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Disney ups Hulu prices
Disney has announced an increase to Hulu subscription costs. Starting on October 8, both Hulu’s…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney domination in Italy
Disney has taken the top four spots in Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart for the…
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Parrot Analytics: Loki tops chart in Germany
Marvel’s time-bending superhero series Loki has topped Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart for the week ending…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney domination
Disney+ has a strong grip over viewers in Italy with its trio of big-budget live…
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Parrot Analytics: all eyes on WandaVision in France
Disney+’s Marvel series WandaVision has ended its first season with a bang at the top…
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Disney adds ESPN+ to Hulu
Disney has integrated ESPN+ into Hulu as it continues to evolve its DTC strategy. The…
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ViacomCBS expands Hulu deal to include Comedy Central & Paramount Network
ViacomCBS has struck an expanded deal with US-based streamer Hulu that will see channels such…
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Disney+ to reach US$4 billion in US subscription revenue alone by 2022
Disney+ is set to surpass US$4 billion in revenue from US subscriptions alone by 2022….
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‘Big three’ continue to dominate US SVOD chart, but newer players having an impact
Netflix has once again emerged as the top subscription streamer in the US, but the…
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Disney increases pricing of cord-cutting Hulu with Live TV service
Disney has reportedly upped the price of its Hulu with Live TV cord-cutting service, bringing…
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Disney restructures business with streaming at fore, splits TV production and distribution
Amid ongoing financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Disney has announced a restructure of…
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Disney+ to surpass Hulu for US subs in 2024
Disney+ is on track to surpass the subscriber numbers of Hulu by 2024 in the…
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Verizon and Disney renew distribution deal, add Hulu and ESPN+
Disney has renewed and expanded its US distribution deal with mobile operator Verizon. The pair…
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Disney to launch adult-oriented Star streamer internationally in 2021
Buoyed by the news that Disney+ had reached 60.5 million subscribers as part of a…
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Disney at 100 million streaming subs but still suffers multi-billion dollar hit
Disney has surpassed a milestone of 100 million streaming subscribers worldwide, but announced a disappointing…
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Disney freezes Disney+ and Hulu ad spend on Facebook
Disney has become the latest high-profile company to cut its ad spend on Facebook platforms…
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Parrot Analytics: Dark a hit in the Netherlands
Netflix’s German-language original Dark continues to be a hit in Europe with the series topping…
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Hulu will drop support for older Roku devices in late June
Hulu will drop support for some older Roku devices, the Disney-owned streamer has said. As…
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Discovery hires Hulu’s Holme for DTC strategy
Discovery has hired Lisa Holme to lead its direct-to-consumer strategy. Holme joins from Hulu, where…
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Disney promotes Campbell to Hulu head
Following the shock announcement that CEO Bob Iger has stepped down with immediate effect, Disney…
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Disney+ achieves 28.6 million subscribers in four months
Disney+ has hit 28.6 million subscribers in less than six months, the company has confirmed….
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Randy Freer steps down as Hulu CEO
Randy Freer Disney is pushing forward with introducing an integrated management team for its SVOD…
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SVOD viewing time continued to grow in 2019
Viewing time of Netflix and Hulu in the US increased in 2019. Continuing the industry’s…
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Parrot Analytics: The Mandalorian is king in Italy
Picking up from the end of 2019, Disney+’s The Mandalorian has started the new decade…
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More than three quarters of young people engage in streaming password sharing
Password sharing has long served as a point of concern for streaming companies, and this…
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Parrot Analytics: New favourite The Mandalorian bolsters lead in Spain
With its first season at a close, Disney+ original The Mandalorian has topped the final…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney and Apple make splash
In a potential sign of things to come in 2020, new series from Disney+ and…
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Parrot Analytics: The Mandalorian shows strong start, but not enough to dislodge Stranger Things
New shows from Disney+ and Apple TV+ have had an impact, but not enough to…
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Hulu raises prices of cord cutting skinny bundle
Less than a week after the launch of Disney+, Disney-owned Hulu has announced that it…
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Streamers “all relatively small to linear TV” claims Netflix CEO
Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Peacock are “all small compared…