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The Walt Disney Company
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Higher ratings drive ROI, Disney study confirms
US series with a 1.0 or higher rating deliver twice the return on investment (ROI)…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Telefónica and Disney to launch new Movistar Disney channel
Spanish pay TV operator Movistar and Disney have struck a deal that will see a…
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Disney begins ABC staff cuts
The Walt Disney Company has begun a round of staff cuts that will see up…
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Iger to exit Disney CEO post in 2019
Bob Iger will step down as chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in 2019,…
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Disney pulls content from Netflix to launch own SVOD offering
The Walt Disney Company is pulling all of its movies from Netflix in order to…
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Verizon linked with Disney takeover
Verizon may become the latest US telco to buy a major American content company, with…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger to stay on until 2019
Bob Iger has signed a year-extension to remain chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney…
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Disney takeover rumours cause Netflix shares to spike
Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion (€5.18 billion) after Time Warner made a…
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Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz exits firm
Ynon Kreiz has left Maker Studios almost a year after The Walt Disney Company acquired…
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Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in Hulu.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Time Warner has been in talks with current owners…
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Vivendi revamps Watchever with branded channels, BBC Brit on board
Vivendi-owned German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has revamped its service with a new structure based…
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Disney, Sky and ProSiebenSat.1 invest in VR firm Jaunt
Disney has led a new US$65 million (€58 million) funding round in cinematic virtual reality…
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NBCU seeks to match rivals’ international revenues
NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…
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Multimedia Polska in new deal with Disney
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has struck a new agreement with The Walt Disney Company…
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Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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Staggs in pole for Disney CEO role
Thomas Staggs has been named COO of The Walt Disney Company, positioning him as likely…
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Relativity bid threatens Disney’s Maker takeover
LA film firm Relativity Media is looking to hijack The Walt Disney Company’s takeover of…
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Disney Channel launches on German free TV
Germany’s latest competitor in the children’s free-to-air channels market has arrived. Disney Channel launched on…
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Disney brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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Hulu parents scrap sale, inject US$750 million
Hulu’s US broadcaster owners have scrapped the sale of the streaming website for a second…