Country Bear Jamboree Ends Its Closing Day With No Final Show Due to Technical Difficulties, Man Sneaks Into Magic Kingdom Without Ticket, All He Got for Christmas Was ‘Escorted to the Ground’, & More: Daily Recap (1/26/24)

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 Friday, January 26, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

‘The Marvels’ Coming to Disney+ Next Month

Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, and Monica Rambeau in "The Marvels"

“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

Media Executives Think Dana Walden or Kevin Mayer Will Succeed Bob Iger, Nelson Peltz Will Get Disney Board Seat, and More 2024 Predictions

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

Star+ to Shut Down in Latin America in 2024, Content Moving Over to Disney+

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

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ to Premiere on Hulu As Well As Disney+ Later This Month

On December 20, the long-anticipated television series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” will premiere on Hulu as well as the previously-announced release on Disney+, according to Variety. ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Coming to Hulu and Disney+ The new series, based on Rick Riordan’s young adult fantasy adventure series, will premiere on Disney+ on December … Read more

Disney Reports ESPN Profits Down 20% as Disney Considers Its Options

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In a regulatory filing, Disney has reported that ESPN profits are down 20%. ESPN Profits Down, Disney Exploring Strategic Options In the first nine months of the fiscal year, Disney’s sports bundle (ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN television channels) reported profits down 20 percent, to $1.48 billion, as well as a decrease in sales to $13.2 … Read more

‘Elemental’ Becomes Most Viewed Disney+ Movie Premiere of 2023

“Elemental” has set the streaming world on fire, as the film has been viewed 26.4 million times since making its debut on the Disney+ streaming service on September 13. The Walt Disney Company shared the numbers in an article released on their official website, adding that the debut was the “most watched movie premiere of … Read more

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Streaming Release Date Announced, World Celebration Construction Unlikely to Be Completed Before EPCOT Disney100 Kickoff, and More: Daily Recap (7/17/23)

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 Monday, July 17, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Tops Streaming Charts in First Week of Release

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“Avatar: The Way of Water” is repeating its financial success at the box office with streaming success at home, topping the Nielsen streaming charts in its first week of release. ‘The Way of Water’ Repeats Success on Small Screen “The Way of Water” recorded 1.9 billion viewing minutes between Disney+ and Max during the week … Read more

Disney Opposing Potential New UK Streaming Service Regulations

As some revisions and expansions to the regulation of streaming services work their way through the Parliament of the United Kingdom, legal counsel for The Walt Disney Company is opposing the changes, per MSN and Variety. Parliament Seeking Changes to Streaming Regulation Some of the proposals include: On that last point, this new regulation primarily … Read more

Disney Stock Down Nearly 9% Since Yesterday’s Closing

The Walt Disney Company stock has taken quite the dive this morning, with Disney stock plummeting nearly 9% since yesterday. Disney Stock Disney stock (DIS) dropped in premarket trading after their disappointing first-quarter report. Yesterday, after their second-quarter report, it dropped even more. This also comes after a surprise decline in Disney+ subscribers in Quarter … Read more

‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi’ Season 2 Announced for Disney+

At the end of a 15th anniversary panel commemorating “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” Dave Filoni announced the “Tales of the Jedi” series on Disney+ would be releasing a second season on Disney+. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi” is an anthology series of short stories from the prequel … Read more