The Walt Disney Company has reported 221m streaming subs across its brands, just topping Netflix at 220.7m. The group declared earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended July 2nd 2022 with revenues for the quarter and nine months up 26 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively. “We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class […]
Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, will be available in 42 new countries and 11 new territories this week following the immediate launch in Greece, Turkey and countries in Central Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia. Theseries of launches follow the arrival of the service in South Africa […]
The Disney+ app is now available on compatible LG TVs in over forty new countries and territories across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. More LG TV owners can now access movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star, as long as their TV runs webOS from 2017 or later. […]
According to the official Star Wars Twitter account, the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series is now the most-watched Disney+ Original series premiere to date, based on hours streamed in an opening weekend – although no data was released to support the claim. The Tweet on May 31st read: “Thank you to the best fans in the […]
The global celebration of Disney+ Day will return on September 8th, leading into D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa in Anaheim, California. In celebration, the streaming service will host special experiences for fans and subscribers, and will premiere new content from its marquee brands, including the return of the beloved Disney […]
Disney’s Star Wars Celebration will return to London in 2023, the first time the event has taken place in the UK since 2016. The ExCeL Arena will house the event – essentially a giant Comic Con exclusively dedicated to all things Star Wars – which is scheduled for April 7th to 10th next year. The […]
Disney+ has announced at the Star Wars Celebration event that the new, original series Andor, from Lucasfilm will launch exclusively on Disney+ on August 31st, with the first two episodes. The series, set prior to the events of Rogue One and will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s […]
As the world’s lockdowns end, the Video game sector is suffering commensurately. According to NPD, US total spending on video games (content, hardware, accessories) decreased by -8 per cent in April. NPD suggests that the Christmas/New Year holiday period showed disappointing results. For example, December’s sales were down 1 per cent compared with 2020 and […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended April 2nd 2022. Revenues for the quarter and six months grew 23 per cent and 29 per cent, respectively, despite a $1 billion (€0.96bn) reduction for the amount due to a customer to early terminate licence agreements for film and television content […]
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the stars of the highly-anticipated Disney+ limited series, cast members Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram and Director and Executive Producer Deborah Chow attended a photocall at London’s Corinthia Hotel on May 11th. The series will launch exclusively on Disney+ from May 27th. Obi-Wan Kenobi begins 10 […]