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In strategy shift, AT&T mulls $16-$17 per month streaming service that includes both HBO and Cinemax
AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia has abandoned its plan for a three-tiered streaming service and instead will likely package HBO, sister channel Cinemax and the vast library of Warner Bros. TV shows and movies…
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…
YouTube unseats Apple atop ‘Brand Intimacy’ survey of millennials
Apple topped the chart last year in MBLM’s annual Brand Intimacy survey…
Disney+ streaming service will also feature non-Disney content at launch
Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service, known as Disney+, will include non-Disney programming at launch…
Apple tried to secure rights to stream ‘Friends,’ but Netflix’s $100 million sealed the deal
How do you value a sitcom that hasn’t been on TV for 14 years?
Apple and Disney threaten to crush cable TV
It is an especially bad time to be in the cable TV business…
Why the golden age of streaming could be coming to an end
Nearly every company that makes video is finding its way into the streaming media business…
How AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner will impact cord-cutters
On Tuesday, a federal judge granted AT&T’s longstanding wish to acquire Time Warner…
Comcast bids $65 billion for 21st Century Fox assets, topping Disney
Comcast announced a $65 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox units that are currently in an agreement to be acquired by Disney…
Disney mulls allowing Pixar co-founder John Lasseter to return after unwelcome hugging accusations
Executives at Walt Disney Co. have discussed bringing animation guru John Lasseter back to the company in a new role…
The Walt Disney Company announces strategic reorganization
To capitalize on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align…
Wreck-It Ralph and Apple’s Mac
Wreck-It Ralph is an under-appreciated gem of a movie…
Disney Animation head John Lasseter taking leave of absence from Pixar amid ‘missteps’
One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter, who is well-known for hugging employees and others…
Disney to pull all its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services; will also launch an ESPN video streaming service
Movies to be removed include Disney as well as Pixar’s titles…
Apple should buy Disney
Apple could buy every single team in the four major professional sports leagues in the US…
If President Trump’s tax repatriation plans go through, a big acquisition by Apple make sense
As far as Apple needing to make an acquisition in the content space…
Apple’s cash conundrum: Is buying Disney the answer?
When you’re an ordinary human, it’s smart to have some money to your name…
Analyst offers six reasons why Apple may buy Disney
In a note to clients Thursday, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani offered…
A premium TV bundle could be Apple’s secret weapon
As any investor in Apple knows (by now), the company REALLY REALLY wants to be in the TV space…
The surprising genius of one of Apple’s dorkiest ideas ever
Apple wasn’t doing well, suffering through the awkward years between the Mac and the iPod. Jobs would return officially in 1997, but…
Laurene Powell Jobs cuts Disney stake in half
Laurene Powell Jobs, previously Walt Disney ’s largest single shareholder…
Why Apple should buy Disney
From an investor standpoint, one of the main reasons for why Apple’s stock price trades at a discount to the market is that…
Time Warner acquires 10% stake in Hulu for $583 million
Time Warner is taking a 10% stake in Hulu — joining existing owners Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast…
Donald Trump’s investments include Apple, other companies he bashes
One of Trump’s main talking points during his campaign rallies is that as president he would stop the outflow of American jobs…
ESPN president: Don’t hold your breath for standalone ESPN streaming
Don’t look for ESPN to launch a stand-alone streaming service soon…
Disney says skinny bundles are hurting ESPN, but will help ESPN
Disney says skinny bundles have hurt ESPN. Disney says skinny bundles will help ESPN…
Disney CEO: Apple TV provides best user experience ever
Robert Iger, chairman and chief executive officer at Walt Disney Company…
Amazon Prime Video coming to new Apple TV soon
Hopefully, within a few weeks span, you will be able to see the Amazon Instant Video app feature on your Apple TV…
Apple begins production of Apple TV 5 with ‘dramatically improved’ performance, new functions
The fifth-generation Apple TV will come into volume production in the first quarter of 2016…
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post reviews Apple TV: If the future of television is apps, sign me up
Video playback was crisp, solid and very fast — basically everything you would want from a playback device…
The ‘everything store’ that doesn’t offer everything: Amazon removes all Apple TV listings
Users who search for Apple TV instead get recommendations for Amazon’s own Fire TV devices…
Amazon makes a stupid mistake by banning sales of new Apple TV
Amazon sent an email to its marketplace sellers informing them of its decision to stop allowing that sale of Apple TV…
Apple TV and the 4K Ultra HD conundrum
If you watch a 65-inch 4K TV from eight feet away, you’ll approach the minimum size/distance ratio to deliver a discernible improvement…