Disney

• Disney Channel To Produce Shortform YouTube Series ‘Shook’ Starring Sofia Wylie
• Disney Shoots For Streaming Domination By Bundling Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ For $12.99 Per Month

  Disney plans for its various streaming services to get cozy with an all-in-one bundle that’ll wrap up Disney+, Hulu’s ad-supported tier, and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month.

  
• Spotify And Disney Partner To Bring Mouse House Magic With New ‘Disney Hub’ Playlists

  Disney has signed a deal to bring a little Mouse House magic to Spotify. The duo have created the Disney Hub, a central location for collections of songs from classic and new Disney, Pixar, and Marvel films. Accessible to Spotify users in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, the hub features seven core playlists.

  
• Disney Shutters FX Networks’ Nascent Streaming Service FX+ After Acquiring It In March

  After less than a year of operation, FX Networks’ streaming service, FX+, is being shuttered by its new owner — Disney. Disney gained ownership of FX, and thus FX+, in March as one tiny slice of its massive $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. FX+ launched in September 2018, accessible as a $6 per month add-on only to Xfinity, Armstrong, and Cox subscribers. The service offered up every episode of FX and FXX (a sister channel focusing on comedy) programming ad-free. The service never publicly released the number of subscriptions it garnered, Variety reports.

  
• Disney Pushing To “Significantly” Expand Hulu’s Original Programming, Says CEO Randy Freer
• Disney In Total Control Of Hulu After $5.8 Billion Deal With Comcast
• Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Talks To Buy Out Comcast’s 33% Stake In Hulu
• Prank Master YouTuber Adam Beales Teams Up With Disney For Its #VloggerTakeover Series
• Disney Eyeing Global Rollout For Hulu, Potential Subscription Price Hike
• Disney Unveils Name Of Upcoming Streaming Service, Will Launch In Late 2019 With Marvel And ‘Star Wars’ Series
• Disney Digital Network Lays Off A Number Of Employees As Part Of Shifting Focus To SVOD
• Fan-Favorite Villain Loki, Avenger Scarlet Witch To Get Their Own Live-Action Series On Disney’s Streaming Platform