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Disney and Scarlett Johansson have settled their lawsuit Three months after Scarlett Johansson sued Disney over its streaming release of Black Widow, arguing she stood to lose millions of dollars because her salary was based on the box office performance of the film, the suit has now been settled, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and The New Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/30/22703409/disney-scarlett-johansson-lawsuit-settled

Disney+ will start shooting 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' in April Disney+ is finally ready to start production on its streaming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, if a little later than you might have expected. Filming for the "special event" Star Wars show is now due to start in April (a month later than star Ewan McGregor claimed), according to Disney. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/disney-plus-obi-wan-kenobi-april-production-150737187.html

Disney+ and ESPN+ are coming to Comcast Xfinity set-top boxes Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex subscribers are getting access to two more major streaming services through their set-top boxes. Disney+ will arrive on the platforms in the next few days. ESPN+ is now available on Flex through the ESPN app, and it should hit X1 in the coming weeks. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/disney-plus-espn-plus-comcast-xfinity-x1-flex-153045590.html

Grab a subscription to Disney+ while it's still $70 a year Since launch one of the big draws of Disney+ has been its low price of $7 a month or $70 annually. However, a price increase is set to go into effect this Friday, bringing the cost to $8 monthly, or $80 upfront for an entire year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/disney-plus-subscription-price-increase-153533578.html

Disney’s MagicMobile pass is a contactless alternative to the MagicBand In 2013, Walt Disney World resort offered the MagicBands — a plastic bracelet that made it easy to perform numerous services such as park tickets. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/12/22327351/disney-magicmobile-pass-announced-iphone-apple-watch

Disney+ offers 'Raya and the Last Dragon' pre-orders before its debut Disney+ has previously offered early access to movies with theatrical releases, but now it’s hoping you’ll pay in advance. The streaming service has started taking pre-orders for Premier Access to Raya and the Last Dragon ahead of its digital debut on March 5th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/disney-plus-raya-and-the-last-dragon-pre-order-152903422.html

Disney Plus is getting a Wakanda show from the director of Black Panther Writer-director Ryan Coogler is making a new Marvel TV show for Disney Plus that will be set in the Kingdom of Wakanda as part of a five-year TV exclusivity deal with Coogler’s production banner, Proximity Media (which includes principals Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22260921/disney-plus-wakanda-show-ryan-coogler-black-panther-proximity-media-marvel

'The Muppet Show' finally hits Disney+ on February 19th Disney+ is about to play the music and light the lights. All five seasons of The Muppet Show will be available to stream on the service starting on February 19th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/the-muppet-show-disney-plus-152957232.html

Disney Plus hits 86 million subscribers in a little over one year Disney Plus has amassed more than 86 million subscribers since launching in November 2019, CEO Bob Chapek announced. Disney Plus’ latest batch of subscribers came amidst its expansion into parts of Latin America in late November. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22165579/disney-plus-86-million-subscribers-netflix-hbo-max-streaming

Disney robot with human-like gaze is equal parts uncanny and horrifying Robots with human-like expressions are becoming ever more impressive, but Disney Research might just induce some nightmares with its latest project. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/disney-research-realistic-gaze-robot-horror-180500473.html

Disney Plus won its first Emmy awards last night, thanks to The Mandalorian The Mandalorian was one of the first shows to premiere on Disney’s streaming service when it launched in November 2019, and now it’s the reason Disney Plus won its first Emmy awards. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441375/disney-plus-emmy-awards-creative-visual-audio-effects-streaming

Disney+ will start streaming 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' on May 4th Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will start streaming on Disney+ on May 4th — otherwise known as Star Wars Day. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-may-4-disney-plus-134837214.html

Disney captured the 2019 zeitgeist in multiple ways, according Google's annual year in search roundup. While the streaming service is just a month old, "Disney Plus" was the top-trending search term of the year in the US, meaning it had the highest spike in traffic over a period of time. from https://feedly.com/i/entry/4i+1vhCwmRRLfmB7ypTnMh+ZKSvsz6Rgf0lfR0WWb0w=_16ef48a7e9b:a03683:49b12733 https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?crop=2400%2C1600%2C0%2C0&quality=85&format=jpg&resize=1600%2C1067&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2019-12%2Ff4003320-1bf6-11ea-954d-6413c9b1675e&client=a1acac3e1b3290917d92&signature=a6290f0fa04d03d6f12e9056cca329cefeaa6ad6

The Disney+ launch is less than a month away, and the streaming service is busy drumming up nostalgia in an attempt to hook users. Today, it started a massive tweet thread sharing "basically everything" coming to Disney+ on November 12th. It. Is. Time. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/14/disney-plus-twitter-promotion/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1438%252C900%252C76%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1001%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-08%252F04b0e190-c613-11e9-bde4-ee0cd453e10d%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dcbd45f5b56ed0da50271cf4dc2c5ba6cb1f21a6e&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=0c3188602ea5aa4866d0f0fe2bacdaade9a4c0a4

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The comic book industry is presently said to be in a state of collapse, and following the recent news of troubles within DC Comics, now it is being speculated Disney may actually be considering shutting down Marvel Comics. from https://cosmicbook.news/disney-shutting-down-marvel-comics https://cosmicbook.news/images/marvel-comics.jpg