Freeform is giving viewers a nostalgia-fueled holiday with many Christmas favorites and also some new original content for its 25 Days of Christmas broadcasting tradition. Here’s what’s coming, a few amazing surprises, and a full listing of the schedule. Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas Freeform kicks the holidays into high gear with its “25 Days […]
ABC’s live (or semi-live) musical adaptation of The Little Mermaid made a splash in the TV ratings on Tuesday night. The show scored a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 and just under 9 million total viewers, solid numbers for a live TV musical. For comparison, Fox’s “Rent” live musical event only drew a 1.4 rating […]
The highly-anticipated Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian‘s release on the forthcoming streaming service Disney+ and it has been revealed that the series will feature a weekly release format akin to most network programming and the scheduled release of each episode, according to Collider. The Full List of Episodes Episode 1: November 12 Episode 2: November 15 Episode […]
Disney unveiled the complete list of films to premiere on its streaming service Disney Plus via a lengthy Twitter thread Monday. With its powerhouse catalog including Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and National Geographic properties, the full magnitude of the Disney empire will be seen once the streaming service launches. They’ve made a nearly 3 hour […]
Disney’s streaming services, Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, will give D23 attendees a look their variety of original and exclusive content. Disney willhave live demos, never-before-seen content, and special experiences at D23 Expo 2019 in Anaheim, California. Guests will be the first to experience Disney+ before it launches in the U.S. on November 12. Fans will […]
Disney’s live-action Aladdin performed at the top end of industry projections we were seeing ahead of the weekend. With $122M overseas for $212.4M global (for the three-day), the Will Smith-starrer is off to a good start, notably over-performing domestically and seeing a strong launch in Asia. (Including the four-day domestic opening, the worldwide total is […]
Today Comcast has agreed to sell its ownership stake in Hulu to Disney. While sale won’t happen for at least another five years, Disney will take full operational control of Hulu going forward now. Hulu was at one time a joint venture between Disney, 21st Century Fox (Which both Comcast and Disney tried to acquire) […]
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High Fidelity, an upcoming series starring Zoe Kravitz, has been moved from Disney+ to Hulu. The decision comes only a couple weeks after Disney acquired a controlling stake in Hulu as part of the $71 billion Fox acquisition deal. High Fidelity was originally positioned on the slate of new series at Disney+, which is expected […]
ABC News has signed its chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, to a new four-year deal believed to be valued at between $15 million to $17 million a year, ensuring he will stay at the Walt Disney-owned news outlet well beyond the 2020 election. Stephanopoulos has been with ABC News since 1997, when he joined the news […]
Disney+ has given a straight-to-series order to Diary of a Female President with Gina Rodriguez attached as an executive producer. The upcoming streamer has given the half-hour, single-camera comedy series a 10-episode order. Told from the narration of her diary, the series follows a Cuban-American 12 year old girl as she navigates the ups and […]