LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – OCTOBER 8: In this handout photo provided by Walt Disney World Resort, Magic … [+] Kingdom Park (pictured) is seen on October 8, 2014. Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom will begin to reopen on July 11, 2020, followed by EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15, 2020. […]
Although Fubo’s lawsuit against the JV appears to be settled, other rivals in sports television seemed intent on continuing to fight Venu. In a January 9 letter (PDF) to US District Judge Margaret M. Garnett of the Southern District in New York, who granted Fubo’s premliminary injunction against Venu, Michael Hartman, general counsel and chief […]
Fubo’s about-face Fubo’s merger with Disney represents a shocking about-face for the sports-streaming provider, which previously had raised alarms (citing Citi research) about Disney’s ownership of 54 percent of the US sports rights market—ESPN (26.8 percent), Fox (17.3 percent), and WBD (9.9 percent). Fubo successfully got a preliminary injunction against Venu in August, and a […]
Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights. Domestic ticket sales have wound up at $8.7 billion for the year, down than 3.3% from 2023 (when revenues hit $9.04 billion) and […]
After years of investor concerns about advertising market trends, streaming losses, cord-cutting in the streaming age eating away at Hollywood giants’ cable networks units, their former core profit growth engines, and competition from technology giants, a whiff of entertainment optimism is sweeping across Wall Street as the calendar changes from 2024 to 2025. “Dare We […]
Disney+ released the official trailer for Marvel Animation‘s upcoming series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on Sunday. The official logline describes the show as “an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.” […]
Bob Iger wants out of the culture wars. Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling down on diversity and inclusion efforts in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis four and a half years ago. At the time, Disney’s top executives, including then-Chairman Iger, vowed in a […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. In 2024, Mickey, Minnie and other beloved characters came to life across designer clothing, activewear, travel gear, jewelry, bags and watches. Between Lululemon, Stoney Clover Lane, Kendra Scott, Fossil and Gap, Disney […]
Mark O’Meara, a Virginia-based movie theater owner, wonders and worries constantly about what exactly his customers will buy tickets to see on any given weekend. It’s not that people have fallen out of love with the big screen, he says, they’ve just gotten out of practice. In fact, in the 30-plus years O’Meara has worked in […]
[This story contains spoilers from the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special, “Joy to the World.”] Doctor Who fans around the world are in a joyous mood now that the latest Christmas Special has aired on Disney+. The annual event this year saw the return of its lead actor Ncuti Gatwa (Netflix’s Sex Education), who was […]
