Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year
and no one saw it coming BBC : Apple wins US F1 TV rights in $750m deal Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times : F1 races to air exclusively on Apple TV next year Timi Cantisano / Android Police : YouTube TV v...
Disney and Amazon partner to let media buyers using Amazon's DSP have better tools to target consumers on ad-tier programming across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter :
Disney says it has an estimated 157M global MAUs watching ad-supported content across its streaming services Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, including 112M US users
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC :
Fox, ESPN, and WBD announce a new joint venture to launch a streaming sports service in the US in the fall of 2024; each entity will own a third of the JV
The service will be available to ESPN+, Hulu and Max subscribers.
Disney plans to raise US prices of Disney+ Premium, Hulu without ads, and ESPN+, and to expand Disney+ ad-supported plans to Canada and nine European countries
Ad-supported Disney+ tier to expand to Canada, U.K. and eight other European countries this fall
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans to add Hulu content to Disney+ by the end of 2023; standalone options for its platforms, including ESPN+, will remain
what's going on? Matt Tamanini / The Streamable : Answering Questions About Disney+, Hulu's ‘One-App Experience’; Will All Content Be Included? What About Hulu + Live TV? Tom Power / TechRadar : Disne...
Disney reports Q2 Disney+ subscribers down 2% QoQ to 157.8M, vs. ~163M est, its second straight quarterly drop, ESPN+ up 2% QoQ to 25.3M, and Hulu flat at 48.2M
On the bright side, the Mouse House also managed to narrow its streaming business losses by $400 million, down 26% year over year.
Disney ended 2022 with 161.8M Disney+ global subscribers, down 1% QoQ, its first drop since 2020's launch; Hulu had 48M and ESPN+ had 24.9M, both up 2% QoQ
what's going on? Chris Morris / Fortune : Bob Iger casts doubt on rumors that Disney will buy Hulu and says ‘everything is on the table’ Tom Power / TechRadar : Disney Plus loses its magic touch as mi...
Disney rolls out ad-supported Disney+ for $7.99 per month; the ad-free version will now cost $10.99 per month, up from $7.99
but not on Roku Ty Pendlebury / CNET : Disney Plus Review: Not Just for Kids Brian Swint / Barron's Online : Disney+ Ad-Supported Tier Is Here. It's Not Cheaper. Tom Pritchard / Tom's Guide : Netflix ...
Disney hit 235.7M global streaming subscribers in its Q4, above Netflix's 223.1M in its Q3; Disney+ had 164.2M subscribers, Hulu had 47.2M, and ESPN+ had 24.3M
Disney reported results for the final quarter of its 2022 fiscal year today, revealing a total of 164.2 million Disney+ global subscribers …