Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year. The increases will raise the monthly cost of ad-free Disney+ by $3, or roughly 27%, to almost … Read more
Bob Iger‘s urgent need to overhaul Disney – to turn its streaming division into a profitable enterprise and pull back on its troubled traditional television business – came into sharp relief Wednesday. Disney’s streaming operation lost $512 million in the most-recent quarter, the company said, bringing total streaming losses since 2019, when Disney+ was introduced, … Read more
CNN — Hulu has carved out an impressive niche of salacious fact-based limited series, including several with a true-crime hook. “Welcome to Chippendales” checks off those boxes, but in a less-appealing package that’s surprisingly lifeless, and even with its trashy selling points looks under-dressed for success. The story begins with Indian immigrant Somen “Steve” Banerjee … Read more
Helen Sloan/Netflix October was made for Halloween, and Netflix is getting in the spirit with “The School for Good and Evil,” starring Kerry Washington as Professor Dovey and Charlize Theron as Lady Lesso. The story centers around a pair of best friends, Sophie and Agatha, who find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy … Read more
The co-watching space has, in fact, gained a lot of traction due to the restrictions in place and with people being unable to hang out together. By Shriya Roy In the past few months, the tech world has proven to be a saviour, enabling not just remote working, but also prompt delivery of good and … Read more