Shawn Levy is leaving Netflix for Disney, giving the Mouse House another reason to bet heavily on the director behind Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Disney Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Officially Canceled
The planned Disney reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer at Hulu has officially been staked. Disney’s streaming platform has pulled the plug on a revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that would have brought Sarah Michelle Gellar back to the franchise while introducing a...
Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’
Following on its January announcement that it would add vertical videos to Disney+, the company has released the first two episodes of Locker Diaries. The micro-dramas are framed as though the audience is looking out from inside a school locker. While the first two episodes feature characters from Zombies, the series will expand to stories with characters from Descendants and Phineas & Ferb.
Disney+ Moves Into Sky TV Package as Part of Multi-Year Deal
Sky TV customers in the U.K. and Ireland will soon have another way to access Disney+. Ironically, it’s a return to the very thing many cord-cutters hoped to escape through streaming. Thanks to a multi-year deal with Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max, and Hayu, those services will now be included in the broadcaster’s £24-a-month Ultimate TV package.
Fox and Hulu Release First Teaser Trailer for The Faithful: Women of the Bible
The first teaser trailer for The Faithful: Women of the Bible has been released. The forthcoming series dramatizes narratives from the Old Testament’s Book of Genesis through the perspectives of five key female figures. Fox Entertainment serves as the producer of the...
Rotten Tomatoes Site Owner Debunks Jimmy Kimmel Claim of Rigged Audience Score for ‘Melania’
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s attempt to cast doubt on the Rotten Tomatoes audience score for the Melania documentary just ran headfirst into a wall of reality — and this time, it came from the very platform he was implying had been manipulated. According to a new...
Jimmy Kimmel Has Melania Meltdown: Pushes Conspiracy Theories to Explain Away High Ticket Sales, Audience Review Scores
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is once again taking aim at President Trump — but this time his target isn’t the former reality star or the White House. Instead, Kimmel has set his sights on the Amazon MGM documentary Melania, spinning what many viewers see as baseless...
Disney+ Adds TikTok-Style Vertical Videos as Viewing Habits Shift
As Disney looks for ways to appeal to the next generation of viewers, Disney+ will soon introduce short-form vertical videos. Social media apps like TikTok and Instagram have made the format popular with younger users, and YouTube later adopted it with YouTube Shorts.
Disney Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026 Tournament of Roses
Remember when Disney was steeped in Americana? Being welcomed to Disneyland by hearing “Walkin’ right down the middle of Main Street, USA” sung with glee by The Dapper Dans felt as American as baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie! Well, in what seems like for the first time in forever, Disney is bringing back that Americana with their entry in this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade: a brand new, grand float to be called “Disney Celebrates America”.
Jimmy Kimmel Renewed by ABC — But It’s Not the Triumph the Media is Framing It As
For more than two decades, Jimmy Kimmel has been a fixture of ABC’s late-night lineup. But while headlines everywhere are declaring Jimmy Kimmel has been renewed for “another year,” the details of ABC’s contract extension tell a very different story — one the media is largely ignoring.
YouTube TV Disney Dispute Ends — Channels Begin Returning After Nearly Two-Week Blackout
The long-running YouTube TV Disney blackout has finally reached its conclusion. After close to two weeks of stalled negotiations, disappearing channels, and a rising wave of subscriber frustration, the two companies have confirmed that a new distribution agreement has been reached.
Disney Entertainment Division Profits FALL by 35% in Nightmare Quarter for Bob Iger and Dana Walden
If you only skimmed the headlines this morning, you might think Disney is riding high and making big profits. “Disney+ Streaming Subscribers Surge by 3.8 Million!” was the big, splashy takeaway pushed by The Hollywood Reporter, which celebrated the growth of the platform like it was 2019 all over again.
Gambling Scandals Rock MLB — FBI Investigates as Main Stream Media Ignores the Controversy
Just weeks after more than 30 people, including Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, were arrested in connection with rigged NBA sports betting, two MLB pitchers are now under federal indictment in yet another gambling scandal. But anyone only casually paying attention to the mainstream media may be unaware.