The Walt Disney Company finally completes its acquisition of 21st Century Fox for $71 billion. With this deal, Disney is all set to roll out its direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming strategy and expand its presence to new audiences worldwide. Disney’s DTC is expected to launch later this year and will mainly include Disney+, ownership interest in …
Its wartime in the live streaming industry as Amazon, YouTube, and Twitter are fighting it out for NFL Live streaming rights. It was expected considering the TV viewing figures are hitting new lows everyday and major technological platforms are enthusiastic over streaming of live sports. The tech-biggies are set to bid millions of dollars for …
As per experts, Netflix may hit a major setback as 2019 onwards, films from Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Disney Studios will no longer be a part of its content offerings. This was a clear indication though as earlier this year Disney had confirmed that it won’t be renewing its contract with Netflix. Disney has confirmed …
Disney’s recent acquisition of Fox assets has created worries in the industry that Netflix Inc. will be overtaken by Walt Disney Co. in terms of market share. Analysts at Evercore said that Disney spending over $50 billion to include 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets in its streaming service are overblown. Lead analyst Anthony DiClemente …
Following Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Star India also becomes a part of the company. As part of the deal, all of Star India’s assets, including video-streaming service Hotstar, will move to Disney. With this, Star’s (Over-the-Top) OTT platform Hotstar now becomes Disney’s asset. With the acquisition of Hotstar, Disney gets immediate access to …
According to The New York Times, Disney is buying a stake in 21st Century Fox, in an all-stock deal valued at around $52.4 billion. The deal will relieve Rupert Murdoch of his entertainment assets. This deal will promote Disney’s new streaming platform due for launch in 2019, giving the company the rights to premium assets …
21st Century Fox has revealed plans to launch a National Geographic VOD service in some countries across Europe and Africa in 2018. However, the company hasn’t spoken about the exact launch date and the price. Having collaborated with telcos, National Geographic+ will launch next year in South Africa, Denmark, and Greece. The company said more …
In a recent interview with CNBC reporter Julia Boorstin at The Paley Center For Media’s 2017 International Council Summit in New York, James Murdoch – CEO, 21st Century Fox said the company is betting bricks on over-the-top streaming. Citing the case of Hulu’s live OTT TV service, he reveals his plans to roll out bundled …
Fox has launched its video streaming platform Fox+ in the Philippines in this year, ahead of all other countries in Asia, and is now looking forward to launch in all other seven countries too. The new video streaming service will have 11,000 hours of movies and TV series streamed in HD from the Fox studios, …
21st Century Fox Studio’s distribution arm 20th Century Fox Television Distribution has finalized a licensing agreement with Chinese VoD service provider YOU On Demand to bring it’s titles like ‘The A-Team’ and ‘Black Swan’ to China, through YOU On Demand’s Subscription VOD (SVOD) platform and service, via mobile, Over-the-Top (OTT), digital cable and IPTV. Read …
