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Apple TV+ estimated to have over 40 million subscribers
Apple has not revealed what the current number of subscribers is for Apple TV+, but per Ampere Analysis has stated that the service has…
Apple TV+ content is the highest-rated of all streaming platforms
Apple TV+ content is the highest-rated of all streaming platforms, according to a study which notes that Apple TV+ has highest average…
Disney releases MagicMobile service for iPhone and Apple Watch
Beginning today, iPhone and Apple Watch users at Walt Disney World Resort will be able to enjoy the Disney MagicMobile service…
How to avoid the coming Disney+ price hike
Disney is raising its monthly price for their Disney+ streaming service from $6.99/mo. to $7.99/mo. on March 26th, however you can…
Disney+ tops 100 million global paid subscribers
Disney+ has surpassed 100 million global paid subscribers in just 16 months since its launch, Bob Chapek, CEO, The Walt Disney Company…
Disney+ begins international rollout of adult-friendly ‘Star’ network to subscribers
Disney+ unveiled the full list of movies and shows coming via its Star network in January, and the company this week explained how…
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ top U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ topped U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps in 2020. Worldwide consumer spending grew…
Disney+ hits 94.9 million paid subscribers
Disney said it now has 94.95 million paid subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service as of the quarter ended January 2nd…
Netflix co-founder: Apple TV+ ‘has no excuse’ in streaming wars lag
“I completely have the deepest respect right now for Disney,” Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said. As for Apple TV+, the Netflix co-founder…
HBO Max wins biggest share of new Q420 streaming subs; Apple TV+ holds 6.2% market share for FY2020
AT&T’s HBO Max, which got off to a slow start, drew the largest share of new streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter, according to…
Disney+ may soon dethrone Netflix
Disney yesterday announced aggressive plans to boost its Disney+ streaming service, and its subscriber total may soon eclipse Netflix’s …
Disney+ hits 86.8 million subscribers, boosted by Baby Yoda
Walt Disney Co. today presented to investors and reported its Disney+ streaming service now has 86.8M subscribers, boosted by Baby Yoda …
Apple’s Best Apps of 2020: Zoom, Disney+, Pokémon GO, and more
Apple today presented its App Store Best of 2020 winners, recognizing 15 apps and games, including Zoom, Disney+, Pokémon GO, and more
Thanksgiving box office set for worst ticket sales in decades
The week of Thanksgiving in the U.S. is typically a blockbuster period at the box office, but this year the COVID-19 shutdowns have crippled…
Top 10 U.S. streaming list reveals significant gains for Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max
Parks Associates’ Top 10 streaming video list reveals significant gains for Apple TV+, Disney+, and HBO Max ahead of the third annual…
U.S. stocks rally to add to weekly gains
On Friday, U.S. stocks moved higher, propelled by better-than-expected earnings and COVID-19 vaccine optimism…
Apple TV+ might be the next big thing
Is Apple TV+ about to crash the Netflix and Disney party? Disney+, launched late last year, is making quite a splash, quickly topping…
One quarter of Netflix subscribers also have Apple TV+
According to new data, established streamers like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu don’t yet seem to be losing ground to streaming…
Verizon Unlimited plans add new perks, access to Apple Music, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
Verizon customers get more movies and shows, more sports, more data and more ways to save. Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+1 will be included…
Among new OTT subscribers, 27% subscribed to Apple TV+ since start of COVID-19 crisis
According to Parks Associates, among new OTT subscribers, 27% subscribed to Apple TV+ since start of COVID-19 crisis. Parks Associates reports the churn…
Apple TV+ captures significant share of streaming market
Apple TV+ and Disney+ have captured significant market share in the streaming video space, rounding out the top five behind Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu…
HBO Max vs. Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu
HBO Max launched Wednesday, joining an already crowded field of video streaming services, including Apple’s Apple TV+. HBO-owner AT&T will soon find out…
Apple TV+ is the streaming service subscribers are most likely to cancel
A new survey of people who have used 2+ streaming services pegs Apple TV+ as the streaming service that respondents are most likely to cancel …
Which movie studio(s) will Apple buy?
Will Apple acquire a movie studio, or studios, in the near future? In the last two months, Disney has nearly doubled its paid Disney+ subscriptions…
Disney+ sees huge spike in subscribers; Apple TV+ gets modest uptick
Disney+ proving to be the most popular streaming video choice, seeing a big surge in subscribers, as some Americans prepare to spend long periods…
Coronavirus to add 5% to streaming service subscriptions in 2020
Although the longer term impact of the coronavirus remains uncertain, early evidence suggests that a boost to streaming service subscriptions usage…
Disney+ launches in the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria
Disney+ launches today in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. The service will launch in France on April 7th…
Analyst: Lack of live sports could accelerate cord-cutting
Baird analyst William Power reasons that the lack of live sports and growing economic pressures due to COVID-19 are likely to accelerate cord-cutting …
Rosenblatt VP: ‘There is an opportunity for Apple’ to buy Disney
Rosenblatt Securities Vice President Bernie McTernan in a note to clients says there is an opportunity for Apple to make a major buy: Disney …
Apple has strong showing in survey of each generation’s favorite brands
Every year, MBLM produces the largest study of brands based on emotion to come up with a list of favorite brands. Now in its tenth year, the firm…
Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, effective immediately
Disney announced Tuesday that CEO Bob Iger will step down and become executive chairman through 2021, effective immediately. Bob Chapek…
Apple TV+ forecast to have 26 million paying subscribers by 2025
Apple TV+ forecast to have 26 million paying subscribers by 2025, according to a new report. Disney+ will be the biggest winner over the next five years…
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…
Apple and MGM have held acquisition talks
MGM has held preliminary talks with Apple, Netflix, and other larger media companies about an acquisition as the biggest streaming companies consider…
Apple TV+ U.S. subscribers: 33.6 million already
Apple TV+ U.S. subscribers are said to total 33.6 million already, less than three months after launch. Apple TV+ is obviously doing exceedingly well…
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…
Are you starting to feel streaming fatigue?
As yet another streaming service, NBCUniversal’s Peacock, launchese, one Wall Street analyst says consumers might be starting to feel streaming fatigue…
NBCUniversal’s Peacock marks end of ‘phase one’ of the streaming era
Peacock is the last of the known major media streaming services to officially “launch,” joining Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Quibi…
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…
