Disney’s Hulu + Live TV service and Fubo to merge in surprise deal ending Venu lawsuit
3 days, 10 hours ago

Disney’s Hulu + Live TV service and Fubo to merge in surprise deal ending Venu lawsuit

CNN  

New York CNN — Disney’s Hulu + Live TV service and Fubo will merge, creating one of the country’s largest pay TV providers, the companies announced Monday in a surprise deal that will potentially allow the Venu Sports streaming service to move forward. Under the terms of the agreement, Disney will own 70% of Fubo while the TV streaming service’s current management team will operate the newly combined entities, led by Fubo co-founder and chief executive David Gandler. As part of the deal, Fubo will drop its lawsuit against Venu Sports, the streaming joint venture between Disney, Fox Corp, and CNN’s parent Warner Bros. Last year, Fubo sued Disney, Fox Corp, and WBD, blocking the trio’s joint sports streaming venture, Venu Sports, which was slated to launch in August 2024.

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You survived ’til 2025. Here are the big Hollywood business stories to watch for
2 days, 10 hours ago

You survived ’til 2025. Here are the big Hollywood business stories to watch for

LA Times  

Covering the entertainment business is never boring, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another banger as business models that have been around for decades continue to evolve, erode and unravel. Prominent and highly paid anchors are already heading toward the exits, with Hoda Kotb quitting NBC’s “Today” show, Neil Cavuto bailing from Fox News and Chris Wallace exiting …

Fubo combining with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV in attempt to rival YouTube TV
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2 days, 13 hours ago

Fubo combining with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV in attempt to rival YouTube TV

The Independent  

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Fubo combining with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV; lawsuit against Venu Sports settled
2 days, 18 hours ago

Fubo combining with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV; lawsuit against Venu Sports settled

Associated Press  

Disney’s Hulu + Live TV and sports streaming service Fubo are combining in a deal that will Fubo and Hulu + Live TV both allow customers to stream live broadcast and cable networks on their connected TVs, mobile phones, tablets, and other internet-connected devices. “Additionally, this agreement allows us to scale effectively, strengthens Fubo’s balance sheet and positions us for …

Disney to combine Fubo with Hulu live TV service, ending sports streaming lawsuit
3 days, 10 hours ago

Disney to combine Fubo with Hulu live TV service, ending sports streaming lawsuit

LA Times  

Sports streaming service FuboTV Inc. is set to be merged with Walt Disney Co.’s Hulu live TV service, the companies announced Monday, in a deal that clears the way for a joint venture streaming bundle targeted at sports fans who don’t want to pay for channels they don’t watch. The agreement ends New York-based Fubo’s legal action against Venu Sports, …

ESPN on Disney+ launches Wednesday, as Disney looks to increase streaming subscribers
1 month ago

ESPN on Disney+ launches Wednesday, as Disney looks to increase streaming subscribers

LA Times  

Disney+ now has an ESPN tile on its homepage as Walt Disney Co. continues to integrate its streaming services’ content. Disney+ subscribers will now see an ESPN tile on the streaming service’s homepage, part of Walt Disney Co.’s continued efforts to increase subscribers and reduce churn. Those who subscribe only to Disney+ will also be able to watch some Hulu …

Disputes over ESPN, Disney and DirecTV go to the heart of TV’s existential problems
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Disputes over ESPN, Disney and DirecTV go to the heart of TV’s existential problems

LA Times  

By the time you read this article, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV may have resolved their dispute. Amid the contest of wills between the media giants, DirecTV subscribers missed out on Aaron Rodgers’ return to the New York Jets’ “Monday Night Football” battle against the San Francisco 49ers following last year’s season-ending injury. “These mind-bending costs do not just hurt …

Judge blocks Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox sports streaming service over antitrust concerns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox sports streaming service over antitrust concerns

LA Times  

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle talks with Fox Sports sideline reporter Pam Oliver before an NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Venu Sports — the planned streaming service from Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. U.S. district Judge Margaret Garnett appeared to agree, issuing a temporary injunction that said Fubo was likely to prevail on claims …

Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety
5 months ago

Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety

Associated Press  

Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie “Inside Out 2.” Operating income for the entertainment segment, which includes its movie studio and parts of its television wing, nearly tripled to $1.2 billion. Disney’s stock was pressured in …

How the new Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle compares to other streaming deals
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How the new Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle compares to other streaming deals

LA Times  

Bundling up in the middle of summer? Audiences can now stream popular titles such as “Bluey”, “The Bear” and “House of the Dragon” for the price of $16.99 a month with ads and $29.99 a month without ads, the studio giants said Thursday. Separate subscriptions to those three streaming services are valued at a total of $26 per month with …

