It’s not about volume, it’s about curation. It’s not about serving up shows for specific demographics so much as it is having something on the menu to satisfy subscribers’ ever-shifting moods and tastes. So says Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich in discussing the art of managing content for Hulu Originals, ABC Entertainment, Disney Branded […]

Disney India (previously Disney Star) is seeking $940 million of damages from Indian media conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, it was revealed on Wednesday. The claim relates to a cricket rights deal that collapsed in January this year. After Disney won a 2022 bid for TV and digital rights to men’s and women’s cricket events […]

After a bruising fight for both sides, Disney and DirecTV have called a truce: The companies announced a preliminary agreement on a new deal that will restore ESPN, ABC, FX, Disney Channel and other Disney networks to the DirecTV lineup after a nearly two-week blackout. Under the new deal, announced Saturday, Sept. 14, DirecTV will […]

“Inside Out 2,” currently the highest-grossing film of 2024, will be available to stream on Disney+ on Sept. 25. Released on June 14, the film follows the five familiar emotions from the first “Inside Out,” Joy (Amy Poehler), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), Sadness (Phyllis Smith) and Disgust (Liza Lapira), as they navigate Riley […]

Disney wants to crank up Disney+ subscriber numbers ahead of the end of its September 2024 quarter — and before a new price increase takes effect. In a new promo launching Thursday, new and returning customers in the U.S. can sign up for the ad-supported Disney+ Basic plan for $1.99/month for the first three months. […]

UPDATED, 3:45 PM ET: Disney offered to temporarily provide DirecTV access to ABC News’ coverage of the presidential debate Tuesday night between VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump — but DirecTV turned the offer down. Disney networks including ESPN and ABC remain dark on DirecTV amid a carriage feud for a 10th day (and counting). […]

The acrimony between DirecTV and Disney in their contract fight is getting more heated, as the blackout of Disney-owned networks on DirecTV is all but certain to extend into a second week. On Saturday, DirecTV filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, alleging Disney has failed to negotiate in good faith. DirecTV asserted that […]

Carriage fights create some strange bedfellows. DirecTV, at loggerheads with Disney over a new deal for ESPN, ABC and other networks, announced that it would give its customers a $30 credit toward two competing streaming TV services — Sling, from longtime satellite rival Dish Network, and Fubo. Disney and DirecTV failed to reach an agreement […]

Disney — whose networks have been dark on DirecTV since Sept. 1 amid a carriage dispute — on Friday launched a campaign to alert DirecTV customers that they have “plenty of options” to get ABC, ESPN and others from rival providers. The message reads, “Hey DirecTV customers! Missing your favorite ABC and ESPN programming! No […]

We’re officially less than two months out from Halloween, and only a few short weeks away from it being socially acceptable to start decking our houses out in skeletons and cobwebs. And as we head into spooky season, there’s no more enchanting pair to get us into the spirit than the Sanderson Sisters, who last […]

Disney leaders have responded to claims made by DirecTV executives amid the contract dispute that led to ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels going dark on the satellite TV provider’s platform as of Sept. 1. DirecTV executives made bold claims on Sept. 3 about how Disney’s actions have harmed consumers as well as the decline […]

Don’t count on next week’s debut of a new season of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” to force a quick end to the current carriage dispute between DirecTV and Walt Disney Co. DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter told investors Tuesday that the satellite distributor is prepared to stand firm against Disney’s current stance in a blackout that […]

ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on DirecTV after the sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement, a business impasse that reflects the broader economic pain spreading throughout the pay TV sector. The blackout, coming on the kickoff weekend for ABC’s college football football coverage and a little more […]

UPDATED: India’s National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai Bench approved the high-profile merger between Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) media arm and Disney’s Indian entertainment assets on Friday. This follows the approval – that may be subject to so-far unspecified conditions – by the Competition Commission of India on Wednesday. The NCLT order states that the […]