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Disney bullish on new streamer’s predicted global subscriptions
Bob Iger is upbeat about the streamer's forthcoming launch
This month in the world of streaming…
Catch up on all July's activity from the streamers
VideosFacebook ‘may release a streaming device’
Wants to include apps from Netflix, Amazon and Disney
Netflix Q2 subscriptions fall below expectations
Service lost subscribers in the US for the first time in eight years
A third of UK consumers aware of Disney+ launch
A quarter of Disney fans would add the platform to existing SVoD subscriptions
Discovery “most omnipresent non-domestic broadcaster” in Europe
Discovery had a broadcasting presence in 26 different European territories in 2017
80 per cent of SVoD customers “feel they pay too much”
Muso reports rising "streaming fatigue"
Disney Plus set for faster global growth than originally thought
Morgan Stanley predicts bullish growth for the streamer
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
SVoD subscriptions to increase 86 per cent over five years
"China overtook the US in 2018 to become the gross SVoD subscription leader."
Netflix to raise UK prices ‘by up to 20 per cent’
Aims to continue funding £12 billion content budget
Disney+ projected to have 19 million subscribers by 2024
"Fast approaching Amazon Prime Video"
Disney+ could spell trouble for Netflix
23 per cent would leave Netflix if Disney films and shows were removed
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
Disney+ ‘to reach 75 million subscribers by 2024’
With a third of subscriptions based in the US
Netflix named America’s fastest-growing brand of 2019
Value grew by 105 per cent over the past year to $21.2 billion
‘Disney is no Netflix’ despite Fox acquisition
TVBEurope talks to analyst Alice Enders as the mega-deal finally closes
RTS bursary scheme expands into Scotland
STV to offer internship opportunities at STV News, STV Productions and STV Digital
Sky agrees deal to allow viewers to access content from outside of Britain
Four film studios have agreed to stop 'geoblocking' their content on Sky UK
Disney+ ‘will have more subscribers than Netflix’
JP Morgan analyst predicts Disney's new streamer will win the battle for eyeballs
‘Four global mega-companies’ will dominate TV’s future
Ongoing spate of M&A activity predicted to enter a "holding pattern"
D2C services set to disrupt pay-TV market in 2019
Impact of D2C products is likely "to come to a head" with the expected launch of Disney+ later this year
Disney is losing $1 billion to streaming
Company is preparing to launch its new streaming service Disney+ later this year
Driving innovation at CES 2019
Self-driving vehicles, 5G and 8K TVs take centre stage at the Las Vegas trade show
NBCUniversal boss teases OTT service
Steve Burke also writes about the loss of 21st Century Fox to Disney
Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox will account for two in every $10 spent on content globally
New report from Ampere Analysis
Disney values Hulu at $9.3 billion
Figure revealed in SEC filing regarding company's planned 21st Century Fox acquisition
Fox, Disney deal could close earlier after Chinese approval
Deal received "unconditional approval" from Chinese regulators
European Commission approves Disney’s Fox deal – with conditions
Disney will divest interest in History, H2, Crime & Investigation, Blaze and Lifetime channels
BBC, Sky, Disney, Sesame Workshop partner on Hope Works
Collection of short film will launch simultaneously on leading children’s networks around the world, and via a dedicated YouTube channel
Disney’s SVoD service could be cheaper than Netflix
CEO Bob Iger has revealed plans for the company's new streaming platform
ITV invests in new $1 billion SVoD platform
"NewTV" is being described as the first entertainment platform built for easy, on-the-go mobile viewing
Fox buys more time for new Sky bid
Company filed paperwork which gives it several more weeks to produce a new offer
US Department of Justice gives Disney-Fox deal the all-clear
Disney would be require to divest Fox’s regional sports networks within 90 days of the deal's closure
Disney could get US antitrust approval for Fox deal “within weeks”
Reports suggest approval could come as soon as two weeks
Disney increases its offer for 21st Century Fox
Disney's new offer is worth $71.3 billion of cash and stock
Walt Disney Company to acquire Sky News
Culture Minister gives go-ahead, if Fox/Sky shareholders agree