The Walt Disney Company has announced that it too will join the parade of large companies trimming their workforce in a round of layoffs. The Mouse House will part ways with many as 7,000 employees. That’s roughly 4% of the global work force. As part… Read More »The Walt Disney Company to cut 7,000 jobs in reorganization.
Today Star Wars fans across the galaxy were finally able to say “Hello there” to the first trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” a limited series coming to the Disney+ streaming service. Ewan McGregor is back as the iconic Jedi Master and it was… Read More »First Look: Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi teaser trailer
When Disney Plus was first unveiled as an idea that the Walt Disney Company was going to put some effort behind, it was still a very unproven idea. It was generally believed that streaming services, or other a la carte entertainment options, would be the… Read More »Disney Plus unveils plans for 2nd anniversary to be celebrated across the company
If you watched the premiere episode of the new Marvel Studios series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+ this weekend, then you were part of a record breaking moment for the streaming service. “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” ranked as the most… Read More »“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” breaks viewership records on Disney+
Kevin Mayer, the former chair of Disney’s streaming service focused division, Direct-to-Consumer & International, has left the company for one of the hottest social media platforms on the planet right now – TikTok. Mayer will take over as COO at ByteDance which owns the short… Read More »Disney Streaming Chief departs for TikTok kingdom
The National Treasure movies starring Nicolas Cage as treasure-seeking historian Ben Gates and Diane Kruger as archivist Abigail, has a large fandom that’s been clamoring for a third move in the series since 2007 when the second film was released. The movie producer behind the… Read More »Disney’s National Treasure could return in third movie and a Disney+ series
May the Force be with Star Wars fans who, as of May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, will be able to marathon binge watch the entire nine episodes of the Skywalker saga (not to mention Rogue One and Solo, the two stand alone films)… Read More »Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker heads to Disney+ on May the Fourth
You can’t blame Disney for proudly acclaiming its new streaming service Disney Plus has quickly reached the milestone of 50 million paid subscribers. With its theme parks and resorts shuttered and movie theaters closed, the Mouse House justifiably needs some good news. Disney+ rolled out… Read More »Disney Plus crows as it reaches 50 million subscribers worldwide