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APAC online video revenue to hit $73bn by 2027: MPA

In 2022, the APAC SVOD sector (excluding China) is expected to grow by 25% year-over-year to $12bn.

‘Moon Knight’ directed by Mohamed Diab nabs eight Emmy nominations

July 14, 2022

The series, based in Ancient Egypt, overtakes 'Loki' and 'Hawkeye' to rake in the most nominations of any Marvel series this year.

Disney forms new awards marketing and PR team led by René Ridinger

by Staff Reporter

July 12, 2022

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Ridinger will focus on strategy and talent relations, working closely with internal executives and marketing and publicity teams.

Disney to close FOX, Disney Junior channels in Germany

Disney launches Disney Storytellers Fund at Howard University

by Staff Reporter

July 4, 2022

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The multi-year programme will provide stipends over a five-year period for student projects focused on storytelling across animation, digital design, journalism, and many more.

Disney+ subscribers to exceed Netflix by 2026 : Digital TV Research

Disney+ and Israel telecom’s satellite TV unit YES cancel streaming deal

by Staff Reporter

June 29, 2022

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The Bezeq unit had reached an agreement with Disney to run its streaming service on an exclusive basis, shutting out the cablenet HOT and a number of IPTV operators.

UAE bans screening of Disney-Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’

by Staff Reporter

June 14, 2022

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The film is centred around the Buzz Lightyear action figure character from the 'Toy Story' franchise.

Disney+ officially launches across 16 markets in MENA region

by Staff Reporter

June 8, 2022

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Disney+ is now streaming in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Disney+ offers sneak peak into MENA content lineup

by Staff Reporter

May 31, 2022

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Subscribers will be able to access stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and Star, on one platform and the early bird rates will continue until June 7.

Disney Streaming appoints top executives from Netflix and Meta

by Staff Reporter

May 4, 2022

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Chawla and Chandra will join in SVP roles overseeing lifecycle engineering and viewer experience, respectively.

Disney+ introduces early bird deal for MENA subscribers

by Staff Reporter

April 27, 2022

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On the official Disney+ website, users will have to pre-register their interests in order to avail the offer.

Why converged media consumption requires a converged security solution

by Guest Author - Bo Ferm

April 20, 2022

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With the growth and penetration of smart TVs as the main device for converged media consumption, it is possible to eliminate the two-silo security approach and leverage a converged security ...

Disney surpasses 137m paid subs on D2C, plans 100 new titles annually for Plus

Disney streaming taps Jeremy Doig as Chief Technology Officer

by Staff Reporter

March 31, 2022

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Doig has spent 18 years at Google, where he developed online video technology for YouTube and Google Chrome.

Disney+ to introduce ad-supported subscription

Disney+ to launch in Saudi Arabia and MENA on June 8

by Staff Reporter

March 30, 2022

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The streaming service will cost $8.16 in the UAE, $7.99 in Saudi Arabia and $2.73 per month in Egypt.

Disney+ to introduce ad-supported subscription

by Staff Reporter

March 9, 2022

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The streaming service’s current ad-free plan costs $7.99 per month and $79.99 per year.

Disney brings back Egyptian dubbing with animated film ‘Encanto’

by Staff Reporter

March 5, 2022

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Jared Bush and Byron Howard have directed the film, which won the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture - Animated.

Creating kids’ content – It’s not child’s play

by Vijaya Cherian

February 24, 2022

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Producing and distributing children’s content has been their forte for the last decade. Now the founders of Jordan’s PG Studios have launched a MENA streaming service for kids, aiming to ...

Global SVOD subscriptions to hit 1.75bn by 2027: Digital TV Research

by Staff Reporter

February 23, 2022

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In subscription terms, Netflix will add 60m subscribers between 2021 and 2027, but Disney+ is expected to overtake it by 2028.

GCC video industry to reach $2.1bn by 2026: Media Partners Asia

by Staff Reporter

February 23, 2022

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According to the report, SVOD revenue will reach $667m by 2026, driven by improvements in connectivity, elevated levels of pay-TV cord-cutting and the launch of new global platforms.

Disney appoints executive to oversee metaverse strategy

by Staff Reporter

February 16, 2022

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White will be responsible for Disney's new virtual territory after running its consumer experiences and platforms in the DMED division.

