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Final season of Love, Victor on Hulu and Disney+

Hulu and Disney+ have today that the third and final season of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed “Love, Victor” will premiere with all eight episodes on June 15th, on both streaming services. Season one and two are now streaming on Hulu and will be added to Disney+ on June 15th. “We are proud of ‘Love, Victor’ […]

April 26, 2022

The Old Man coming to Disney+ UK

Disney has announced that original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will be coming soon to Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man centres on Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA […]

April 22, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ sets South Africa launch date

The Walt Disney Company will launch its Disney+ streaming service in South Africa in May. The output will offer quality including 4K and says that up to 4 devices will be able to stream simultaneously, thereby directly challenging the recent decisions by DStv which limits output to a single stream. May 18th is the launch […]

April 21, 2022By Chris Forrester

The Simpsons meet Billie Eilish in new Disney+ short

Billie Eilish revealed that she will appear alongside The Simpsons family in the upcoming short titled “When Billie Met Lisa.” The all-new short, featuring Oscar and Grammy Award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, will premiere on April 22nd exclusively on Disney+. In “When Billie Met Lisa,” Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish […]

April 14, 2022

All American Horror Story on Disney+ UK

From April 27th, all 10 seasons of American Horror Story will be available to stream on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Iconic seasons such as Murder House, Freak Show and Coven will join Double Feature and 1984, bringing together every episode of the horror anthology franchise to stream in one place. The cult-favourite show […]

April 13, 2022

Atlanta Season 3 premieres in June on Disney+ UK

Disney+ has announced that the third season for the award-winning hit comedy series Atlanta will premiere on June 29th exclusively on Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK Taking place almost entirely in Europe, season three finds Earn (Donald Glover), Alfred / ‘Paper Boi’ (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) […]

April 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Dancing with the Stars USA moving To Disney+

Disney is moving the popular dance series, Dancing with the Stars, from ABC to Disney+ in the US and Canada this autumn, making it the first live series to debut on Disney+. The reality series has just been picked up for two more seasons (Seasons 31 and 32). Kareem Daniel, chairman, Disney Media and Entertainment […]

April 8, 2022

Whip Media Report: US SVoD content viewing declines in Europe

A new report from Whip Media, conducted in partnership with MIPTV, explores how the rise of international OTT platforms is changing the balance of programming in Europe. Specifically, as streaming platforms proliferate, and demand for programming increases, the share of US content is declining in several European markets. It also reveals what content from which […]

April 5, 2022

Report: Global streaming revenues up 25% in 2021

The main global Media & Entertainment companies grew by 13 per cent in the first nine months of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, according to a study published by Italy’s Mediobanca. Revenues of streaming services increased by 25 per cent, accounting for 18 per cent of total turnover; advertising revenues saw 19 […]

April 4, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Research: 32m US homes are ‘OTT service hoppers’

A Parks Associates report, Data-Based Decision Making for Video Services, finds 36 per cent of OTT subscribers, roughly 32 million US households, are ‘service hoppers’ – defined as OTT subscribers who switched between services and resubscribed to services multiple times in the previous twelve months. The report details the challenges in OTT subscriber acquisition and retention […]

April 1, 2022