Disney Plus
Disney Plus is a subscription video service operated by the Walt Disney Company. The service features family-friendly movies and TV shows from Disney’s catalog of programming. It costs $8 a month or $80 a year to subscribe.
International variants of Disney Plus also include adult-oriented programming from the Disney and 21st Century Fox libraries of content. These programs are included under the “Star” brand on the Disney Plus app.
Hulu glitches out during Oscars
A glitch involving a live stream of the Oscars on Sunday kept many users of the video platform Hulu from seeing key moments from the awards ceremony.
Gracenote: Disney Plus grows streaming sports share during Q1
Disney's decision to integrate ESPN Plus content into Disney Plus via a content tile boosted its overall share of streaming sports during Q1, according to Gracenote.
Antenna: Bundles help SVOD services manage subscription churn
Streaming services are gaining a better handle on churn by offering lower-priced, ad-supported tiers and by bundling with other services, according to a new report from Antenna.
Dataxis: Ad-supported streaming plans taking off in Europe
More Europeans are streaming content with ads on services like Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon's Prime Video, according to new research from Dataxis.
Nielsen: Football boosted season TV viewership in January
NFL and college football programming, plus other live events, helped lift traditional TV's share of viewership over streaming's lead in January.
Disney sees increased revenue during Q1, despite losing Disney Plus subscribers
Lower subscriber figures at Disney Plus may be attributed to higher prices, less-compelling content and an increase in competition from other platforms.
Parks: Cord-cutters choosing more ad-supported streaming platforms
More than half of Americans have ditched cable and satellite or never paid for it in the first place, according to Parks Associates.
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Disney sued for allegedly violating streaming video patents
InterDigital says Disney improperly uses its patented streaming video techniques on Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus.
Americans streamed familiar TV shows in 2024, with “Bluey” topping list
"Bluey" and "Grey's Anatomy" were the most-streamed shows in 2024, according to a new year-end report released by Nielsen this week.
Luminate: TV production continued to slow in 2024
Cable networks and streaming platforms suffered the worst, while broadcast networks rebounded.
Nielsen to count Disney streamers as one in future “The Gauge” reports
The measurement firm attributed the change to the integration of content across Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus.
Disney: 157 million streaming content with ads
For the first time, Disney is revealing the number of customers who are streaming content on ad-supported plans.