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Disney Likely To Launch Linear Channels, The Mood At NAB
A deep dive into why linear channels make so much sense for everyone in streaming. Plus the growing frustration with the ad side of the business’s failure to actually solve any of the problems it’s supposed to be solving and where the blame actually lies.
Disney Takes The One-App Route, VIZIO Doubles Content Offering
A look at why the strength of the Disney brand name gives the company a competitive advantage in everything from apps to vMVPDs and why FASTs continue to be such a hot commodity.
Watch Alan Wolk Discuss The Disney-Hulu Deal On Scripps News
Alan Wolk discusses the ramifications of the Disney-Hulu deal for consumers and the industry at large with Scripps’ Chris Nguyen.
Are Hulu's Linear Leanings A Potential Pitfall To Disney's Streaming Strategy?
Will Hulu’s reliance on linear library content prove a boon or boobytrap for Disney’s streaming strategy in the years to come?
Disney's Strategic Gamble: Combining Hulu and Disney+ for a Four-Quadrant Streaming Service
Does Hulu + Disney+ = HBO + Discovery+? Audience demand stats from Parrot Analytics provide a clue.
The Sky Stops Falling On Netflix, Hulu Is Disney’s New Superhero Franchise
The big issues confronting Netflix coming out of their Q2 earnings calls and why a resurgent Hulu may be an issue for Disney.
After IPL Rights Pullback, Is It Time For Disney To Rethink Streaming Goals?
Disney got out of the business of streaming Indian Premiere League games this weekend. Now when will it acknowledge how much more difficult it will be to reach its ambitious global goals for streaming subscribers? And will investors care at this point?
Canvs AI Presents the ‘All The Feels’ Awards for 2021
The last two years have witnessed one of the most transformative periods for TV viewership. Consumers' reached for content that hit the right notes, whatever those notes might be, from feeling part of a community, touching their soul, tickling the funny bone, or just plain fun...We’re proud to present the Canvs “All the Feels” Awards (AF Awards) for 2021!
Disney Plus Needs ‘More Content For More People,’ Iger Says. Yep.
Disney Plus needs more programming, and more kinds of programming that appeal to a broader audience, says retiring Chairman Bob Iger. But it won’t be easy to preserve the brand while stretching its programming offerings.
Is Disney’s Eye-Popping $33 Billion Production Plan Actually Enough?
Disney says it will spend $8 billion more on its streaming programming next year. But with deep-pocketed competitors such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple –none of which have to pay for legacy operations – is that gargantuan increase enough? Warner Bros. Discovery faces some of the same questions as it prepares to merge.
Can Disney+ Day Distract From A Crummy Quarter?
Disney shares dropped 8 percent after the company badly missed on expectations for new Disney+ subscribers, but will spend the week celebrating the two-year anniversary of Disney+’s launch with a bunch of deals and debuts. But lots of strategy issues remain, especially with the company legacy broadcast and cable operations.