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NewsDisney, Amazon and Netflix: ‘The New Gatekeepers of Media”
The striking Writers Guild of America has called on regulators to increase their oversight of streamers, saying that three companies—Disney, Amazon, and Netflix—are “poised to be the new gatekeepers of media.”
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Disney+ to launch ad-supported subscription plan in UK and Europe
Disney+ is to launch its ad-supported subscription plan in the UK and select European countries on 1 November.
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Traditional TV viewing in sharpest ever fall, says Ofcom report
The proportion of viewers who tune in to traditional broadcast TV in the UK each week has seen the sharpest ever annual fall from 83% in 2021 to 79% in 2022.
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Sky Showtime Makes Senior Hires from Disney, Netflix and HBO Max
European streamer Sky Showtime has made a number of senior appointments, drafting in executives from Disney, Netflix and HBO Max.
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Disney Cuts Content, Takes $1.5 bn Impairment Charge
The Walt Disney Company will record a $1.5 billion impairment charge as a result of removing content from its streaming services Disney+ and Hulu.
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Disney to Launch Combined Disney+ and Hulu App
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the year.
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Disney appoints Hulu exec Joe Earley as streaming chief
Joe Earley has been named president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment and will take charge of the company’s streaming efforts, including Disney+ and Hulu.
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Disney Job Cuts: Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter Laid Off
The Walt Disney Co has laid off Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter as part of a cost-cutting campaign.
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Fremantle Appoints Marco Tombolini as CEO of Italian Division
Fremantle has promoted Marco Tombolini to CEO of Fremantle Italy.
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London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art to offer virtual production training
The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is to become one of the first drama schools in the UK to offer virtual production technology training to students.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to keep Discovery+ as standalone service
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to maintain Discovery+ as standalone streaming service, in addition to merging HBO Max and Discovery+ into a combined service.
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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs and make $5.5 billion in savings
The Walt Disney Company is to cut 7,000 jobs and make $5.5 billion in savings as part of a major restructure to trim costs and return power to creative executives.
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Australia set to introduce local content quotas for streamers
Major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will be obliged to make more Australian programming from 2024.
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HBO Max unveils first price rise
Warner Bros Discovery is raising the monthly cost of HBO Max for the first time since the streaming service was launched in 2020.
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Industry Trends
Best of CES 2023: Tech trends to keep an eye on
CES2023 may have come and gone, but it has - as usual - left a considerable amount of food for thought. From the downright weird, such as Withings urine-scanning smart toilets, Smart bird feeders and L’Oreal’s robot lipstick applicator, to a slew of new EV launches and some serious TV ...
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Disney+ to offer IMAX Signature Sound By DTS
Disney+ is adding high fidelity audio via IMAX signature sound by DTS to a selection of Marvel films and other titles in 2023.
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Streamer launches: ITVX in the UK, Paramount+ in Germany and Disney+ Basic in the US
UK broadcaster ITV has launched its new and expanded streaming service ITVX, in a slew of streamer launches across the globe.
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Bob Iger brings the changes after returning as Disney CEO
Returning Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger has announced plans to restructure the company to place more decision-making in the hands of creative teams.
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Disney announces hiring freeze to cut costs
Disney is planning to freeze hiring and to “make some small staff reductions”, according to a memo sent by chief executive Bob Chapek to the company’s leaders.
