Reports: Disney Considers Selling Equity Positions In ESPN To Pro Sports Leagues
Disney is exploring the sale of a minority stake in ESPN to the NFL, the NBA and/or the MLB, according to reports last week from the New York Times and CNBC. Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a recent interview on CNBC that he is…
Disney Reports 235.7M Total Streaming Subscribers At Close Of Its Fiscal Year
The Disney+ premium streaming service has grown to 164.2 million global subscribers, but the Walt Disney Co. warned Wednesday in its financial report for the fiscal fourth quarter that the subscriber growth rate will likely slow in the quarter ahead. Bob Chapek, The Walt Disney…
JustWatch Confirms Disney’s No. 1 Streaming Subscriber Status
With the news Thursday that Disney’s premium streaming services have passed long-time leader Netflix in total subscriber count, JustWatch, the online video content recommendations and information service, has issued its analysis of the achievement. JustWatch said that by the end of July, Disney+ along with…
Disney+ Continued To Rack Up Subscribers In Q4-2021
The Walt Disney Co. reported robust revenue and subscriber growth from its streaming services over the fourth quarter of 2021, including continued strong subscriber growth for the Disney+ app. Disney reported subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming service subscriptions across its portfolio totaled 196.4 million,…
Disney Expands Plans For Upcoming DTC Content Releases
Touting tremendous success in registering subscribers around the world to its Disney+ and other premium streaming services, Disney revealed in tandem with an Investors Day briefing last week that it will continue to advance a direct-to-consumer (DTC) content-first business model going forward. The company also…
ESPN, Torque Esports To Air Virtual Racing With Real, Sim Racers
Sports fans going through COVID-19 hell might be pleased to learn that Disney’s ESPN cable sports network will give them some virtual relief tomorrow, by launching a televised virtual racing series live on ESPN2 for the first time from Torque Esports. The series, called “The…
ESPN, Samsung To Present Live 4K College Football
Samsung has partnered with ESPN to bring select regular season college football games live in native 4K resolution, beginning Saturday (Oct. 12th). The first game will kick off at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN pitting the University of Florida against Louisana State as part of…
Details Revealed For Forthcoming Disney+ Service
The much-anticipated Disney+ direct-to-consumer streaming service from The Walt Disney Co. will launch in the United States Nov. 12. 2019 with an ad-free model designed to compete with Netflix. The details were revealed Thursday at the company’s Investors Day presentation that included demos and pricing…
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