks In Theaters To Promote Upcoming Ones
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Disney+ has quietly removed the original "Avatar" to encourage fans to ...
- Simultaneous-Run Movies On Streamers, In Cinemas: No Longer A Thing?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Are we really past the controversy of simultaneous releases of theatrical movi ...
- GroupM Explains How Disney Can Have Its Premium Cake And Make Subs Eat Some Ads Too
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, August 15, 2022
"I think Disney+ could very well become the biggest ad-supported streaming servi ...
- ESPN Striking Out On Its Own? With Heavy Hitters, Disney Sees Growth
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 15, 2022
Does ESPN want to make a big player trade -- or contin ...
- Disney Streamers Surpass Netflix In Global Subs, But Global 2024 Disney+ Sub Target Lowered By 15M
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 11, 2022
Disney's global D2C streaming sub gain far outstripped analysts' expectations. But Disney+ ...
- Disney Raises Streaming Prices, Disney+ Ad Option To Start Dec. 8
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 10, 2022
The ad-supported streaming option will start Dec. 8 and be priced ...