Disney announced the launch date for the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service. ESPN Streaming Service & App Update The service will launch alongside an enhanced ESPN App on Thursday, August 21, coinciding with the start of college football and NFL seasons, US Open tennis, international soccer, women’s college soccer, volleyball, field hockey, and more. The … Read more
Per TheAthletic, Disney and ESPN have reached an agreement that could potentially be worth billions of dollars. This landmark deal enables ESPN, to expand its content options and shift more to streaming and further from its dependence on conventional cable TV. ESPN and NFL Agreement Positioning Disney to Secure Streaming Dominance According to the article … Read more
ESPN+ streaming sports content has been integrated into Disney+ with Wednesday’s launch of ESPN on Disney+. ESPN on Disney+ The integration is similar to Hulu on Disney+, which launched this spring, and Star+ on Disney+ in Latin America. A new ESPN tile and hub will serve as a destination for ESPN+ content on Disney+, allowing … Read more
Bart and Homer of “The Simpsons” will participate in a real-time animated telecast of the December 9 Bengals vs. Cowboys Monday Night Football game. The Simpsons Funday Football The Simpsons Funday Football is Disney and ESPN’s second real-time animated event following last year’s Toy Story Funday Football. The alternative viewing presentation will stream on Disney+ … Read more
The Walt Disney Company’s streaming business has reached profitability for the first time. The news was announced with the company’s third quarter FY24 earnings report. Disney Streaming Profitability Disney’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming — including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — made a revenue of $6.4 billion. Profit was $47 million. For comparison, in Q3 FY23, Disney’s DTC streaming … Read more
Disney+ has announced a few new updates today, namely that pricing for both its ad-supported and ad-free tiers will be going up later this fall. Disney+ Price Increase With a “growing offering” coming to the streaming service, Disney is increasing the subscription price for the ad-supported and no ads tiers. Starting October 17, 2024, pricing … Read more
Disney is adding a tile for ESPN+ to Disney+, making it easy for ESPN+ subscribers to access the service when already on Disney+. In March, Hulu on Disney launched, integrating content from Hulu onto Disney+. Like the teased ESPN+ tile, users can only access the Hulu content if they are a Hulu subscriber. Disney+ gained … 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 Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management thinks The Walt Disney Company could achieve profitability in streaming by bundling ESPN+ with a larger player in the streaming arena like Netflix. Nelson Peltz Suggests New Streaming Profitability Plan for Disney Disney’s three streaming services are Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. They are currently available individually or bundled together. … Read more
Direct-to-consumer revenues have increased by 9 percent while the operating loss has almost broken even in the third quarter of 2023. Disney+ subscribers have dropped to 146.1 million, below the 154.8 million goal, though core members of the service rose by 1 percent. Disney+ and Direct-to-Consumer Revenues in Q3 2023 In the company’s Q3 2023 … Read more
The second round of The Walt Disney Company’s 7,000 layoffs has begun and, as previously reported, is mostly impacting the entertainment division. Disney expects to reach 4,000 total layoffs by Thursday this week, cutting 15% of the entertainment division. Disney Television Studios Marketing Dissolved The Disney TV Studios’ marketing department is being dissolved. The various … Read more
According to a report by Variety, Disney will increase its content budget by $8 billion in fiscal year 2022, making the content budget line item $33 billion. The increase came to light after Disney filed its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disney intends to gain a further foothold in the streaming market … Read more
After being announced at Investor Day last December, it’s been revealed exactly when the subscription rate increase for Disney+ will take effect. The front page of the streaming service’s website prior to login reveals that the rate will increase to $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year beginning Friday, March 26th. This will effect all … Read more
With emphasis being shifted to direct-to-consumer entertainment, it’s become clear that Disney+ has become a huge part of The Walt Disney Company’s future. But could it also influence the park-going experience? Disney CEO Bob Chapek seems to believe so. Chapek discussed the streaming service during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Monday, … Read more