From Star Wars to The Acolyte, Disney hasn't been having much success with its originals and Hulu's hits are few and far between. All that spells trouble for the House of Mouse.

Disney needs to find some new franchises, given evident viewer fatigue for stalwarts like Star Wars and Marvel films and series. But where to find one these days? There are a couple of possibilities.

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Warner Bros. Discovery is going to fit HBO Max and Discovery+ together… and they’ll likely be better off for it.

Netflix wants to create larger franchise IP in order to both acquire and keep subscribers. But is that a worthwhile endeavor for the service?

Adding to Disney’s difficult year thus far, is the company harming its most valuable IP by churning out a never-ending stream of it?

With streaming services already staking out content lanes over the last couple years, the “streaming wars” now shift toward volume-based conflict.

WandaVision's weekly approach helped fuel even greater conversation about the show, and provides further proof that streaming TV should opt for weekly release schedules.

Churn is going to become an increasing problem for streaming services... unless they're able to harness the power of franchises, of course (no easy feat).

Disney announced a TON on Thursday, including the roadmap for an all-in-one streaming service down the line.

Disney's earnings didn't yield much insight about how Disney+ and its films respectively regroup with coronavirus pressing business on all sides.

Disney+ has the known intellectual property, but that hasn't given them an advantage over incumbent Netflix just yet - at least on the TV show front.

Disney's interconnectivity follows the lead of the MCU and makes recommendation algorithms nearly unnecessary on Disney+.

Kevin Feige taking over as Marvel's Chief Creative Officer shows an omnichannel marketing approach that buoys that brands (and maybe Star Wars) through TV.

Whether Disney+ becomes appointment television or not, it'll be important television to dedicated fans. And that, by itself, is probably enough to guide it to success in the short- and long-term.