The Walt Disney Company is creating a new hub for international content creation that will support the expansion of the company’s direct-to-consumer business and enhance the local and regional content for its streaming services. Rebecca Campbell will serve as of the new hub, according to...
Spotify has disbanded its podcast studio and has laid off some of its team, The Verge reported Tuesday (Jan. 11). Among those let go was studio head Gina Delvac. According to one employee, Studio 4, also known as Spotify Studios, had around 10 to 15...
Pixar’s animated film “Turning Red” is the latest movie to skip theaters and go exclusively to streaming on Disney+ in March, the company announced Friday (Jan. 7). The film centers around a young girl that turns into a giant red panda when she gets excited....
The top eight U.S. media groups will spend at least $115 billion on new content — even as video streaming loses them money, Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Dec. 28). While there are concerns that it might become more difficult to get new customers in...
We stream so much TV that we’ve started expecting a notification that says something like “you have now watched all known TV shows. Go back and hit restart.” This hasn’t happened yet. Probably means we’re not streaming enough TV. It’s not for lack of guidance,...
As streaming services continue their steady flow into homes and devices, viewers are taking more and more over-the-top (OTT) services. However, many already subscribe to paid TV services, and it’s hard to know what to subscribe to — which gets consumers thinking. Such thoughts are...
In the midst of a dispute over how royalties are paid, Spotify has removed from its service the content of hundreds of comedians, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (Dec. 4). Comedians Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart and John Mulaney — who are among those...
Disney is debuting several new promotions for its inaugural “Disney+ Day” on Nov. 12, 2021, including a subscription for $1.99, according to a Monday (Nov. 8) press release. This $1.99 deal for Disney+ is a discount from its standard $7.99 per month price, and will...
Is streaming TV slowing its roll? The short answer is “yes,” but it’s not that simple. On the surface, it appears that fewer signups and more subscription cancellations are in the cards for some as the sector stares down a market correction that may already...
