Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company ($DIS) is an American mass media conglomerate that owns broadcast television, cable television and radio networks; theme parks, movie studios and the Disney+ streaming app. Its properties include ABC, 21st Century Fox, FX and Disney Plus. It co-owns cable sports channel ESPN with Hearst Communications.
Disney can’t use Star branding in Brazil, judge says
A judge in Brazil says Disney's forthcoming streaming service "StarPlus" is too similarly named compared to Lionsgate's "StarzPlay."
Disney to raise price of ESPN Plus to $7 a month
Starting next month, Disney will raise the price of ESPN Plus to $7 a month or $70 a year.
Lionsgate files trademark dispute against Disney over foreign streamer
Lionsgate has filed a series of trademark infringement lawsuits against the Walt Disney Company in several Latin American countries.
Disney pitched Time Warner merger in 2016
Executives at Time Warner and Disney held a brief phone call to discuss a possible merger in 2016, according to a new report.
Disney Plus nets 103 million global subscribers
Hulu and ESPN Plus also added subscribers, with the latter nearly doubling the number of customers served since last year.
Maine backs off fight for à-la-carte cable packages
State officials in Maine will not continue a fight to force cable, satellite and other pay television companies to offer channels on an à-la-carte basis.
Hulu rolls out ViacomCBS channels on live service
Nearly a dozen ViacomCBS-programmed channels are now live on the streaming television service Hulu.
Broadcasters, Locast trade barbs in letter to judge
Broadcasters accuse Locast of operating under a "freemium" model, not as a not-for-profit as claimed.
Disney to shut down Fox channels in Asia
Disney will shut down several Fox-branded channels as it pushes Asian television viewers toward localized versions of Disney Plus.
Hulu to add NFL Network, NFL RedZone in time for football season
The NFL will place its two cable channels NFL Network and NFL RedZone on Hulu with Live TV starting later this year.
T-Mobile ends Sprint’s “Hulu on Us” promotion after acquisition
T-Mobile is no longer offering new Sprint lines for activation, and that means an end to the "Hulu on Us" promotion.
Disney Plus lands on Sky boxes, streaming sticks in Germany
Disney Plus is now available to Sky Deutschland and Sky Ticket customers on Sky Q and the Sky Ticket TV Stick.