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Source: The Verge Disney Plus and Hulu are both launching new Perks programs that offer subscribers discounts, digital freebies, and sweepstakes in an effort to stand out from the streaming competition. The Disney Plus Perks program is available now in the US, with an international rollout planned later this year. Offers include a six-month DashPass…
Source: The Verge Disney Plus will become the new home of CoComelon outside of YouTube starting in 2027, according to Bloomberg. All eight seasons will move over from Netflix, which has hosted the absurdly popular kids’ show since 2020. CoComelon, essentially a series of mind-numbingly plotless, CG-animated vignettes set to karaoke-quality nursery rhymes, is a…
Source: The Verge Ad-supported tiers are proving to be popular with streaming customers. New data from subscription analyst firm Antenna shows that 46 percent of Discovery Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock subscribers in the US are paying for ad-supported plans, and that around 75 percent of subscribers have at…
Source: The Verge Disney is getting ready to launch ESPN’s standalone streaming service – and apparently, it may just be called “ESPN,” according to a report from CNBC. Sources tell CNBC that ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro chose the name “to simplify what’s become a cluttered streaming world, filled with different media products that can be…
Source: The Verge Disney Plus and Hulu saw another leap in profitability over the past few months. In its second fiscal quarter earnings results released on Wednesday, Disney revealed that its streaming business’s operating income grew to $336 million, up from $47 million during the same time last year. The entertainment giant also reported gaining…
Source: The Verge Fubo is continuing its quest to cut a deal with sports broadcasters that can bring upon the holy grail of sports bundles later this year, just in time for football season. As reported by Deadline, Fubo CEO David Gandler said on an earnings call on Friday that the company is working hard…
Source: The Verge Marvel’s movies have yet to stop being box office juggernauts, but in recent years focused on multiversal storytelling, the studio’s interconnected cinematic franchise has often felt adrift and unfocused. Rather than working as films that can stand on their own, the MCU’s recent crossover features have generally resulted in dangling threads, like…
Source: The Verge A former Disney employee will serve three years in federal prison for logging into the company’s servers to make changes to its restaurant menus’ allergen information, as well as carrying out “denial-of-service attacks” aimed at locking other employees out of their accounts. The court also ordered the man, Michael Scheuer, to pay…
Source: The Verge Star Wars, an epic story about rebellious heroes fighting back against power-hungry fascists hellbent on enslaving an entire galaxy, has always been deeply political. But there are few pieces of the franchise that have ever come close to Disney Plus’ Andor series in terms of thoroughly unpacking what being locked in endless…
Source: The Verge Though the larger Star Wars franchise has seen better days, Disney Plus’ Visions animated series has been consistently excellent for the past two seasons, and the creative teams behind its next chapter make it sound like it’s going to be another knockout. The anthology series will see three storylines from previous episodes…
