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Elemental most watched Disney+ movie premiere of 2023

Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, pulling 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming. Directed by Peter Sohn, the original feature film is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents […]

September 19, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ reveals Halloween line-up

Disney+ has announced its Halloween line-up of movies, TV shows and specials arriving this autumn. There are a whole host of brand-new series coming in celebration of Halloween, including Goosebumps, a thrilling new show inspired by R.L. Stine’s bestselling books, Appendage, starring Emily Hampshire, and season five of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows […]

September 15, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Dashing Through the Snow debuts on Disney+ in November

The original family holiday comedy Dashing Through the Snow, starring Lil Rel Howery, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and Teyonah Parris, will debut November 17th, exclusively on Disney+. Dashing Through the Snow is a touching comedy about a social worker for the Atlanta police department and the Christmas Eve journey with his estranged daughter that helps him to remember the […]

September 13, 2023

Disney and Charter ‘patch it up’

Walt Disney and Charter Communications have agreed to end a dispute over fees and terms after a 10-day ‘go dark’ stand-off. Disney will now allow Charter to offer some of its ad-supported streaming channels — including Disney+ and ESPN+ — to its customers as part of a ‘wholesale’ arrangement. Full programming has been restored to […]

September 12, 2023

Disney+ UK launches £1.99 promo

From September 6th to September 20th, new and returning customers in the UK can subscribe to the Disney+ streaming service for £1.99 per month for three months – an £18 saving compared to the regular price for three months. This limited time promotion arrives in time for new premieres from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, […]

September 6, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Research: Value perception key in maintaining SVoD subs

Research from global consultancy Simon-Kucher into consumer streaming behaviour and preferences reveals that the current perceived price-value positioning leaves little headroom for straightforward price increases. Price increases without also increasing the perceived product value could be costly for both global and local streaming providers, leading to risks of cancelations in a competitive market. “With subscribers […]

September 5, 2023

More Disney stockholders sue over Disney+

As Disney shares sink to levels not seen in a decad,  the company has been hit with the latest lawsuit alleging it misled investors about the success, and the cost, of Disney+. Disney is being accused of obfuscating the extent of its losses, pushing lofty subscriber growth targets and claiming that the streaming service was […]

August 31, 2023

Disney+ reveals UK Originals at Edinburgh TV Festival

At the Edinburgh TV Festival, The Walt Disney Company EMEA has revealed a raft of exclusive announcements including first looks, celebrity contributor reveals and a new documentary as part of their upcoming slate of UK Original titles for Disney+. Sean Doyle, Director, Unscripted, Disney+, EMEA, said: “We’ve spent the past year making ambitious documentaries with […]

August 23, 2023

Disney+ announces Playdate cast

Disney+ has announced the cast of upcoming five-part thriller, “Playdate” (w/t), produced by Quay Street Productions and Brightstar. The series stars Denise Gough (“Andor”, “Under the Banner of Heaven”), Holliday Grainger  (“Strike”, “The Capture”), Ambika Mod (“I Hate Suzie”, “This Is Going to Hurt”), Jim Sturgess (“Cloud Atlas”, “One Day”), Bronagh Waugh (“The Suspect”, “Ridley”), and Michael Workeye (“My Lady Jane”, “This Is Going to Hurt”). The series is adapted by Catherine Moulton (“Baptiste”, “Hijack”) from Alex Dahl’s best-selling […]

August 23, 2023

Barb: Netflix, Prime Video subs drop in UK

Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 65.9 per cent of UK households had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q2 2023. Netflix and Prime Video saw quarterly drops in the UK household penetration levels of their services. The survey shows that 57.7 per cent of homes had access to […]

August 17, 2023