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Roku gains as Apple TV+ and Disney+ launches drive Q4 revenue surge
Roku posted pre-market gains as the company added 4.6M new customers over the fourth quarter, thanks in part to the launches of Apple TV+ and Disney+ …
Disney+ already has 26.5 million total subscribers
Subscribers of Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, more than doubled from November to 26.5 million, the company said Tuesday…
Netflix growth slows in U.S. after launches of Apple TV+ and Disney+
Netflix growth slows in U.S. after the service faced new competition from lower-cost services from Apple and Disney for the first time…
Disney+ launch moved up in UK, Western Europe to March 24
The Disney+ launch has been moved up a week. Those in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Austria…
France to force Apple, Netflix, Disney, others to spend 25% of local revenue on content
France is finalizing a bill to force video-on-demand services from Apple, Netflix, Disney, Amazon and others to invest at least 25% of their revenue…
Disney+ grosses nearly $100 million on mobile in its first two months
The Disney+ app has now been downloaded nearly 41 million times across the App Store and Google Play and has generated an estimated $97.2 million in user spending…
Disney+ tops Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, and Amazon in user satisfaction
Disney+ is getting higher usr satisfaction scores than Apple TV+ and other established streaming services, including Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix…
Netflix edges Disney to lead all Hollywood studios with 24 Oscar noms
Streaming made Hollywood history again Monday as Netflix picked up a leading 24 Oscar nominations…
Disney+ blasts off with 22 million mobile downloads, lands top spot on Apple’s App Store
Disney+, which features an all-star roster of content that includes Star Wars, has taken off like the Millennium Falcon…
Apple and Disney look to disrupt Netflix’s binge-watching model
Apple and Disney prefer to release series’ episodes the old-fashioned way: once a week…
Disney+ launches
Walt Disney Co.’s much-anticipated debut of its new streaming video service was marred by early technical glitches and crashes for some users…
90 million or bust? Streaming TV’s great subscriber race begins with Apple TV+, Disney+, and many more
As Apple, Disney, Comcast, and others bet big on direct-to-consumer services with lofty membership goals, some analysts are concerning about a marketplace that’s quickly getting crowded…
Disney+ and Apple TV+ are pushing us into the era of the $25 million TV episode
The age of the $15-million-per-episode TV series has already come and gone. We’re now entering the era of the $25 million show…
Behind AT&T’s plan to take on Apple TV+, Disney+, and Netflix with HBO Max
HBO Max, which will be HBO plus movies, original shows, and TV classics such “Friends,” will be available starting this spring…
Disney CEO Bob Iger ‘not fixated’ on lower price of Apple TV+
Disney remains unconcerned about the lower price of competing streaming services, such as Apple’s forthcoming Apple TV+, says Disney CEO Bob Iger…
Verizon will offer new and ‘unlimited’ customers a year of Disney+ for free
Verizon will offer all new and existing Verizon Wireless unlimited customers, new Fios home internet customers and new 5G home internet customers a year of Disney+ for free…
Apple could crush Netflix, Spotify, and Disney+ with a $25 per month all-inclusive plan
There’s no doubt that Apple is playing to win. The company has already said that it will offer a year of Apple TV+ for free for anyone who buys a new iPhone, Mac, or iPad this fall…
Netflix to sell another $2 billion of junk bonds as it braces for onslaught from Apple TV+, Disney+, and more
As the battle for streaming customers heats up, Netflix plans to raise another $2 billion in debt in order to finance new original content…
An iPhone 11 Pro in Disneyland delivers amazing photographs
With the iPhone 11 Pro cameras, I truly feel less of a need for having a standalone camera than ever before…
75% of Netflix subscribers surveyed do not intend to subscribe to either Disney+ or Apple TV+
According to an analysts’ survey conducted in September, 75% of Netflix subscribers surveyed do not..
Disney CEO Bob Iger remembers Steve Jobs: ‘We felt we could say anything to each other’
In January 2006, I joined Steve Jobs in Emeryville, California, to announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar…
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
The Disney CEO left Apple’s Board on September 10th, the same day Apple unveiled details on its forthcoming Apple TV+ streaming service…
Netflix, Roku, Disney stocks drop after Apple TV+ insanely low price is revealed
Shares of Netflix and Disney fell sharply on Tuesday, after streaming rival Apple announced its long-awaited Apple TV+ subscription would cost just $4.99 per month…
Apple TV+ and Disney+ won’t let you binge watch
Apple and Disney aren’t on board with Netflix-style binge-watching…
Disney+ discount offer ratchets up pressure on Apple TV+
Disney+ discount demand crashed its preorder website. Disney said the outage occurred because of an unexpected surge in traffic for a discounted presale offer…
Disney+ offers four simultaneous streams in 4K quality for $6.99 per month
Disney has shared additional details about its forthcoming streaming service, Disney+, which is set to launch on November 12th for $6.99 per month…
Disney ratchets up streaming wars with ‘Star Wars,’ other programming announcements
At the D23 Expo, Disney has shed more light on what consumers will see when the company’s streaming service launches on November 12th…
Ahead of Apple TV+ and Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video gain on Netflix
Netflix is still the No. 1 subscription streaming service in the U.S., according to a new report, but rivals, including Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, are starting to…
ViacomCBS revs up to join Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple, NBCUniversal in the streaming video war for consumer wallets
More than two months before CBS Corp and Viacom Inc succeeded at a third attempt to recombine…
Why Disney’s video bundle will force Apple to bundle Apple TV+
It’s amazing how one company can change how you view pricing in an entire market…
Disney to bundle Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ for same price as Netflix
Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it would offer a $13-per-month bundle of its three streaming services starting in November…
India’s largest video streaming service, owned by Disney, breaks Safari compatibility to fix security flaw
Hotstar, India’s largest video streaming service with more than 300 million users, disabled support for Apple’s Safari web browser…
Apple’s hire of Disney+ video executive creates questions about Disney CEO Bob Iger remaining on Apple’s Board
Apple Inc. has hired a former executive from Walt Disney Co.’s startup streaming service…
Netflix forecast disappoints as streaming competition looms from the likes of Apple, Disney
Netflix Inc gave a weak forecast on Tuesday that unnerved investors just as Apple and Disney…
Disney CEO Iger says Disney+ likely coming to Apple TV, intends to stay on Apple’s Board of Directors
Following Disney’s announcement regarding pricing and availability of its Disney+ streaming service…
Disney+ will cost just $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year; pricing ball now in Apple TV+’s court
Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, will launch on November 12th for $6.99 a month or $69.99 per year…
Disney closes $71.3 billion deal for 21st Century Fox assets paving way for streaming service
Walt Disney Co. closed its $71.3 billion acquisition of the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox…
Disney to lock their golden vault for good as it moves film library to streaming service
Disney is rapidly preparing to launch its own streaming service, dubbed Disney+, later this year…
Disney CEO Iger says Disney’s entire movie library will be streamable via Disney+ streaming service
Disney is betting big on its 2019 streaming service called Disney+..
Apple’s streaming video plans put Disney CEO Bob Iger’s board seat at risk
Apple Inc.’s foray into original TV shows and movies is increasing competition with Walt Disney Co…
Disney dethrones Apple in survey of most ‘intimate’ brands
Disney took the crown from Apple, which ranked first in the last three iterations of the study…
