Disney and ITV Launch First-of-Its-Kind Alliance, Offering “a Taste” of Each Other’s Content

Disney and ITV Launch First-of-Its-Kind Alliance, Offering “a Taste” of Each Other’s Content

Disney and ITV will launch a new, first-of-its-kind initiative to carry each other’s streaming services. In the form of a promotional selection, the partnership will be billed as a “Taste of ITVX” and a “Taste of Disney+” on their respective platforms, the companies confirmed Thursday. From Jul. 16, a curated and regularly refreshed selection of…

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#Dana Walden on Disney’s Emmy Noms, ‘Shogun’ Future and Giving Kimmel a Hosting Break

#Dana Walden on Disney’s Emmy Noms, ‘Shogun’ Future and Giving Kimmel a Hosting Break

Dana Walden had an above-average Wednesday morning. The co-chair of Disney Entertainment, with a sprawling portfolio of platforms (Hulu, Disney+, FX) and studios (20th Television, Disney-Branded Television), saw her various outfits earn a total of 183 Emmy nominations earlier in the day. Buoyed by FX output like Shogun and The Bear, perennial Hulu darling Only…

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#Inside the Disney Board’s Decision to Swap Bobs

#Inside the Disney Board’s Decision to Swap Bobs

Inside the Disney Board’s Decision to Swap Bobs The day after Disney shocked Hollywood by unceremoniously dispatching Bob Chapek as CEO, sources with ties to the company say discontent among some board members had been building to the point that there was discussion about replacing Chapek as far back as the directors’ late June meeting…

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