Disney+ has announced that the crime-procedural drama series “Criminal Minds: Evolution” will premiere with two episodes on November 25th, exclusively on Disney+. Following the premiere, new episodes will stream weekly exclusively on Disney+, with a mid-season finale on December 16th. The season will then return on January 13th with all-new episodes dropping weekly through the […]
Disney+ has announced that Brandy and Rita Ora will journey to the fantastical kingdom of Auradon in “The Pocketwatch” (working title), the latest installment in the music-driven megahit “Descendants” franchise from Disney Branded Television. Brandy will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 version of “Rogers […]
Time spent watching television climbed for the second consecutive month in the US during October according to The Gauge, Nielsen’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot. The 2.2 per cent monthly increase in TV consumption was underpinned by the nearly 10 per cent jump in broadcast viewing compared to September, bringing the category up to […]
To be able to count is often mentioned as ‘the first rule’, most usually of politics, but also of economics and of business. It can, and should, also be applied to streamers. And in so many ways. First: how many are there, and how many does the market want? Depending a little on your interpretation […]
Disney had announced that celebrated artists Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile will join musical icon Elton John on stage during his final North American performance at Dodger Stadium, paying tribute to the singer and his legendary career. Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium will exclusively be livestreamed on November 21st at 4am GMT […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 1st 2022. The Disney+ streaming service now has 164.2 million global subscribers, an increase of 12.1 million on Q3. However, Disney warned executives in a conference call that growth is expected to slow in the fiscal first quarter. Across […]
Disney+ has announced the cast for “The Acolyte,” an upcoming original Star Wars series from Lucasfilm. Joining the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”), Manny Jacinto (“Nine Perfect Strangers”), Dafne Keen (“His Dark Materials”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“Queen & Slim”), Rebecca Henderson (“Inventing Anna”), Charlie Barnett (“Russian […]
As major platforms like Netflix and Disney+ roll out cheaper subscription tiers and crack down on password sharing, a NPR/Ipsos poll reveals that consumers are focused on three important criteria when they make decisions about TV streaming services: cost, content and ease of use. In a survey of 765 US adults who use streaming services […]
SVoD service revenue in Australia is expected to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9 per cent from $2.2 billion (€2.19bn) in 2022 to $3.4 billion in 2027, driven by a healthy growth in subscriptions and unique SVoD households, as well as a steady rise in the average monthly revenue per unique […]
FX’s Fleishman Is In Trouble, based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s best-selling novel, will premiere on February 22nd 2023 exclusively on Disney+ in the UK. The premiere will feature all episodes of the eight-episode series. Fleishman Is In Trouble tells the story of recently divorced 41-year-old Toby Fleishman (played byJesse Eisenberg), who dives into the brave new […]