Tag: Disney plus
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‘Trust the Artist’: Why Nacelle’s Founder Says Hollywood Is Finally Seeing Creators as Entrepreneurs
It’s only 11am, but Brian Volk-Weiss is on his 7th or 8th meeting of the day when we finally get a chance to talk. No surprise there—who has time for sleep when you’ve got over over a dozen different projects in post-production alone? As the 45-ye…
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Disney Plus Day Hopes to Boost Subscribers With New Content
Disney is banking on spin-offs of “Star Wars” and Marvel universes to help boost subscribers to its streaming services. On Friday, the entertainment giant rolled out its plans for the upcoming years including bringing the already debuted “Shang-Chi” a…
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Backed by Former Disney CEO, Struum Raises $7 Million to Give Streaming Samples
The average American adult uses more than three streaming platforms every month, but the problem many viewers face with all these options is choice paralysis — the feeling of being overwhelmed by a glut of paid TV offerings.With each entertainment com…
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Disney Shares Drop After Missing Subscriber, Earnings Projections
Walt Disney Co. shares dropped as much as 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings expectations and added less Disney Plus subscribers than predicted. Disney Plus totaled 118.1 million subscribers to the streaming service …
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Disney Readies for Talent Deal ‘Reset’ Following ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit
Disney CEO Bob Chapek acknowledged the ongoing tensions developing among high-profile talent and studios that have put their blockbusters on streaming channels instead of releasing them first in theaters. “The talent deals going forward will have to r…
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‘Top Priority’ Disney Plus Adds 12 Million Subscribers As Parks Return to Profitability
Boosted by “Cruella,” “Loki” and “Luca,” Disney Plus added 12.4 million subscribers between April and June, bringing its total to 116 million. Disney beat Wall Street expectations for revenues and subscribers to its streaming star, and saw its theme p…
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The Latest Signs of Netflix’s Loosening Grip
As Netflix dips into gaming, streaming competitors are gobbling up its market share, new data shows.In the last two years, Netflix and Hulu’s combined share of streaming video subscriptions in the U.S. has dropped from nearly 75% to below 50%, accordi…
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Disney CEO: Fans Want Flexibility
Disney CEO Bob Chapek doesn’t think consumers want to wait 45 days for movies to arrive on their streaming services.Speaking at a conference hosted by J.P. Morgan on Monday, Chapek didn’t say whether that would drive moviegoers to the theaters or driv…