Disney and Maker Studios’ Big Deal May Be Smaller Than They Thought
Re/code reports "Industry sources say both sides of the transaction now seem less enthusiastic about each other, and there’s lots of speculation that Maker CEO Ynon Kreiz and other top execs will leave...
View ArticleDisney Partners With Amazon And Microsoft To Expand Its Digital Movie Service
TechCrunch reports "Despite its name, Disney Movies Anywhere, the studio’s cloud-based digital movie service, hasn’t really been available anywhere you want to watch its titles. But today, that’s...
View ArticleESPN Videos Go Dark on YouTube
Variety reports "Nearly all of ESPN’s video content on YouTube has become unavailable, because of unresolved rights issues related to the upcoming launch of the YouTube Red subscription service....
View Article‘Apps Are the Future of TV’? Not So Fast!
Re/code reports "Though it’s true that streaming services, mobile devices and DVRs have taken a toll on same-day viewing and related ad revenue, that predictable decline has been slow enough for the...
View ArticleMaker Studios Plans Marvel, Lucasfilm Series for Verizon’s Go90
The Hollywood Reporter "The Disney-owned YouTube network announced Thursday a deal that will make go90 the exclusive home to eight new series, including cross-country adventure Geekenders starring...
View ArticlePlayStation Vue gets boost from Disney, ESPN
Streamdaily.tv reports "ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC Family, ABC-owned local stations and 14 other networks will now be available as channels on the PlayStation Vue platform. Users will be able to...
View ArticleMaker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz to Exit; Courtney Holt Upped
Variety reports "Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Disney-owned Maker Studios, is stepping down as of Jan. 11, and will be replaced by second-in-command Courtney Holt, who will become executive VP and head of the...
View ArticleDisney partners with Alibaba to launch DisneyLife streaming box in China
VentureBeat reports "Disney is teaming up with Alibaba to launch its on-demand streaming service, DisneyLife, in China. All content will be served up by Wasu Media Network, in which Alibaba owns...
View ArticlePewDiePie Now Has His Own YouTube Network Within Maker Studios
TechCrunch reports "PewDiePie is launching his own multi-channel network called Revelmode. You may remember that PewDiePie was part of Maker Studios, Disney’s successful MCN. PewDiePie isn’t really...
View ArticleClosing Remarks from DEW 2016 Chair: Startups, Disney and the Bright Future...
Perhaps the biggest indication that we are in a truly exciting and transformational time was the final session of the day with Disney’s Chief Strategy Honcho Kevin Mayer, arguably one of the most...
View ArticleOscar Winning ‘Benjamin Button’ VFX Supervisor Eric Barba Joins ILM
HollywoodReporter reports "Visual effects supervisor Eric Barba — who won an Academy Award and BAFTA for the groundbreaking digital human work that helped Brad Pitt appear to age in reverse in David...
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