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Back in February, Bob Iger announced that the Walt Disney Company would undergo a restructuring, causing $5.5 billion in spending cuts.
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As a part of this overhaul, 7,000 job cuts went into motion, and many lost their jobs in the following months. In March, the company laid off more than 300 employees in China who were working on its streaming services. Now, those layoffs are creating more questions as malfunctions affect the company’s streaming programs.
Disney+ took the streaming world by storm when it launched back in 2019.
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We’ve seen a ton of successful originals, like The Mandalorian, Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and even movie launches like Turning Red and Hocus Pocus. The streaming service was introduced with pretty reasonable pricing, but since then, has seen some price increases. We also found out that ads would soon be coming to Disney+, and the day is finally here — Disney+ has launching their service with ads.
The streaming world has been evolving and changing a lot over the past few years.
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We’ve seen new services become available, like Peacock, HBO Max, and Paramount+, as well as major changes to things like Netflix and Disney+. We learned a while back that Netflix would start having advertisements on the service for the first time, and now, the day has finally arrived.
It’s time to grab your favorite blanket and settle into your favorite part of the couch — we’ve got everything coming to Disney+ this November!
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Disney+ is home to original shows as well as Marvel and Star Wars content, and don’t forget about the NEW Hocus Pocus sequel or all the other Disney and Pixar movies! Let’s take a look at all the new content coming to Disney+ this November!
Disney+ has been cranking out a TON of content lately.
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From originals to Marvel to Star Wars, there are so many different TV series on the streaming service. We also get almost all of our favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars movies on the platform, too. But, there’s always more to add, right?! Let’s check out EVERYTHING coming to Disney+ this October!
There’s a battle going on between streaming services, and as consumers, we’re stuck right in the middle.
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Netflix and Disney seem to be in the middle of a long-term showdown, with price increases, new programs, and now, the launch of ad-supported tiers. Both companies have had plans to introduce ads soon, but now it looks like Netflix is changing its strategy to beat Disney+.
Disney has become very successful in the streaming world over the past few years.
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Disney+ is gaining more and more subscribers, and is creating a ton of new content. Disney also owns ESPN+ the majority of Hulu, which you can get all together in one convenient streaming bundle if you want. But now, the price of one Disney streaming service is about to go up.
If you like to watch TV and movies, we bet you have a streaming service that you like the most out of all of them.
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Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock — there are a bunch of options, and many people have subscriptions to multiple of these services. But, services subscriber number go up and down, with ones like Netflix losing subscribers and others like Disney+ gaining them. And now, Netflix’s subscriber loses are impacting their employees.
The way movies have been released have changed over the past few years. Back in the day, movies came out only in theaters, then would be released on video or DVD after their theatrical run. That later shifted to movies also being released on demand or for rent online after they left theaters.
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But, in recent years, some movies have been coming out on streaming services at the same time as their theatrical releases, or not coming out in theaters at all and JUST being released online in places like Netflix or HBO Max. Disney has definitely taken part in this new practice, and it has caused some controversy. But soon, they might not have to choose between the two.
Disney has been focused on growing its streaming services in recent years.
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Not only have we seen incredible content come to Disney+ (we’re looking at you, Moon Knight!), but Disney-owned ESPN+ and Hulu have also had their fair share of popular titles as well. And, to celebrate National Streaming Day, Hulu is offering a deal on one of their subscription plans!
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