Business
Disney restructures to focus on D2C streaming platforms
Kareem Daniel named as head of the company’s new media and entertainment distribution group.
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Media Delivery
Disney Plus has already reached its five-year target for subscribers
SVoD now has 60+ million subscribers worldwide
Business
Netflix “currently worth more than Disney”
Netflix is expected to gain up to 8.45 million new subscribers in Q1 2020
Media Consumption
Disney Plus reaches 50 million subscribers globally
Could meet the company's target of 60-90 million global subs four years early
Business
Could Apple take advantage of the volatile stock market and acquire Disney?
Disney stock drops under $100 prompting speculation
Data Centre
App Annie: Disney Plus is “catering to a clear demand” in Europe
"Has demonstrated a killer ability to co-exist with Netflix"
Media Delivery
Everything we know about: Disney Plus
TVBEurope rounds up the latest news and analysis on the Disney streaming service
Business
Bob Iger is departing Disney “with a very long run of unparalleled success”
Iger to step down as CEO of Disney immediately
Data Centre
Consumers take a shine to Disney Plus over Apple TV+
Survey shows dissatisfaction with Apple's product design
Business
Disney Plus already valued over $1 billion according to Barclays
Disney Plus already worth 69 per cent of Netflix's enterprise value
TVBEverywhere
Disney ‘pulls half its TV box sets from Sky’s streaming service’
Shows from Disney-owned ABC dropped by half from April to October
TVBEverywhere
Disney denies claims of security breach on Disney Plus
Company admits it was surprised by deluge of subscribers on launch day
TVBEverywhere
The Mandalorian pirated “within three hours” of launch
Disney Plus is unavailable in Western Europe until March 2020
Data Centre
Almost half of sport organisations “disappointed with OTT results”
"Successful OTT distribution is by no means a walk in the park"
Media Consumption
Can Apple TV+ take a bite out of the streaming market?
TVBEurope breaks down the prospects for Apple's new streaming service
Data Centre
Streaming wars drive content spending boom
Content spend increased by $50 billion in the last five years
Business
Disney+ in advertising dispute with Amazon, Netflix
Disney reportedly banning Netflix advertising across its TV networks
Technology
Disney, Microsoft partner on distribution via the Cloud
Companies also partnering with Avid
TVBEverywhere
Disney Plus launches in the Netherlands
Free trial run is available on select mobile and connected TV devices
Production & Post
Disney signs 10 year deal with Pinewood Studios
Covers stages, backlots and other production accommodation
TVBEverywhere
Apple and Disney set to go head-to-head in streaming wars
Both companies are set to launch their SVoDs in the coming weeks
Business
Elizabeth Warren: CBS/Viacom merger “raises serious concerns”
"The Department of Justice should be paying close attention."
TVBEverywhere
Disney bullish on new streamer’s predicted global subscriptions
Bob Iger is upbeat about the streamer's forthcoming launch
Features
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Videos
TVBEverywhere
Facebook ‘may release a streaming device’
Wants to include apps from Netflix, Amazon and Disney
Business
Netflix Q2 subscriptions fall below expectations
Service lost subscribers in the US for the first time in eight years
Data Centre
A third of UK consumers aware of Disney+ launch
A quarter of Disney fans would add the platform to existing SVoD subscriptions
Data Centre
Discovery “most omnipresent non-domestic broadcaster” in Europe
Discovery had a broadcasting presence in 26 different European territories in 2017
TVBEverywhere
80 per cent of SVoD customers “feel they pay too much”
Muso reports rising "streaming fatigue"
TVBEverywhere
Disney Plus set for faster global growth than originally thought
Morgan Stanley predicts bullish growth for the streamer
Features
How to meet increasingly high audience demands without breaking the bank
Ooyala's director of global product marketing, Bea Alonso, on optimising the content supply chain
Data Centre
SVoD subscriptions to increase 86 per cent over five years
"China overtook the US in 2018 to become the gross SVoD subscription leader."
TVBEverywhere
Netflix to raise UK prices ‘by up to 20 per cent’
Aims to continue funding £12 billion content budget
Data Centre
Disney+ projected to have 19 million subscribers by 2024
"Fast approaching Amazon Prime Video"
TVBEverywhere
Disney+ could spell trouble for Netflix
23 per cent would leave Netflix if Disney films and shows were removed
Content
Quality of content on Disney+ ‘will be higher than Netflix and Amazon’
Ampere Analysis graded the expected content Disney will offer subscribers on a scale of 1 to 100
Business
Disney+ ‘to reach 75 million subscribers by 2024’
With a third of subscriptions based in the US
Data Centre
Netflix named America’s fastest-growing brand of 2019
Value grew by 105 per cent over the past year to $21.2 billion
Business
‘Disney is no Netflix’ despite Fox acquisition
TVBEurope talks to analyst Alice Enders as the mega-deal finally closes