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DisneyHulu Provides Schedule of Upcoming TV Episode ReleasesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 10:31am.
Los Angeles
- Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and
Disney (NYSE: DIS), has launched a new feature that will let users know when new episodes
of TV shows are scheduled to become available on the site. The new Coming Soon
feature will offer a weekly schedule of when shows from ABC, NBC ad Fox are
slated to go live on Hulu after their broadcast premieres.
Report: Apple Pitching Networks $30 iTunes TV SubscriptionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:59am.
New York
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has been pitching TV networks a plan to offer an iTunes-based TV
subscription service that would cost about $30 a month, All Things D reported,
citing multiple unnamed sources.
Sweden's Voddler Introduces Video-on-Demand SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:49am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Voddler on Wednesday debuted its online
video-on-demand service in Sweden,
which features movies, TV episodes and music from partners including Paramount and Disney,
Variety reported. The service, which is expected to launch across all Nordic
countries in a year's time, is also reportedly close to signing a deal with
Sony Pictures.
WSJ: Disney Working on 'Keychest' Digital Distribution SchemeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2009 - 7:32am.
 New York
- Disney (NYSE: DIS) is working on a multi-platform retail scheme, code-named Keychest,
that would enable consumers to pay a single price for permanent access to a
movie or TV show that could be viewed across on-demand pay-TV, Web and mobile
devices, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company has reportedly been
demonstrating Keychest to other studios and interested parties, and plans to
introduce the technology next month.
News Corp. Exec: Hulu to Start Charging for AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 11:51am.
New York
- Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and
Disney (NYSE: DIS), plans to begin charging users for some content, possibly as early as
next year, according to remarks from News Corp. president and COO Chase Carey,
the Associated Press reported.
Broadcasters, Advertisers Team to Study Audience RatingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 9:06am.
 New York
- A consortium of 14 broadcasters, ad agencies and advertisers announced on
Thursday that they are joining forces to explore new ways to measure audiences
across traditional and new media. Founding members of the Council for
Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) include Time Warner (NYSE: TWX); News Corp. (NYSE: NWS); Viacom (NYSE: VIA);
NBC Universal (NYSE: GE); Disney-ABC (NYSE: DIS); CBS (NYSE: CBS) Paramount; Discovery (NASD: DISCA); Starcom MediaVest;
Mediabrands; WPP (NASD: WPPGY); Omnicom (NYSE: OMC); Unilever (NYSE: UL); AT&T (NYSE: T); and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG).
tags: Video | Advertising | TV | Reports | Metrics | Disney | Viacom | Discovery | CBS | NBC Universal | News Corp. | Time Warner | Research | Council for Innovative Media Measurement |
Disney Interactive Studios to Acquire Wideload GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 6:47am.
Burbank,
Calif. - Disney Interactive
Studios (NYSE: DIS) announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Wideload Games, a video game
development studio launched by Bungie Software founder Alexander Seropian.
Disney to Acquire Marvel Comic Book Empire for $4 BillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2009 - 7:19am.
 Burbank,
Calif. - Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced on
Monday that it will acquire comic book empire Marvel Entertainment, which
counts a portfolio of over 5,000 characters, including Spider-Man and the X-Men,
in a stock and cash deal valued at $4 billion. "This transaction combines
Marvels strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including
Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with
Disney's creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment
properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative
properties across multiple platforms and territories," said Disney
president and CEO Robert A. Iger.
Studios Sue Pirate Bay, Demand Shutdown of File-Sharing HubAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2009 - 10:01am.
 Stockholm, Sweden - A coalition of Hollywood movie studios,
including Disney (NYSE: DIS), Universal, Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX), Columbia, Sony (NYSE: SNE), NBC (NYSE: GE) and Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount,
have filed suit in Sweden, asking a court to shutter file-sharing hub The
Pirate Bay. The four operators of The Pirate Bay have already been found guilty
of copyright infringement and sentenced to jail time and fines; that ruling has
been appealed.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | TV | Paramount Pictures | Movies | Sony Pictures | Disney | Viacom | MPAA | Copyright | NBC | Universal Studios | The Pirate Bay | Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures | Monique Wadsted |
Disney Plans New Subscription Site for Movies, TV, GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2009 - 10:12am.
Los Angeles
- Disney (NYSE: DIS) is working on a new subscription-based website that is expected to
offer the company's movies, TV shows, games and other content, Variety
reported. "People are willing to pay for what they perceive to be value,"
CEO Bob Iger told attendees of Fortune magazine's Brainstorm conference on
Wednesday.