The new Disney, Warner and Fox sports streaming joint venture finally has a name
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The new Disney, Warner and Fox sports streaming joint venture finally has a name

LA Times  

The logo for the sports joint venture from Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. The sports streaming service joint venture from Fox Corp., the Walt Disney Co, and Warner Bros. The three media companies will have equal ownership shares in the new service, which will carry the suite of ESPN channels, ABC, Fox and its cable sports channels, and Warner Bros. …

Disney, Warner Bros to offer streaming bundle of Disney , Hulu and Max
8 months ago

Disney, Warner Bros to offer streaming bundle of Disney , Hulu and Max

Hindustan Times  

By Lisa Richwine HT Image LOS ANGELES -Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery will offer a bundle of the Disney, Hulu and Max streaming services in the United States starting this summer, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. Both Disney and Warner Bros are trying to build their streaming businesses as customers ditch traditional cable packages, in part …

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery join together for new streaming bundle
8 months ago

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery join together for new streaming bundle

LA Times  

The logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control. Discovery will offer a new streaming bundle that allows subscribers to access Disney+, Hulu and Max all in one deal, the two companies said Wednesday. The two companies billed the joint bundle offering as a “first of its kind.” It comes on …

ESPN’s standalone streaming service will be added to Disney+ in 2025
9 months ago

ESPN’s standalone streaming service will be added to Disney+ in 2025

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. is betting big on ESPN as the Burbank entertainment company bolsters its streaming options and charts its future. The company said Wednesday that its planned standalone ESPN streaming service — featuring content including the sports cable powerhouse’s flagship channel — will be available on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. The platform will allow viewers to stream live games …

Hulu on Disney+ launches Wednesday. What you need to know
9 months, 1 week ago

Hulu on Disney+ launches Wednesday. What you need to know

LA Times  

Disney Bundle subscribers will now see integrated Hulu content on their Disney+ app, part of Disney’s plan to increase viewer engagement and reduce churn. Known as Hulu on Disney+, the combined experience brings shows such as FX’s “The Bear” and Hulu Original “Only Murders in the Building” right onto the Disney+ homepage, allowing viewers to peruse those shows alongside already-existing …

Apple veteran to lead new sports streaming venture
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple veteran to lead new sports streaming venture

LA Times  

Pete Distad, who served as a senior executive for Apple Inc.’s TV business, has been chosen to lead the new sports streaming service being launched by Fox Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Distad, who worked for almost 10 years at Apple following a stint at Hulu, will assume oversight of all aspects of the joint venture, …

Fubo calls proposed streaming service ‘sports cartel’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fubo calls proposed streaming service ‘sports cartel’

LA Times  

LeBron James drives to the basket during the NBA All-Star Game as part of NBA All-Star Weekend on Feb 18 in Indianapolis. Since 2015, the New York-based company has been offering slimmed-down bundles of TV channels that carry live sports programming —essentially the business plan of the still-to-be-named joint venture from Warner Bros. Fubo’s lawsuit asserts that its streaming service …

What you need to know about the new sports streaming service
11 months ago

What you need to know about the new sports streaming service

LA Times  

Three major media companies rocked their industry this week when they announced they are banding together to offer a sports-driven streaming service aimed at consumers who don’t want to pay a big cable bill. The three media conglomerates will have equal ownership shares in the new service, which will carry the suite of ESPN channels, ABC, Fox and its cable …

New sports streaming service coming in 2024 as Disney, Fox and Warner Bros team up
11 months ago

New sports streaming service coming in 2024 as Disney, Fox and Warner Bros team up

The Independent  

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Disney to beta launch Disney+/Hulu, CEO Bob Iger wants parents ‘to prepare’
1 year, 1 month ago

Disney to beta launch Disney+/Hulu, CEO Bob Iger wants parents ‘to prepare’

Hindustan Times  

Disney ain't about just princes and princesses anymore. While as of now, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN exist as separate apps, Bob wants to bundle up subscription products like a streaming platform. For months, Disney CEO Bob Iger promised that there was something new in the books for Disney, as the company was trying to combine the catalogue of Disney and …

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion
1 year, 2 months ago

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion

Associated Press  

Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service. Disney offered no comment beyond saying the acquisition will “further Disney’s streaming objectives.” The deal price could end up higher once the two companies complete an agreed-upon appraisal of …

Disney and Charter end blackout, returning ESPN and ABC to Spectrum TV
1 year, 3 months ago