Disney+ ends 2021 with nearly 130m subscribers

by Staff Reporter

February 12, 2022

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Overall, Disney reported a revenue of $21.82bn and adjusted earnings per share of $1.06 cents for the period.

Disney+ runs first live streaming test in US

by Staff Reporter

February 10, 2022

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In a first for the service, Disney+ live-streamed the announcement of the 2022 Academy Awards nominations.

Disney to close 100 international TV channels in streaming shift

Yes inks deal to market Disney+ in Israel

by Staff Reporter

February 9, 2022

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Disney+ is expected to cost $12.42 per month in Israel, but Yes is likely to charge $9.32 as part of a package.

Kuwait bans Israeli actress Gal Gadot starrer ‘Death on the Nile’

by Staff Reporter

February 7, 2022

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The film, directed by and co-starring Kenneth Branagh, will be released in cinemas in the US on February 11 after several delays.

Disney Streaming promotes Alisa Bowen to EVP business operations

by Staff Reporter

February 6, 2022

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Her responsibilities include overseeing Disney's entire direct-to-consumer portfolio.

Disney Television Animation promotes Sarah Finn to SVP

by Staff Reporter

February 5, 2022

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At Sony Pictures Television, Finn served as vice president of animation production and director of development and production at American Greetings before joining Disney.

Disney+ to launch in MENA and Europe this summer

by Staff Reporter

January 26, 2022

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Among the major new markets, the service will launch in South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.

Surviving the new world order

by Vijaya Cherian

January 25, 2022

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The popular CEO panel was back at the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit, with industry stakeholders examining the status quo and discussing their plans for 2022 and strategies to maintain a commercially ...

Disney creates international content group with Rebecca Campbell as head

by Staff Reporter

January 20, 2022

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Chapek has also announced a handful of key appointments at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution led by Kareem Daniel.

Marvel releases trailer for ‘Moon Light’ helmed by Mohamed Diab

by Staff Reporter

January 19, 2022

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Egyptian editor Ahmed Hafez edited the two episodes of 'Moon Light', which will premiere on Disney+ on March 30.

Amit Malhotra quits HBO Max

by Staff Reporter

January 4, 2022

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Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International, will take over Malhotra's responsibilities for streaming in the region.

Disney’s ‘Death on the Nile’ to release on February 11 after several delays

by Staff Reporter

December 30, 2021

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The upcoming murder mystery thriller is directed by and stars five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh.

SVOD drives content spend to reach $220bn in 2021: Ampere Analysis

by Staff Reporter

December 21, 2021

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According to the report, Netflix continues to dominate SVOD content investment, contributing 30% of total SVoD content spend and 6% of total global content investment in 2021.

Netflix leads list of top 10 US SVOD services in 2021: Park Associates

by Staff Reporter

December 21, 2021

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Disney has moved into the top three in terms of subscribers for the first time since the firm began tracking these providers in 2015.

YouTube TV signs deal with Disney to restore channels

by Staff Reporter

December 20, 2021

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The new carriage contract means Disney-owned properties will return to the streaming service after a two-day outage.

Disney appoints Geoff Morrell as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

by Staff Reporter

December 11, 2021

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Morrell will also hold the title of senior executive VP, replacing Zenia Mucha, who will be retiring from Disney at the end of the year.

Disney names Susan Arnold to succeed Bob Iger as Chair of Board

by Staff Reporter

December 2, 2021

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Arnold has been a member of Disney’s board for 14 years and has served as its independent lead director since 2018.

Disney surpasses 100m streaming subscribers in US

by Staff Reporter

November 30, 2021

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The report estimates that the domestic US client base of the three services will reach around 108m subscriptions by the end of the year, up from around 99m at the ...

Disney plans to spend $33bn on content in 2022

by Staff Reporter

November 25, 2021

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Disney will spend $8bn more on content in 2022 than 2021, mostly on shows and movies for its streaming platforms.

Disney Branded Television names Brenda Kelly-Grant as SVP of Casting

by Staff Reporter

November 16, 2021

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Kelly-Grant worked for Disney for more than 14 years, most recently as VP, Casting, ABC

Syrian actor Zain Al-Rafeea stars in ‘Eternals’

Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ faces ban in several Gulf countries over censorship issue

by Staff Reporter

November 6, 2021

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The film is still listed among upcoming titles in the United Arab Emirates.

