Tag: Disney
Disney Appoints New Exec To Oversee Metaverse Strategy
Walt Disney has appointed an executive to oversee its metaverse strategy, according to an email Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek, seen by Reuters.
Mike White, an...
Disney & Fortnite Team Up
Disney+ is partnering with Epic Games’ Fortnite on a free two-month subscription for the popular movie streaming service, according to a post on the...
Disney Strikes Distribution Deal For Disney+ In Italy
The Walt Disney Company has struck its second European distribution deal for Disney+ in a week – this time with Italy’s Telecom Italia Mobile...
South Korea: Disney accused of Frozen 2 “monopoly”
An NGO based in Seoul has alleged that the film occupied 88% of local screens on its opening day, violating Korea's anti-monopoly laws. The...
US: Disney CEO resigns from Apple
Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board, just a couple of months before both companies are set to launch their independent streaming...
US: Disney, Sinclair close 21 Fox regional sports deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group finalized its US$9.6 billion purchase of 21 regional sports networks from the Walt Disney Company on Friday August 23, completing a...
US: Disney gains full control of Hulu in Comcast US$27.5B deal
Walt Disney has inked an agreement with Comcast to take full control of video streaming service Hulu, in a US$27.5 billion transaction that will...
US: Disney Closes US$71.3B Fox deal
21st Century Fox (21CF) officially announced on Twitter that the Disney’s acquisition of Fox is complete. The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21CF became...
Mexico: IFT clears Disney-Fox merger; sets conditions
Mexico´s Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) approved on Tuesday, March 12, the merger operation between entertainment giants The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century...
Brazil: Disney agrees to sell Fox Sports
Walt Disney accepted a demand by Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE that it sell local rights for the Fox Sports channel to win approval of...