Straight after Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek said he’d exercise his right to buy out Comcast’s 33 per cent stake in SVoD pioneer Hulu sooner rather than later, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said he’d buy the streamer outright “if it were for sale”. Both companies have ‘put’ options to offer to buy the other […]

Channel 4 has acquired the eight-episode Hulu Original limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, which will launch on the channel on September 28th and be available for catch up viewing on All 4. Based on Liane Moriarty’s New York Times bestselling book, Nine Perfect Strangers is set at a boutique resort which promises healing and transformation […]

September is looking like a great month for TV fans, with several intriguing shows set to either debut or return this month. Of course, the biggest series coming out is Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which premiered on Prime Video on September 1st in the US. The show – which Amazon spent […]

Three executives at Disney General Entertainment (DGE) have received expanded leadership roles, Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment, has confirmed. The changes include the promotions of Craig Erwich to president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals; Shannon Ryan to president, Marketing, Disney General Entertainment; and Eric Schrier to the role of president, […]

Despite being the world’s most mature market, US SVoD revenues will grow by $14 billion (€14bn) from $43 billion in 2021 to $56 billion in 2024, according to the North America SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, growth will be almost flat from 2024 to 2027 as a result of price […]

Disney+ has announced A Thousand Blows (working title), a new 12-part series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. The series will be brought to life by screenwriter Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo), starring and executive produced by British screen icon Stephen Graham (This is England, Boardwalk Empire, The Irishman). […]

Nielsen has revealed that streaming usage surpassed cable in July to claim the largest share of US television viewing for the first time, according to The Gauge, Nielsen’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot. Streaming represented a record 34.8 per cent share of total television consumption, while cable and broadcast came in at 34.4 per […]

The Q2 2022 wave of Hub Entertainment Research’s TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction study reveals strong satisfaction with ad-supported streaming TV platforms. Key findings from this year’s study: 1) The number of consumers using an ad-free streaming platform has increased impressively over the past several years. In Q2 2022, 55 per cent of consumers say […]

Hedge fund Third Point has disclosed a $1 billion (€0.98bn) stake in The Walt Disney Company and plans to push for changes including spinning off ESPN and buying back shares. Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point, has U-turned on Disney building this new stake not long after exiting his previous position over fears about rising […]

Which ad-supported streaming services are viewers most satisfied with? A new Whip Media report, which included survey responses from about 2,500 US viewers, looked at that question. In particular, viewers were most satisfied with HBO Max’s ad-supported experience. Meanwhile, Hulu’s experience – due to a high level of viewer annoyance with their ads, left something […]