X-Men Creator Stan Lee, Disney Team on 'Digital Motion Comic'Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 11:53am.
Burbank,
Calif. - Marvel Comics legend
Stan Lee's POW Entertainment said on Tuesday that it partnered with Walt Disney
Studios Home Entertainment (NYSE: DIS) on an original "digital motion comic series."
"Time Jumper," about "a young man who jumps through time and
engages viewers in a multi-dimensional, multi-platform universe," will be
available exclusively from Apple's iTunes Store from July 24. Each 5-8 minute
digital episode will retail for 99 cents; other formats to be utilized over the
next two years for the series include online, mobile, DVD and publishing.
ESPN to Expand Localized Sites to L.A., Dallas, New YorkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 10:54am.
Los Angeles - Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ESPN
plans to expand its localized websites for major cities that began in Chicago with new sites for New York,
Los Angeles and Dallas, Variety reported.
Sports Broadcaster Setanta Enters AdministrationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 11:09am.
London - Setanta Sports, a provider of premium and pay-per-view sporting events like
English Premier League football, has switched off its signals to nearly three
million British households, a day after entering administration, or bankruptcy
proceedings, Reuters reported.
Disney, ASUS Debut $249 Netpal Netbook PC for KidsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2009 - 12:18pm.
Glendale,
Calif. - Disney's (NYSE: DIS) consumer
products unit and manufacturing partner ASUS on Wednesday introduced the Disney
Netpal, a notebook computer targeted at kids. The $349 Netpal, designed for
kids ages 6-12, features a 8.9-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi, Windows XP Home, and a
range of Disney-related software for kids. The ASUS Eee PC netbook model has
sold nearly 7 million units to date.
ISPs Ask FCC to Halt "Discriminatory" ESPN360 ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2009 - 9:34am.
Washington - A group of small cable TV operators has petitioned
the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to halt the practice of content
providers charging "discriminatory" rates to ISPs in exchange for
exclusive content, as they say is the case with Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ESPN360 broadband
service, Ars Technica reports.
tags: Sports | Video | Law | Policy | TV | Disney | AT&T | Net Neutrality | ESPN360 | American Cable Association |
Walmart.com, In-Store TV to Feature Jonas Brothers ConcertAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2009 - 12:23pm.
Brisbane,
Calif. - Retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) on
Tuesday posted an exclusive concert from Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Jonas Brothers, in addition
to behind-the-scenes interviews, on Walmart.com. The promotion will also see
the video shown in Walmart stores through Walmart TV beginning on June 15, a
day before the release of the group's new album.
VUDU Video-on-Demand Service Offers HD Disney MoviesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 12:44pm.
Santa Clara,
Calif. - VUDU, the provider of an
Internet-connected set-top box-based video-on-demand service, said on Thursday
that it has added high-definition movies from Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Buena Vista Home
Entertainment to its offering. VUDU now offers over 60 BVHE titles, including
"Doubt," "High School Musical 3" and "No Country for
Old Men."
Hulu: Nielsen is Undercounting Our Site VisitorsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 15, 2009 - 6:32am.
New York
- Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and
Disney (NYSE: DIS), has raised objections to methodologies used to count Web video views,
as Internet audience measurement firms Nielsen Online and comScore counted 8.9
million and 42 million visitors to the site in March, respectively, The New
York Times reported.
tags: Video | Advertising | TV | Metrics | Disney | NBC Universal | comScore | Research | News Corp | Hulu | Nielsen Online |
ABC.com Debuts Music Lounge, Features Songs From ShowsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2009 - 12:40pm.
Los Angeles
- Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC Entertainment has launched a new streaming music player on ABC.com
with a playlist that includes songs featured in shows like "Grey's
Anatomy," "Ugly Betty" and "Scrubs." The ABC Music
Lounge, which currently features songs from over 200 artists heard on ABC, will
also include music videos, performance footage, photos and interviews with
artists, series producers and music supervisors.
Disney Takes Equity Stake in Hulu; Adds ABC Full EpisodesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2009 - 8:12am.
 Los Angeles
- Confirming earlier reports, Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced on Thursday that it has signed a
deal to take an equity stake in, and provide full-length TV episodes to Hulu,
the video website joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). Coming to
Hulu will be shows from ABC, SOAPnet and Disney Channel, including "Grey's
Anatomy," "LOST," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The
View" and "General Hospital."
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