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Disney Execs Talk Gaming IP Push, Microdrama Ambitions and Asia Pacific Localization Strategy
Four years into its Asia Pacific rollout, Disney Plus is accelerating its commitment to regional content production while exploring new…
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‘Shogun’ Creators Tease Epic War Sequences, Unexpected Love Story for Season 2: ‘A Saga First and Foremost’
The creators of Emmy-winning drama “Shogun” offered tantalizing glimpses into the ambitious scope of the show’s second season during a…
Culture
Hyun Bin’s ‘Made in Korea’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ Ahead of December Debut
Disney+ has greenlit a second season of Korean crime series “Made in Korea” before the first season’s premiere, with production already…
Culture
Disney+’s Luke Kang on Scaling Japan, Korea Originals and ESPN’s Asia Pacific Expansion: ‘Great Stories Will Travel Beyond Borders’
The Walt Disney Company is ramping up its local content investments in Japan and Korea as it enters a new phase of scaled production,…
Culture
Ji Chang-wook, Mio Imada to Star in CJ ENM, Nippon TV Romantic Comedy ‘Merry Berry Love’ for Disney+
Korean star Ji Chang-wook and Japanese actor Mio Imada will lead the cast of cross-cultural romantic comedy “Merry Berry Love” (working…
Business
Why Disney is all in on cruises, according to experiences chief Josh D’Amaro
Disney has been in the cruise business for 27 years now, but over the past few years, the company has doubled down in an unprecedented…
Celebrity
Immersive Pixar Experience to Launch in London in 2026
Londoners will soon get to shrink down to toy size in Andy’s room from “Toy Story” in a major immersive Pixar experience heading to the…
Business
YouTube TV to Begin Issuing Customers $20 Credit for Disney Blackout on Sunday
When the Disney nets were first pulled from YouTube TV, the internet company said that if ESPN, ABC local stations and Disney’s other…
Celebrity
Disney Store Revs Up F1 Partnership With First-Ever Racing-Inspired Merch and Apparel Collection
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.…
Culture
EXCLUSIVE: Disney and Formula 1 Team Up for Las Vegas Capsule Collection
Disney Consumer Products and Formula 1 are merging the worlds of speed and storytelling with a capsule collection inspired by the Las…
Lifestyle
Selfridges Unveils Christmas Windows Featuring Timeless Disney Characters
LONDON — Iconic characters from Disney‘s “Fantasia,” “Peter Pan,” “Cinderella,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Lady and the…
Culture
Miss Piggy Told WWD in 2015: 'I Am a Fashion Icon.' Now, She’s Getting Hew Own Movie
A self-proclaimed “fashion icon” and “legendary diva,” Miss Piggy is finally getting the Hollywood treatment that she deserves. Jennifer…
Fashion
EXCLUSIVE: Ganni and Disney Reveal First Collaboration Starring Daisy Duck
Ganni and Disney have joined forces for the first time with a capsule collection launching on Thursday. The collaboration channels Ganni’s…
Culture
Disney+ Japan Inks Major Content Deal With CJ ENM’s Tving
Disney+ has secured a landmark multi-year content partnership with CJ ENM to bring South Korean streaming service Tving’s premium content…
News
Google Spurns Disney’s Request to Restore ABC to YouTube TV for Election Night, Instead Proposes Letting Users Watch ESPN, ABC as Talks Continue
The war of words between Disney and Google continues — on the fourth day of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube…
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ESPN Puts College GameDay on X as Disney-YouTube TV Clash Continues
Can Pat McAfee help Disney prevail over YouTube TV in TV’s never-ending carriage wars? Disney’s ESPN said it would make one of its most…
Culture
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN, and more channels from YouTube TV over contract dispute
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN, after the two sides failed to agree on a new content…
Business
Disney Senior Execs on YouTube TV Blackout: Google Is ‘Not Interested in Achieving a Fair Deal With Us’
Disney‘s top brass told the troops that the media company’s leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube…
Business
YouTube TV Drops Disney’s ABC, ESPN and Other Networks After Two Sides Fail to Reach New Deal
Disney‘s networks including ESPN and ABC are going dark on YouTube TV. Google said YouTube TV expects to remove Disney’s networks at the…
Business
Disney and YouTube Settle Lawsuit Over Poaching of Exec Justin Connolly
Disney has settled its differences with YouTube over the departure of Justin Connolly, a high-level exec who now oversees YouTube’s media…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Re/Done Reimagines Vintage Disney Graphics for Their First Collaboration
Disney and Re/Done have introduced their first jointly developed collection, Mickey & Friends, on Friday. The capsule reexamines Disney’s…
Culture
Disney Plans May 12 Upfront Showcase, With 2027 Super Bowl Ads on Tap
Disney plans to hold three different events as part of its upfront sales process, guiding advertisers through its ad-tech, sports…
Culture
LISTEN: Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Connects for Blumhouse in a Record Year for Horror; Q3 Earnings Preview for Netflix, Disney and More
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin explains why “Black Phone 2” made a…
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Adam Driver Pitched Kylo Ren ‘Star Wars’ Standalone Movie With Steven Soderbergh, but Disney Rejected Script: ‘One of the Coolest’ Projects ‘I Had Ever Been a Part of’
Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh almost brought their own twist to a galaxy far, far away. In a recent sit down with AP, Driver said that…