Charter Communications lost video customers in its third quarter, although fewer than in the year-ago period, as the cable and Internet giant faces stiff competitive headwinds from YouTube and other […]
YouTube TV to Drop ABC, ESPN and More After Failing to Reach New Carriage Agreement With Disney
YouTube TV will drop Disney-owned programming such as ABC, ESPN and more after failing to reach a new carriage agreement with the media giant, TheWrap has learned. Disney began warning […]
Disney Channels Will Be Pulled From YouTube TV as Companies Fail to Reach New Deal
Disney is going dark on YouTube TV. Channels owned by The Walt Disney Co., including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Freeform and others will be pulled from the Google-owned pay-TV service […]
A Player Emerges: Hulu and Fubo Close Deal to Merge Live TV Streaming Operation
Born out of the ashes of a legal fight and built after cord-cutting already shaved down the Pay TV landscape, Disney and Fubo have closed a deal that will build […]
Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal and Paramount Score Big in September as Football Drives Double-Digit Viewership Spikes
TV viewership scored big in September as the return of football drove double-digit spikes for Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal and Paramount, primarily driven by NFL and college football coverage carried by […]
‘Monsters Inc.’ to Take Over ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ in Latest Animated Altcast
Sulley, meet Saquon. The Walt Disney Co. will once again present a live animated alternative broadcast of an upcoming NFL game, this time featuring characters and a stadium set in […]
Why Disney Shot Down Adam Driver’s Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ Sequel: “It Is No More”
Adam Driver has revealed that Disney shot down a Star Wars sequel centered on Ben Solo, despite Lucasfilm being on board. The Oscar-nominated actor, who played the son of Han […]
Bette Midler Has Seen a ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Script: “Very Excited”
Bette Midler is offering a brief update on Hocus Pocus 3. The original movie set around the witchy Sanderson sisters debuted in 1993, with the long-awaited sequel arriving to Disney+ […]
‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses Lawsuit Against Disney Over COVID Vaccine Dispute
A jury unanimously ruled in favor of Disney’s 20th Television in a case involving “9-1-1” actor Rockmond Dunbar. 20th Television’s spokesperson told TheWrap after the verdict was issued on Friday: […]
Disney Night Is Back on ‘Dancing With the Stars’: See the Scores, Who Went Home (Updating Live)
[This story contains spoilers from episode four of Dancing With the Stars season 34.] It’s time for a classic — it’s Disney night on Dancing With the Stars! Three celebrities have already […]