Disney and Charter end blackout, returning ESPN and ABC to Spectrum TV

LA Times  

Disney channels have been restored to the Spectrum pay-TV service, hours before a highly anticipated “Monday Night Football” matchup on ESPN featuring quarterback Aaron Rodgers leading his new team, the New York Jets, against the Buffalo Bills. Instead, Charter said in a statement that it would offer Disney’s direct-to-consumer services to its customers “for purchase at retail rates.” “We viewed …

Disney got ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Avatar.’ But some now see the Fox deal as a mistake
1 year, 10 months ago

Disney got ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Avatar.’ But some now see the Fox deal as a mistake

LA Times  

Disney CEO Bob Iger arriving at the 92nd Academy Awards in February 2020 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Buying Murdoch’s studios undoubtedly allowed Disney to scoop up valuable franchises, including television’s longest-running scripted show, “The Simpsons,” as well as film juggernaut “Avatar,” giving Disney a slice of the $2.2 billion in global box office receipts from “Avatar: The Way …

Bob Iger announces 7,000 job cuts at Disney, signals ‘significant transformation’
1 year, 11 months ago

Bob Iger announces 7,000 job cuts at Disney, signals ‘significant transformation’

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said Wednesday that the Burbank company will shed 7,000 jobs in an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs, marking some of the steepest reductions in the company’s history and the latest sign of Hollywood’s retrenchment. Iger singled out so-called general entertainment content — shows that exist outside Disney’s signature brands — as …

The ad-supported Disney+ tier is here. Here’s what to know
2 years, 1 month ago

The ad-supported Disney+ tier is here. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

Disney+ has grown to 164 million subscribers in three years. Walt Disney Co. on Thursday launched a new tier of its popular Disney+ streaming service in the U.S. that includes commercial breaks, in a move that the company hopes will get its direct-to-consumer business closer to profitability. The new ad-supported tier, called Disney+ Basic, costs $8 a month, the same …

Should Disney spin off ESPN and fold Hulu into Disney+? This activist investor thinks so
2 years, 4 months ago

Should Disney spin off ESPN and fold Hulu into Disney+? This activist investor thinks so

LA Times  

Daniel Loeb, chief executive officer of Third Point LLC, speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives Conference on May 18, 2017. In a letter addressed to Disney chief executive Bob Chapek, New York-based Loeb on Monday disclosed that his hedge fund, Third Point LLC, had purchased a “significant stake” in the Burbank entertainment giant. “We were particularly pleased to see the strength …

Disney earnings top estimates as Disney+ subscriptions surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Disney earnings top estimates as Disney+ subscriptions surge

Al Jazeera  

Shares of the entertainment company were up 8 percent in extended trading. Walt Disney Co reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, buoyed by a steady recovery in its domestic theme parks during the holiday season and strong streaming subscriber growth. The company’s overall revenue rose 34 percent to $21.82bn in the quarter ended January 1, topping analysts’ estimate of $20.91bn, …

Disney’s massive streaming gamble has arrived. It may change the TV industry forever
5 years, 1 month ago

Disney’s massive streaming gamble has arrived. It may change the TV industry forever

LA Times  

Television may never be the same. “With the launch of Disney+, we’re making a huge statement about the future of media and entertainment and our continued ability to thrive in this new era,” Iger told analysts last week. That deal closed in March after a bidding war with rival Comcast Corp., resulting in months of haggling that ultimately drove up …

Disney takes over Hulu from Comcast as stream wars heat up
5 years, 7 months ago

Disney takes over Hulu from Comcast as stream wars heat up

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Disney is taking full control of Hulu from Comcast, as both companies prepare to launch their own streaming services in response to declining audiences for traditional TV. The company is launching a new kids-focused streaming service called Disney Plus this year for $7 a month and is likely to offer discounted bundles with Hulu and its sports …

Disney is taking full control of Hulu
5 years, 7 months ago

Disney is taking full control of Hulu

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney’s takeover of Hulu is just about complete. “Hulu represents the best of television,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement, adding that the company is now able to “completely integrate” Hulu into its streaming plans in a way that makes the service “even more compelling and a greater value for consumers.” Disney has …

Disney takes control of Hulu, building an arsenal for streaming wars
5 years, 7 months ago

Disney takes control of Hulu, building an arsenal for streaming wars

LA Times  

Hulu’s parents — Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp. — have agreed to an amicable divorce, giving the Burbank entertainment giant full custody of the streaming video site. “Disney’s purchase of Hulu is costly but important,” Fitch Ratings director Patrice Cucinello said in a research note. “By shoring up its presence in the direct-to-consumer space, Disney hopes offer enough value …

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