National Geographic to release UAE edition of ‘From Above’ documentary series

by Staff Reporter

October 30, 2021

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It will also be premiered at a special screening event hosted by the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Jubilee Park on December 1.

Disney restructures ABC, Hulu, General Entertainment’s Marketing and Communications team

by Staff Reporter

October 29, 2021

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Bulochnikov, Weir, Gruner and Goldman will all expand their responsibilities under Shannon Ryan, president of content marketing for Hulu and general entertainment.

Disney+ to surpass Netflix in subscribers in 2025: Digital TV Research

by Staff Reporter

October 12, 2021

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Overall, global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 491m between 2021 and 2026 to reach 1.64bn.

Ninetnine, a content distribution company helmed by Samir Zehani and Adel Hamla, has successfully catered to North African and Arabic audiences in France and Europe, with strategically designed TV packages ...

Italia Film leads as ME film distributor with 2m admissions in one year

by Staff Reporter

September 28, 2021

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Italia Film has propelled Disney’s market share in KSA to 21%, with Warner Bros. in second place at 14%.

APAC to top 700m SVOD subscriptions by 2026: Digital TV Research

by Staff Reporter

September 12, 2021

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Disney+ will reach 121m subscribers by 2026, double its 2021 total.

OSN breaks the mould

by Vijaya Cherian

August 23, 2021

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The BroadcastPro Tech Summit opened with a keynote presentation from the OSN team: Zahra Zayat, Senior VP – OTT Digital and Telco, and Peter Riz, CTO of the pay-TV network. ...

Disney+ hits 116m subscribers in Q3 2021

by Staff Reporter

August 16, 2021

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Overall, the company grew revenue 45% compared with Q3 of 2020 to $17.022bn, with net income rebounding from the $4.7bn loss in Q3 2020 to a profit of 9223m.

Actress Jameela Jamil starts training for Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’

by Staff Reporter

July 19, 2021

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Jameela, known for her role in NBC's sitcom 'The Good Place', will star as Titania, the arch-enemy of She-Hulk.

Disney to close FOX, Disney Junior channels in Germany

by Staff Reporter

July 7, 2021

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Disney has already closed linear channels in other countries in order to focus on Disney+ including Fox in Sweden and the UK.

Bollywood actor Abhay Deol to star in Disney movie ‘Spin’

by Staff Reporter

June 28, 2021

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Abhay Deol-starrer 'Spin' will release on Disney channel on August 13, exclusively for the US audience.

Actress Jameela Jamil to join ‘She-Hulk’ as Marvel villain

by Staff Reporter

June 23, 2021

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Jameela, known for her role in NBC's sitcom 'The Good Place', will star as Titania, the arch-enemy of She-Hulk.

Disney EMEA to launch two African series

by Staff Reporter

June 19, 2021

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The series will be available worldwide on Disney+ in late 2022.

Disney to close 100 international TV channels in streaming shift

by Staff Reporter

June 5, 2021

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The closures come in addition to the shuttering of 30 foreign networks by the company last year.

Disney revamps M&E Distribution Technology team

by Staff Reporter

May 25, 2021

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DMED is responsible for next-gen direct-to-consumer and linear distribution, advertising technology, engineering, operations and Disney’s digital product portfolio.

Disney raises $6bn in debt offering as revenue diminishes due to coronavirus

Disney streaming growth slows in Q2

by Staff Reporter

May 16, 2021

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The Q2 results also showed that even though the Linear Networks division reported revenues for the quarter decreasing 4% on an annual basis to $6.7bn, operating income increased 15% to ...

Disney signs deal to stream ‘Spider-Man,’ other Sony films after Netflix

by Staff Reporter

April 22, 2021

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The agreement covers new Sony films that debut in theatres between 2022 to 2026, that includes Marvel’s ‘Morbius,’ Brad Pitt-thriller ‘Bullet Train’, and more.

Netflix surpasses 200m paid subscriptions

Netflix to spend $17bn on 2021 content, falls short of Q1 subscriber targets

by Staff Reporter

April 21, 2021

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Netflix is starting to face competition in terms of content budgets with the likes of Disney+ looking to spend around $8bn a year over the next few years.