Will Smith fans were delighted to discover that a beloved action franchise has made a triumphant return to Disney. Amidst the excitement surrounding Will Smith’s return to the Disney fold, it’s hard to ignore the shadow cast by the fallout from the 2022 Oscars ceremony. Smith’s altercation with comedian Chris Rock sent shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, leading to his ...
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Disney Continues on Password Sharing Crackdown Across Platforms
The password-sharing crackdown that streaming services have been enforcing is coming to Disney-owned Hulu soon! The Walt Disney Company has been taking many steps over the last year to get its act together and clean up the mess the company found itself in at the end of 2022. Now that it’s been over a year since the massive clean-up process ...
Read More »Disney Films Are Shut Out of Awards Season, But They’ve Got the Best Show on Television
It’s awards season. That’s been a bit of a mixed bag for the Walt Disney Company. On the film side, Walt Disney Studios have been shut out. For the first time in the awards history, Disney was not nominated for an Annie Award. Disney has pulled its films out of contention in the past, but this is the first time ...
Read More »Contrary to Concerns, Disney’s 2024 Could Be Off to a Good Start
While many have wondered if Disney was truly out of the dog house after the difficult year it had in 2023, the company might be in better shape than we think. The year 2023 was a difficult one for the Walt Disney Company. When Disney CEO Bob Iger came back to the helm, the company began a long year of ...
Read More »Disney+ Hulu Merger Just Gave ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Fans Massive Cause for Celebration!
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ fans have a lot to celebrate and be excited about, per a recent announcement from Disney; recent reports lead us to believe that the long-standing and highly acclaimed show will be returning—in its entirety—available to stream on the newly merged Disney+ and Hulu app! One of the most notable things that sets the Walt Disney Company apart from ...
Read More »Rumor: Disney Purchases ‘The Sopranos’
As The Walt Disney Company battles a rough year regarding box office performance and streaming failures, a rumor involving the hit series The Sopranos and Disney has emerged. Social media has begun to talk about Disney purchasing The Sopranos IP and is planning multiple projects around it, including a sequel film and several series for Hulu. Let’s fact-check this claim. ...
Read More »Disney Picks Another Fight With A Cable Company With Billions and Hulu’s Future at Stake
Disney is having a bit of a public relations problem. On the weekend college football started, they pulled ESPN from the 14.5 million households with Charter Communications, causing them to miss the entire weekend of games. With the NFL about to start, the Walt Disney Company and Spectrum are no closer to a deal, and customers are angry with both ...
Read More »Disney’s Shameless Plug to Angry Spectrum Customers: “There’s Hulu+ Live TV!”
The Walt Disney Company angered many people late last week when it decided to pull all its programming from Charter Communication’s Spectrum TV cable provider. The company would do well not to trigger these customers further, particularly sports fans who had to go without ESPN channels this weekend. However, Disney couldn’t help itself. With negotiations ongoing and no end in ...
Read More »Disney+ Isn’t Disney’s Only Struggling Streamer
It’s been almost four years since The Walt Disney Company launched its streaming platform, Disney+. And for nearly all of those four years, Disney+ has appeared to be nothing but a headache for the studio giant. Many flocked to Disney+ in the months after the streamer’s launch, with the pandemic boosting subscriber numbers. Unfortunately, Disney was never able to maintain ...
Read More »Disney Spent a Ridiculous Amount of Money to Remove Streaming Content
The Walt Disney Company’s recent earnings call is an interesting beast to dismantle. While CEO Bob Iger paints a picture of intense upward trajectories and profits, some wild costs are hidden amongst the business jargon and self-praise. Remember that time a few months back when Disney purged a bunch of content from its streaming platforms? Yeah, that was a shockingly ...
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