Disney Archive

Richard LawlerAug 1, 2023

Fox thought its sports gambling app was a big new opportunity, but Fox Bet never paid off.

The Wall Street Journal reports FanDuel and Fox are winding down Fox Bet, an app launched in 2019 that only ever was available in a few states.

When we wrote about it in 2021, the integration of gambling looked like a sure thing to broadcasters and streamers, but since then, FuboTV’s gambling ambitions flamed out, and Disney’s old-new CEO Bob Iger sounds a lot less enthusiastic about gambling as he seeks to sell off some or all of ESPN.

Betting is the next battleground in sports streaming

Catie Keck

Dec 8

Loki season 2 looks like a race through time and space in new trailer

Charles Pulliam-MooreJul 31, 2023

Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen, are writing Disney Plus’ Lando series

Charles Pulliam-MooreJul 28, 2023

Richard LawlerJul 24, 2023

What’s next for ESPN?

CNBC’s Alex Sherman reported on Disney’s discussions with the NBA and NFL about becoming partners in ESPN as it moves from cable into the streaming future.

On the Front Office Sports podcast (starting at about 4 minutes 55 seconds), he went a little more in-depth, saying he sees the talks as “throwing ideas at the wall” while discussing some of the potential complications we mentioned previously, as well as the idea that Disney, which will apparently need to find a replacement for CEO Bob Iger eventually, might become an acquisition target itself.

Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL

Emma RothJul 21, 2023

Marvel brings first three episodes of Disney Plus’ Secret Invasion to Hulu

Jon PorterJul 21, 2023

Here’s another trailer for The Marvels.

Ahead of its release on November 10th, Disney has dropped a new trailer for its third Marvel movie of the year. But don’t expect this frantic release pace to keep up for long. The twinned SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes mean production has paused on two of Disney’s planned 2024 releases; Deadpool 3 and Thunderbolts.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hits Disney Plus in August

Emma RothJul 17, 2023

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is the next brilliant sci-fi anthology you’ve been looking for

Disney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance.

Charles Pulliam-MooreJul 15, 2023

Bob Iger’s big ideas for Disney involve cost-cutting at Marvel

Emma RothJul 14, 2023

Richard LawlerJul 14, 2023

A real-time reaction to the actors’ strike.

Two out of the big three Hollywood labor unions are on strike, citing streaming and AI as major issues, and actors are starting to picket offices for companies like Warner Bros., Netflix, and Amazon. This screengrab from CNBC captures the initial reaction of Wall Street.

Emma RothJul 13, 2023

Bob Iger on writers’ strike: “It’s very disturbing to me.”

In an interview with CNBC, the Disney CEO called the ongoing writers’ strike “disruptive,” and says it’s not helping the industry recover from the covid pandemic:

There’s a level of expectation that they have, that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive.

Hollywood writers have been on strike for over two months now, and they could soon be joined by actors across the industry as negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP falter.