Tag: streaming
Bad Batch Season 2 Delayed Again
As we’ve been predicting and dreading, The Bad Batch season 2 has been delayed again. The show’s second installment was initially marketed for a spring 2022 release, later to be moved to “coming soon.” At one point, Disney+ had a banner for the show advertising a September 28th release dat...
Read MoreREVIEW: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – Season 1, Episode 2 “Superhuman Law”
Well, color me shocked; She-Hulk’s second episode is not bad. After that obnoxious pilot, I had pretty much put a fork in this show. But after a rocky first few minutes, “Superhuman Law” is surprisingly fun and human, does vital work rehabilitating Jen as a character, and even raises some fasc...
Read MoreBatman: Caped Crusader Canceled
Batman is going back to the Batcave – at least as far as HBO Max is concerned. Variety reports that Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled Batman: Caped Crusader, an animated series from Bruce Timm, JJ Abrams, and Matt Reeves. But that’s not all; a bunch of animated TV movies have been canceled as ...
Read MoreDisney CEO Bob Chapek Prioritizes Profitability With Disney+ Restructure
MSNBC published an interesting piece today about Disney CEO Bob Chapek and the impending Disney+ price hike and with-ads version. In short, the article highlights Chapek’s differing strategies from his predecessor and mentor, Bob Iger. They liken his profit-first approach to the changes happen...
Read MoreLord of the Rings Rights Bought by Embracer
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Aug 19, 2022 | 1
In a surprise move, the Swedish gaming company Embracer has swooped in out of nowhere to purchase the merchandising, film, theme park, and gaming rights to the Middle Earth legendarium. This includes the primary rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and “matching rights” to The Silmaril...
Read MoreLightyear on Disney+ Trails Encanto But Still a Success
Audience Analytics company Samba TV released some information on Lightyear‘s Disney+ launch a few days ago. Specifically, the release was a relative success but not on the same level as Encanto last December. Cole Strain, their VP of Measurement Products, offered this statement: “Toy Sto...
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