The Walt Disney Company is closing 20th Digital Studio, the latest casualty in the most recent round of layoffs. The unit launched in 2008 as Fox Digital Studio to make shortform genre content. It also develops select shorts into longer form content and partners emerging talent with established producers. Several 20th Digital Studio projects streamed […]
Disney+ has confirmed that a second season of Welcome to Wrexham is coming to the streaming service, and it will launch later this year. The first season of the hit sports docuseries from FX, which premiered in August 2022, documented the events of Welsh association football club Wrexham AFC, as Hollywood stars Rob McElhenney and […]
Global AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $91 billion (€83bn) in 2028, up from $41 billion in 2022, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 41 per cent to the 2028 total; adding $20 billion between 2022 and 2028. By 2028, nine […]
In the first quarter of 2023, French mass media company Vivendi has reported revenues were at €2.29 billion, compared to €2.21 billion for the first quarter of 2022. This 3.3 per cent increase was primarily due to revenue growth at Canal+ Group (+€32 million) and Havas (+€20 million), as well as the performance of video […]
Disney+ has released the trailer for the upcoming original psychological drama Saint X, adapted from Alexis Schaitkin’s best-selling debut novel of the same name, premiering June 7th on the Disney+ streaming service in the UK. The psychological drama Saint X, which is told via multiple timelines and perspectives, explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre. The […]
At Star Wars Celebration in London (April 7th – 10th), Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Disney+ original series Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson in the title role. Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a […]
Joe Earley, president of Hulu, has been named the new head of Disney DTC – with Michael Paull exiting as a result. He reports into Disney Entertainment’s chiefs Dana Walden (for TV) and Alan Bergman (for movies), who have control of Disney’s streaming and TV operations in the US and globally. The move comes just […]
Disney has announced that Original series, The Muppets Mayhem, starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry and The Electric Mayhem Band, will premiere on Disney+ with all episodes on May 10th. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio. The trailer can be viewed here. The […]
Disney+ has announced that ’Til Death Do Us Part Kourtney & Travis, an inside look at the wedding of the year, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in the UK on April 13th. Kourtney, Travis and their guests enjoy a luxurious wedding weekend in Portofino, Italy. Private and personal footage reveal an intimate family event full […]
National Geographic has released the trailer from the upcoming eight-part limited WWII series A Small Light. The series, produced by ABC Signature and Keshet Studios, will stream on Disney+ in the UK on May 2nd. Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when […]