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Disney
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ESPN renews FA Cup rights in the US until 2028
Disney-owned sports entertainment giant ESPN has renewed its media rights for the FA Cup in…
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Disney, Fox & WBD sports streaming giant named Venu Sports
The highly anticipated US sports streaming joint venture between media giants Disney’s ESPN, Fox and…
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Disney: ‘marriage of content engines’ will drive engagement
Disney is looking to “a marriage of our content engines” to drive engagement in its…
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F1 Miami Grand Prix attracts largest US audience in history
Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix attracted over 3 million US viewers on Disney-owned broadcaster ABC,…
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Disney and WBD launch Disney+, Hulu & Max streaming bundle
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have formed the first cross-company partnership between major streaming…
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Disney takes hit despite achieving streaming profit
Disney results took a tumble yesterday despite the company reporting its first profitable quarter of…
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Fubo takes fight against sports streaming JV to US Congress
Fubo has stepped up its fight over the planned sport streaming JV by market leaders…
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Waipu.tv secures Disney channels
German streamer waipu.tv has struck an agreement with The Walt Disney Company Germany covering free TV,…
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Disney and Polsat Plus extend linear distribution deal
Polish pay TV provider Polsat Plus Group has renewed their partnership with The Walt Disney…
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Disney CTO LaBerge steps down to join PENN Entertainment
Disney Entertainment and ESPN chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the company after two…
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Date set for Fubo case against ‘Spulu’ partners
A New York Federal court has set August 7 as the date for a preliminary…
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Charter launches low-cost skinny bundles on streaming app
US cable giant Charter Communications has launched two new low-cost streaming TV packages, Spectrum TV…
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Congressmen quiz Spulu partners over sports JV streamer plan
Two US Congressmen have written to the bosses of Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discover…
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Disney+ swoops for Europa League rights in Denmark & Sweden
The Walt Disney Company’s streaming giant, Disney+, has struck a three-year landmark deal with the…
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Polsat Box launches Stream+ with Disney+ and HBO Max
Polish pay TV operator Polsat Box has launched Stream+, a new package that combines its…
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Disney’s Iger secures victory in board battle with Peltz
Disney and its chief executive Bob Iger have fended off the unwelcome attempt by activist…
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Hulu launches on Disney+ in the US for bundle subscribers
Hulu has landed on the Disney+ US streaming platform, available to Disney Bundle subscribers, which…
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Disney’s Iger and Peltz square up ahead of proxy vote
Disney and its CEO Bob Iger and activist investor Nelson Peltz are in the final…
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Disney extends partnership with Serbia’s Telekom Srbija
The Walt Disney Company Central and Eastern Europe have renewed its partnership with Serbian telecommunications…
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Pete Distad to head Disney, Fox & WBD joint sports streamer
Apple and Hulu alum, Pete Distad, has been appointed as the CEO of the Disney,…
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Swisscom’s Blue SuperMax points to super-aggregation future
Super-aggregation “helps customers who don’t want to mess around with too many apps,” according to…
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Charter bundles ESPN+ for Spectrum TV Select Plus subs
US cable giant Charter Communications is taking another step towards streaming super-aggregation by bundling Disney’s ESPN+ with its Spectrum TV Select Plus package.
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ESPN and ICC expand LatAm and Caribbean deal
Disney’s sports provider ESPN has extended its broadcasting partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
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Iger: new technology and Hulu key to Disney+ profitability
Disney’s streaming offering needs to be at the level of Netflix’s technical excellence to help…
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Disney+ EMEA exec Luke Bradley-Jones joins The Economist
Disney+ general manager of EMEA, Luke Bradley-Jones, is leaving The Walt Disney Company to join…
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Disney and Reliance agree Indian merger deal
India’s Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 and The Walt Disney Company have struck a definitive deal…
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ESPN extends USL rights, airing over 400 live games
Disney’s sports entertainment giant ESPN has struck a new deal with the United Soccer league,…
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US DoJ set to probe Disney-WBD-Fox sports streamer plan
The US Department of Justice is to probe the joint sports streaming platform that Disney,…
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MultiChoice takes Disney linear channels until 2027
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has signed a multi-year distribution deal with The Walt…
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Disney names O’Connell to US news group and networks head role
Disney has promoted executive Debra OConnell to the new role of president, News Group and…