Tag: Hulu
Bob Iger Looks to Sell Disney Assets
According to Bloomberg, Disney CEO Bob Iger is looking into selling about one-third of the company, primarily focusing on Disney’s TV assets. Channels like ABC, Freeform, and FX are up for sale, while Disney seeks a business partner for ESPN. At this time, they don’t want to sell ESPN altogether...
Read MoreDisney+ and Hulu are Merging
Disney will offer a combination of the Disney+ and Hulu apps by the end of the year, according to CEO Bob Iger on the second quarter fiscal earnings call. The apps will remain available as-is. There will be a price increase. Additionally, some content will be removed from Disney+, presumably to migr...
Read MoreWhat Do Disney’s Layoffs Say About Its Future?
Disney’s Red Wedding has officially begun. This week, the Mouse House is initiating the first of three rounds of layoffs, this one aiming to eliminate 7000 workers from the corporation. We knew this was coming, and while, on the one hand, it’s nice to see Disney reeling, it sucks that a lot of e...
Read MoreCharges Against Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland Dropped
Another victim of MeToo/cancel culture/political correctness/whatever name the Beast currently uses has been vindicated. As reported by Variety, the domestic violence charges against Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland have been dropped. The charges against Roiland, which were alleged by a form...
Read MoreArrested Development to be Removed from Netflix
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 13, 2023 | 0
Arrested Development has had a tenuous relationship with quality and renewal since its initial cancellation by 20th Century Fox in 2006. In 2012, the then near-virgin production studio at Netflix acquired the rights and attempted to revive the show for subsequent 4th and 5th seasons. With each seaso...
Read MoreBob Iger: “Everything” is On the Table with Hulu
This morning, activist investor Nelson Peltz dropped his bid to join Disney’s board and wished CEO Bog Iger the best. Iger then spoke to CNBC’s David Faber about Hulu and Disney’s plans for it. Check out an excerpt here: Iger called Hulu “a very successful platform, and I think a good consum...
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