After a record-setting theatrical run, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water will debut on June 7th on the Disney+ streaming platform and will include bonus content featuring filmmakers, cast and crew. Avatar: The Way of Water debuted in cinemas on December 16th 2022 and became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide taking […]

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion – revealing that there is still plenty of SVoD growth left, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2028, 24 countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions. Six US-based platforms will have […]

Disney+ released the trailer for Flamin’ Hot, directed by award-winning actor, director and producer Eva Longoria, premiering exclusively on Disney+ in UK on June 9th. Flamin’ Hot is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) who as a Frito-Lay janitor disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican-American heritage to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos […]

The Walt Disney Company, amidst its 100th anniversary, has reported its Q2 2023 earnings. Revenues were at $21.81 billion (€19.94bn), an increase of 13 per cent on the same period last year. Disney+ lost 4 million subscribers (now at 157.8 million), mostly via its Hotstar service in Asia, after losing 2.4 million in the previous […]

The push towards net zero by 2050 continues: over 90 per cent of the world’s GDP is now covered by commitments to reach this objective. More than 900 companies have made pledges, including media and entertainment giants such as Walt Disney, Netflix, BBC, and Amazon Studios. However, with rising inflation and a pessimistic economic outlook, […]

Disney has announced that FX’s The Bear, the award-winning drama series, will premiere its second season on July 19th exclusively on Disney+. All 10 episodes will be available at launch. Season 2 follows Carmen Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they work to transform their rundown sandwich […]

A report from Ampere Analysis shows that the rate of TV commissioning in the US dropped significantly in H2 2022, and continues to remain low in 2023. This downturn is most profound for Scripted content, with Scripted TV commissions in the last three quarters down by 24 per cent year-on-year – with overall volumes even […]

Nielsen has introduced Nielsen ONE Content Alpha, a cross-platform solution delivering measurement of content viewing across all device types. Nielsen ONE Content is the next step in the overall Nielsen ONE vision to provide deduplicated cross-media metrics for ads and content. The Alpha, which is initially focused on programme level measurement across platforms, is the […]

Disney has announced that Maggie Simpson in ‘Rogue Not Quite One, a new animated short from The Simpsons, will debut on the Disney+ streaming platform on May 4th in celebration of Star Wars Day. In the short, Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace adventure across the galaxy. […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live beamed Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt to Disneyland as a live interactive hologram during the show on April 27th to prank theme park guests. It was the first time Proto has appeared on Late Night TV. Previously Proto has been utilised on television on the Today show, America’s Got Talent, The Ellen Show, The iHeartMusic […]