Walt Disney will raise the cost of its sport streaming service ESPN+ by 17% in the US next month.
Disney to close Fox and Disney Junior in Germany
Walt Disney will close its pay-TV channels Fox and Disney Junior in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September 30, 2021, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to Broadband TV News.
Disney recruits Malgorzata Jopek
Malgorzata Jopek has been appointed marketing director CE, Media Networks at the Walt Disney Company.
ScreenHits TV adds BBC iPlayer
The customers of ScreenHits TV can now add the BBC iPlayer to the aggregator platform.
France outlines Netflix obligations
France has published a decree outlining the obligations of foreign video services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ in financing French and European works.
Chapek: No plans for ad supported Disney+
Walt Disney has ruled out any immediate introduction of a cheaper, ad supported, tier for Disney+.
Disney prepares for more channel closures
Walt Disney is planning to shut another 100 international TV channels over the next year as it takes advantage of the success of its streaming service Disney+.
Disney+ tops 100 million
The number of subscribers to Walt Disney Company’s streaming service Disney+ has reached 103.6 million.
AWS to support Disney+ expansion
The Walt Disney Company has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage the global rollout of its steaming service Disney+.
Disney+ first for SoftAtHome
SoftAtHome has become the first technology provider to integrate and deploy the newest version of the Disney+ application close to its release.