On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Gina Carano filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm for her firing from “The Mandalorian” in 2021. Gina Carano Suing Disney & Lucasfilm Carano was fired after she made several controversial social media posts, including comparing being Republican in the modern U.S.A. to being Jewish during the Holocaust and mocking … Read more
“The Marvels” will begin streaming on Disney+ on February 7, 2024. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film was released in theaters on November 10, 2023. “The Marvels” The “Captain Marvel” sequel is among several recent Disney films to underperform at the box office. It had the worst-ever second-week drop for Marvel Studios, dropping 79% from … Read more
Disney+ will be available on Apple Vision Pro when the mixed reality headset launches on February 2, 2024. Disney and Apple first announced the collaboration last summer. Disney+ subscribers will be able to stream the site’s entire catalog and Disney Bundle subscribers will be able to access Hulu content. Through Apple Vision Pro, users will … Read more
Alongside the announcement of “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” Lucasfilm confirmed that “Ahsoka” season 2 is in development. “Ahsoka” Season 2 The second season of the Disney+ original series will be helmed by Dave Filoni. Ahsoka will likely be reprised by Rosario Dawson, who has portrayed the adult live action version of the character previously in … Read more
After reaching an agreement last month to merge their India assets, The Walt Disney Company and Reliance Industries have both hired law firms and started antitrust due diligence. Disney and Reliance Industries Hire Law Firms for Antitrust Due Diligence Reliance Industries hired Indian law firm Khaitan & Co and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Disney chose … Read more
The Disney+ series “American Born Chinese” has been canceled after one season, Variety reports. “American Born Chinese” Disney+ Series Canceled According to Variety’s source, Disney liked the series but viewership did not justify greenlighting a second season. Producers reportedly plan to shop the series around to other outlets. All eight episodes of “American Born Chinese” … Read more
Charter Communications customers with their Spectrum TV Select bundle now have access to the ad-supported Disney+ Basic at no additional cost. Spectrum and Disney+ Earlier this year, Disney pulled all of their broadcasting channels from Spectrum due to a contract dispute with Charter Communications. The two companies reached a carriage deal in September that lets Charter bundle … Read more
The Walt Disney World Resort deal exclusively for Disney+ subscribers has been announced: free dining plans for select vacation packages. Dining Plan Offer for Disney+ Subscribers at Walt Disney World in 2024 Starting January 3, 2024, Disney+ subscribers can get a free dining plan when purchasing a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day vacation package that includes a … Read more
‘Prop Culture’, the short-lived series detailing movie props from recent and classic films, most of them streaming on Disney+, was removed from the streaming service at the end of May. The show’s host, Dan Lanigan, shared more information on social media about the removal. “Prop Culture” Removed from Disney+ The single-season series of “Prop Culture” … Read more
For the third year in a row, CNBC‘s Alex Sherman asked past and current media executives to make predictions about the media landscape in 2024. Predictions shared in Sherman’s 2022 roundup included the returns of Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to Disney, CEO Bob Iger extending his contract, and CFO Christine McCarthy leaving the company … Read more
The first two episodes of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” reached a record-breaking 13.3 million viewers in its first six days of streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Breaks Disney+ Record Viewers are showing their love for “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” the series based on Rick Riordan’s young adult fantasy … Read more
Disney has signed a non-binding term sheet with Indian company Reliance Industries that would see the merger of their India operations, including Disney+ Hotstar, Deadline reports. New Disney+ Hotstar Agreement Finalized Amid struggles with streaming, it was reported in October that Disney was considering selling their India assets, including Disney+ Hotstar, to Reliance, their main … Read more
As Disney continues to test its one-app experience with Disney+ and Hulu, a new report from Deadline shares that Disney also plans to integrate programming on Star+ service in Latin America into Disney+, eventually shuttering the former. Star+ Content to Shift to Disney+ in Latin America Disney will begin to move their programming from Star+ … Read more
Originally scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 20, episodes of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” made a surprise debut a day early on Disney+ and Hulu. ‘Percy Jackson’ Series Drops a Day Early Fans of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” young adult fantasy adventure series have reason to celebrate, as the first two episodes of … Read more
The Disney+ app has disappeared from at least some Tesla vehicles. The app was pulled amid a software update a month after Disney ceased advertising on X (formerly Twitter), which is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla Removes Disney+ The Disney+ streaming service launched in 2019 and Tesla added the app to vehicles in … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, December 14, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more