The upcoming new Disney+ video streaming service from the Mickey Mouse house, launching in the United States in November, will stream on the world's most popular consumer devices, including Apple's iPhone smartphones, iPad tablets and the Apple TV.
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Disney announces Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundle for $12.99
Later this year, Disney is going to launch its huge streaming service, Disney+. But the company already owns two other huge services: ESPN+ and Hulu. All of these will be offered in a bundle before the end of 2019.
Disney now has full control of Hulu through a new deal with Comcast
Slowly but surely, Disney has been increasing its ownership stake in Hulu and now has come to the point where it has full control of the video-streaming service through a deal with Comcast.
Netflix doesn’t seem too worried about the new streaming services from Apple and Disney
Netflix doesn't seem too worried about the increasing competition in the video streaming space. In its Q1 2019 earnings report, released today, the company says it doesn't expect the newly announced services from Apple and Disney to 'materially affect' its growth.
Disney+ details: pricing, roadmap, content, device compatibility, Apple rivalry & more
During yesterday's important presentation for analysts and Wall Street investors, Disney finally took the wraps off an upcoming content-packed video-streaming service, dubbed Disney+.
Disney CEO Bob Iger may lose his seat on Apple’s board due to conflict of interest
According to Bloomberg, Disney CEO Bob Iger's seat on Apple's board of directors could be at risk because Apple's streaming TV service product slated for launch later this year could easily turn the two friendly companies which share a board connection into fierce competitors.
Microsoft will now sync movies bought on Xbox or Windows 10 with your iTunes Movies library
Microsoft has joined Disney's Movies Anywhere initiative so that customers who made movies and TV show purchases via their Xbox console or Windows 10 system could also access them on Apple devices through iTunes and other linked Movies Anywhere accounts.
With Comcast dropping out, Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox entertainment assets
Comcast has decided to stop its last-minute pursuit of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets. This decision clears the way for Disney to acquire key parts of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and could force Disney to rethink its upcoming video streaming service, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Play Disney Parks app makes standing in line for rides more bearable
Standing in line is perhaps the worse part about going to a Disney resort. With the all-new Play Disney Parks app, Disney is trying to make the least attractive part of your stay more bearable by offering games that can only be played while waiting for a ride.
Disney debuts ESPN+ video streaming service at a price of $4.99 per month
The entertainment conglomerate Disney today launched ESPN+, its new video-streaming service with 10,000 live sporting events in its first year, including more than 180 Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games.
Disney to pull all content from Netflix and launch its own streaming services
Entertainment conglomerate Disney announced during its latest earnings report today that it intends to end a major distribution deal inked with Netflix a few years ago and pull all of its movies from the popular service, including Disney as well as Pixar's titles, CNBC said today.
Disney creates prototype living room with ubiquitous wireless power delivery
While speculation keeps mounting that iPhone 8 might come outfitted with some kind of wireless charging technology, a research arm of the entertainment conglomerate Disney has engineered and shown off a prototype living room capable of ubiquitous power delivery over-the-air without requiring any cables, wires or charging pads.
The solution is based on aluminum panels, which cover the walls, ceiling and floor, a single generator located just outside the room and a copper pipe containing more than a dozen capacitors which are capable of setting the electromagnetic frequency of the structure and finding the electric fields.