Disney Plus is cracking down on password sharing as well, and it’s going to cost you Another one bites the dust Total Film · Aug 10, 2023
Disney Plus joins Netflix on the password crackdown train – here's when it could happen Disney has announced it'll be cracking down on password sharing, but when will it actually begin? TechRadar · Aug 10, 2023
What is the World Between Worlds? Explaining the Star Wars realm that could be essential to Ahsoka The World Between Worlds potentially brings time travel to Star Wars Total Film · Aug 10, 2023
Disney Plus is getting higher prices, ads, and a Netflix-style password crackdown All the big changes to Disney's streaming service explained, including the price for all the tiers Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023
Disney Plus gets ads in the UK, as max price rises even higher Disney has announced that a Disney Plus ad-supported tier will come in November, followed by a price rise in December. WhatToWatch · Aug 10, 2023
Huge Disney Plus subscription overhaul coming soon Ad-supported plan to be added as well as a price hike for 4K HDR Disney+ streaming T3 · Aug 10, 2023
Haunted Mansion director says he cut lots of ghosts and subplots from the final movie Exclusive: Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien talks about cutting scenes and tackling a heavy subject in the new Disney ride adaptation Total Film · Aug 10, 2023
Pixar Head Honcho Is Bullish Elemental Won’t Flop After All Pixar president Jim Morris shared his thoughts on why Elemental will ultimately be a commercial success. Cinemablend · Aug 10, 2023
Six takeaways from Disney's quarterly earnings call In a fickle media market, Disney's overall revenue grew 4%. Despite declining ad revenue and uncertainty over the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, CEO Bob Iger sees growth opportunities. WEKU · Aug 10, 2023
Disney streaming service continues to bleed subscribers, but earnings improve in Q3 Disney reported narrower losses on its Disney+ streaming platform in the quarter ended July 1 and boosted revenues, but also shed Disney+ subscribers for the second quarter in a row The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Netflix Envy: Bob Iger Admits He’d Love To Have Rival’s Margins ‘We have a lot of work to do,’ Disney CEO says Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 9, 2023
Dave Portnoy buys back Barstool Sports for just $1, while Penn Entertainment spends $1.5 billion on an ESPN partnership called the 'white whale' of sports betting deals Penn Entertainment upgrades from Barstool Sports to ESPN as it continues its strategy of partnering with sports media brands to promote its sports betting operations. Fortune · Aug 9, 2023
Disney Plus just pulled a Netflix with price hikes and a password-sharing crackdown Disney is raising the prices of its ad-free plans in October and the company intends to crack down on password sharing next year. Tom’s Guide · Aug 9, 2023
Disney Plus Loses 300K U.S. Subscribers For Second Consecutive Quarter Following December Price Hike ... And They Just Announced Another Increase! Disney Plus' ad-free tier will jump up again, to $13.99 a month, starting in October Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 9, 2023
Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 9, 2023 Disney Cuts Streaming Red Ink but Posts $460 Million Q3 Loss Company takes $2.65 billion in restructuring charges
TV Tech · Aug 9, 2023 Disney Streaming Losses Drop as Global Disney+ Subs Grow to 105.7M Direct-to-consumer losses are cut in half to $512M in Q3 FY2023 while Hulu’s SVOD service sees sub gains
Cinemablend · Aug 9, 2023 Disney Q3 2023 Earnings Call Live Blog: Bob Iger Speaks On Strike, Possible Sale To Apple CEO Bog Iger is expected to touch on the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike and the ongoing legal battle between Disney World and Florida among other topics.
Cinemablend · Aug 9, 2023 High School Musical Series Creator Gets Honest About The Original Cast Not Being The Focus In Season 4 CinemaBlend spoke to the HSMTMTS creator about having the original High School Musical cast in Season 4.
Cinemablend · Aug 9, 2023 A Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Actor Just Confirmed Scenes With Ncuti Gatwa, And I'm So Confused About What This Means An actor tied to Doctor Who's 60th-anniversary specials confirmed scenes with Ncuti Gatwa, but what does this mean?
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023 ESPN enters world of sports betting with $1.5 billion deal with Penn Entertainment Penn will operate ESPN Bet, which ESPN has agreed to promote across its online and broadcast platforms in order to generate “maximum fan awareness” of the app.
TechRadar · Aug 9, 2023 Inside Heart of Stone, the new Netflix movie that explores the benefits and dangers of AI TechRadar talks to Heart of Stone’s director and supporting cast about the new Netflix movie's timeliness, given the streamer’s increasing reliance on the technology.
TV Tech · Aug 9, 2023 Binge Nation: 72% of U.S. Adults Identify as Binge Viewers 96 million U.S. households watched OTT content, with over three quarters (77%) of U.S. adults streaming according to Samba TV
Fortune · Aug 9, 2023 Hollywood studios reportedly want strikes to last until picketers lose their homes. Now, ‘Cinderella’ star Billy Porter has been forced to put his up for sale The Emmy-winning actor said he’s still living “check to check.”
The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023 ‘You’ve starved me out’: Billy Porter says he’s lost his house to actors’ strike Pose star says ongoing strike has led him to sell his house, and condemns Disney CEO for saying demands were ‘unrealistic’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023 Pushing Buttons: Why the closure of Disney’s Star Wars hotel isn’t the end of immersive gaming The $350 million Galactic Starcruiser will close this year – but experiences that combine the real world with online gameplay could still fly