After Disney shares jumped to session high on a report that said the company is looking into potentially exploring an ESPN spinoff, a source tells CNBC the report is inaccurate. After Disney shares jumped to session high on a report that said the... Read More
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ESPN, Disney’s sports network, might cash a big check. ESPN is supposedly negotiating a deal with two sportsbooks to license its brand for sports betting products. The deal is expected to be worth at least $3 billion. Rumor has it... Read More
Yesterday, we talked about the death of cable and the general pivot to streaming/connected TV. According to Statista, on-demand streaming revenue is projected to reach $71.2B. A large portion of that will come from subscriptions to services like... Read More
Starting August 13, the price of ESPN+ will increase to $6.99/month or $69.99/year, up from $5.99/month or $59.99/year. The price of the Disney bundle with Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, which starts at $14/month, will not increase. The price of UFC... Read More
Disney’s latest Marvel flick Black Widow picked up over $215M in the box office this weekend. However, theatres will have to compete with a new model which will have staying power even after COVID is over. Same-day streaming... Read More
In its first year, Disney+ gained 14% of the market, surpassing Now TV and Sky Go. Netflix remains the market leader with a 6% margin over Prime Video. Market share development in 2020 The arrival of Disney+ in February had a clear impact... Read More
Video game developer Epic Games has agreed to buy the Cary Towne Center shopping mall in Cary, N.C., for $95 million. The mall will be turned into new headquarters for Epic with office buildings and recreational community spaces. Epic has been... Read More
Netflix’s prices are going up. The streaming media company is raising the prices on its standard and premium plans for US customers. Its standard plan is now $14 a month, up $1 a month from last year.Its premium subscription will go... Read More
The NBA players’ union approved the league’s 22-team resumption of the season in Orlando, but safety concerns remain for the players preparing for life in a bubble surrounding Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. The league... Read More
Following months of buildup than encompassed seemingly nonstop industry buzz and transmedia marketing, mobile-only streaming platform Quibi’s launch day is in the history books. Preliminary estimates from Sensor Tower’s Store... Read More
There’s been a lot of hype around Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, which is set to launch in early November. We wanted to find out just how many Americans are planning to sign up and if they’ll stay loyal to streaming-giant... Read More
Join Ted Hicks & Rich Valdez as they moderate the #LNPShow that discusses today’s current events, social topics & raising kids in this current time. Topics: Youth Sports & the future of the show Hurricane Dorian /... Read More
It’s been a tough month for Netflix fans, with news emerging that much-loved shows including Friends and The Office are being taken off the platform. It was revealed on July 9 that Netflix US will be losing Friends when its rights... Read More
Join Ted Hicks as he moderates the #LNPShow that discusses today’s current events, social topics & raising kids in this current time. So here’s the Disney Plus announcement and brief podcast on it’s latest offerings. 1.... Read More
Netflix on Tuesday announced its largest price hike since launching its streaming business 12 years ago, upping subscription rates anywhere from 13 to 18 percent. Effective immediately for newbies and being phased in over three months for current... Read More