A group backed by Disney+ and other streaming giants is fighting against the click-to-cancel rule, which would force subscription services to make canceling as easy as signing up. The click-to-cancel rule is a newly established regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to simplify the cancellation process for consumers across various subscription services. This regulation mandates that canceling subscription services ...
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Streaming Service Faces Backlash Over Content Removals on Disney+
Disney+ has recently faced significant backlash from subscribers over a wave of streaming content removals. The company maintains that only a small percentage of its titles have been deleted, claiming a reduction of less than 2% of overall content (per Techradar). However, users are not appeased by this assertion. Fans are particularly upset about the removal of beloved classics, including ...
Read More »Disney Shuts Down Streaming Services: Apps To Go Dark After September 23
Several Disney streaming apps are set to close in a matter of weeks. The road to streaming success hasn’t been smooth for The Walt Disney Company. When it first launched Disney+ in November 2019, the platform attracted a massive subscriber base thanks to its vast library of Disney classics, Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Star Wars content, and new original series ...
Read More »Chicken Sandwiches With a Side of Streaming? Fast Food Company Makes Bizarre Announcement
For the past few years, the use of streaming platforms has absolutely exploded. What used to be an industry primarily dominated by Netflix now includes services like Paramount+, Discovery+, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and, of course, Disney+. It seems like every studio has created its own streaming platform, and cable is becoming a thing of the past. However, one ...
Read More »Disney Announces Pricing for New Streaming Service Experiment Coming This Fall
Pricing information for Disney’s new joint streaming venture has been revealed ahead of its release later this year. Related: Iconic Disney Channel Franchise Wraps Production After 12 Years Venu Sports, the new streaming venture from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, will come at a price of $42.99 per month when it rolls out this fall, according to Deadline. The ...
Read More »Disney+ Users Alerted: Major Changes Ahead as Accounts Face Blockage in 30 Days
Disney+ subscribers have been warned as the streaming service prepares to block accounts en masse. The road for Disney+ hasn’t exactly run smoothly. Despite launching to widespread acclaim in 2019 – when it beat its own expectations and gained over 10 million subscribers in its first 24 hours – and staying strong at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, things soon ...
Read More »Disney+ Streaming Gets Huge Hulu Boost
Disney+ streaming has cost the Mouse billions of dollars since its launch in 2019, but CEO Bob Iger‘s new, controversial strategy finally seems to be paying off. The entertainment industry is currently in a crisis over how to deal with the increasing evidence that streaming content, which the major studios embraced with open arms, does not actually seem to make ...
Read More »‘Simpsons’ Showrunner Clarifies Fate of Iconic Series After Finale
Woo-Hoo! The fate of America’s longest-running animated series has been revealed. Related: ‘Star Wars’ Remake: ‘The Phantom Menace’ Hits YouTube Few TV shows, animated or not, have managed to achieve the same cultural relevance and staying power as The Simpsons. First dancing across viewers’ televisions in 1989 in the series’ debut Christmas special episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire,” ...
Read More »Bombshell Revelation from Main Cast Member Marks Turning Point for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5
Netflix’s Stranger Things gets a surprising update ahead of its final season. Related: ‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Dismisses ‘Star Wars’ Haters: “Does Anybody Take That Seriously Anymore?” Few TV shows have managed to make an impact as large as Stranger Things. What started as a Netflix original series quickly turned into one of the biggest moments in pop culture, becoming one ...
Read More »Pixar Gives up on Disney+, Will Not Release More Movies
Pixar Animation Studios has had enough of Disney+ ruining its box office grosses and critical acclaim and will not be releasing any more feature films on the Mouse’s streaming platform. Disney+ Direct-to-Streaming The advent of streaming media has thrown the entertainment industry into chaos on a scale arguably not seen since the introduction of sound films or home media like ...
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