Disney says their streaming platforms will be available for bundle when Disney+ debuts this winter. The company says it will offer a streaming bundle of Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, with ads, for $12.99 a month. The bundle of Disney direct-to-consumer properties will be available for purchase on Nov. 12 when Disney+ launches.
For the first time ever, Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu will be coming to D23 Expo 2019. D23 Expo attendees will also be the first ones to test out Disney+ before it launches in November. Here's the full list of streaming panels for the expo: Disney+ First Look Showcase Friday, August 23, 3:30 p.m., Hall D23... Continue Reading →
There's a new animated original series coming to Hulu in JuneZ The Bravest Knight will air on the streaming service, a new division of The Walt Disney Company. The show is based on a popular children’s book by Daniel Errico: The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived. It chronicles a young pumpkin farmer’s adventure as he... Continue Reading →
The Walt Disney Company and Comcast Corporation announce that Disney will assume full operational control of Hulu, effective immediately, in return for Disney and Comcast entering into a “put/call” agreement regarding NBCUniversal’s 33% ownership interest in Hulu. Under the put/call agreement, as early as January 2024, Comcast can require Disney to buy NBCUniversal’s interest in Hulu... Continue Reading →
Disney and Comcast are talking about working out a deal for Comcast’s 30% stake in Hulu, according CNBC. The two companies are the last remaining owners of a streaming service that was originally founded as a joint venture between several media giants. Last week, Hulu bought back a 9.5% stake in itself from Time-Warner owner... Continue Reading →
AT&T has sold its 9.5% share in Hulu back to the streaming TV company, leaving Disney and Comcast as the service's sole owners. Hulu said Monday that AT&T sold its stake for $1.43 billion, valuing Hulu at $15 billion. AT&T came by its stake after buying Time Warner, which invested $583 million in Hulu in... Continue Reading →
Hulu and the Walt Disney Company's Marvel Studios are teaming up for four adult animated series. Marvel Television, per Reuters, is working on the following: Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey and Tigra and Dazzler. Marvel’s head of TV, Jeph Loeb, will executive produce each project. Disney–which owns Marvel–will become a majority shareholder in Hulu once the Fox-Disney... Continue Reading →
