The promise of a Mandalorian bounty hunter and decades of classic Disney programming were more than enough to get millions of viewers to sign up for Disney+ during the service’s bustling launch week, matching early optimism for the latest streaming addition.
Analysts were quite optimistic about Disney+ in the months leading up to last Tuesday’s launch, and early data suggests their bullishness was warranted: Disney said there were 10 million signups for the company’s new streaming service within a day of its launch. The company’s stock jumped up around 7 percent after the announcement and has stayed relatively steady since.
That said, the Disney statistic is presumably inflated by seven-day free trial accounts and also includes signups from the various promotional deals Disney has offered over the last few months. Those deals include a discounted three-year subscription and gifting a free year of the service to Verizon customers...
Analysts were quite optimistic about Disney+ in the months leading up to last Tuesday’s launch, and early data suggests their bullishness was warranted: Disney said there were 10 million signups for the company’s new streaming service within a day of its launch. The company’s stock jumped up around 7 percent after the announcement and has stayed relatively steady since.
That said, the Disney statistic is presumably inflated by seven-day free trial accounts and also includes signups from the various promotional deals Disney has offered over the last few months. Those deals include a discounted three-year subscription and gifting a free year of the service to Verizon customers...
- 11/15/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Original content is the name of the television game, and Apple’s new in-house studio could better position the company’s upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service to compete with industry giants in the years ahead, analysts said.
Apple announced that it was launching its first in-house studio alongside Friday’s announcement that it ordered “Masters of the Air,” a nine-episode drama from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Apple is set to produce the series, which serves as a follow-up to HBO’s “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” and makes “Masters of the Air” the first series the tech giant will actually own in-house.
As for Apple’s unnamed studio, Variety reported that the company placed worldwide video heads Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht in charge of it, but outside that leadership detail and the “Masters of the Air” news, nothing else is known about the studio. Apple didn...
Apple announced that it was launching its first in-house studio alongside Friday’s announcement that it ordered “Masters of the Air,” a nine-episode drama from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Apple is set to produce the series, which serves as a follow-up to HBO’s “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” and makes “Masters of the Air” the first series the tech giant will actually own in-house.
As for Apple’s unnamed studio, Variety reported that the company placed worldwide video heads Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht in charge of it, but outside that leadership detail and the “Masters of the Air” news, nothing else is known about the studio. Apple didn...
- 10/14/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Shares of Netflix pushed 5 percent higher on heavy trading volume Tuesday after an analyst raised his price target on the stock by a hefty $65 per share. Citing "increased margin and subscriber assumptions," Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves upped his target to $225. The stock closed $9.82 higher at $190.61. Story: Netflix CEO Calls 'House of Cards' Down Payment on Original Content Hargreaves predicts that Netflix will grow its base of U.S. streaming subscribers to 36 million by the end of 2015, whereas it had 27.2 million at the end of last year. He is also bullish
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- 3/26/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Television appears to remain "just a hobby" for Apple in the near future as an analyst has indicated that it is "extremely unlikely" that an Apple TV set will launch any time soon. In a company update issued today (August 24), Pacific Crest's Andy Hargreaves revealed some details from his meeting on Wednesday with Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and senior vice president of internet services and software, Eddy Cue. Among the items discussed was whether Apple was about to make a "more significant move into TV distribution". Despite previous reports indicating that Apple was testing a prototype of its own branded connected TV set, Hargreaves said that it "appears extremely unlikely" that the product will actually surface in the near term, reports CNN Money. He reported that Cue had (more)...
- 8/24/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
When rumours of the iPad first started to hit the internet many people couldn’t see the appeal. “Surely that’s just a large iPhone without the phone or camera? Why would I want that?” people asked. The device was later revealed and released, at which point technology lovers began to understand the appeal of a larger tablet style device.
Now, the rumours are suggesting that an “iPad mini” might be on the way, which has left many people just as confused. Why release a smaller version of an enlarged device? What size will it be? How much will it cost? We may not have all the answers, but we do have a round up of all the rumours we have heard, along with some evidence to back up some claims and refute others. Interested? Then read on.
Rumours initially suggested that both an iPad 3 and iPad mini would be announced back in March,...
Now, the rumours are suggesting that an “iPad mini” might be on the way, which has left many people just as confused. Why release a smaller version of an enlarged device? What size will it be? How much will it cost? We may not have all the answers, but we do have a round up of all the rumours we have heard, along with some evidence to back up some claims and refute others. Interested? Then read on.
Rumours initially suggested that both an iPad 3 and iPad mini would be announced back in March,...
- 7/8/2012
- by Laura Kate
- Obsessed with Film
Apple will unveil its much rumoured new 'iPad Mini' in October, coming in at 7.85 inches and with a cheap price, according to an analyst. The Us firm remains dominant in the tablet market, but its iPad is facing a new challenge in the shape of upcoming Windows 8-powered slates from Microsoft's Surface range. Apple is also facing competition from a different end of the market, as cheaper, seven-inch tablets offered by Amazon and, more recently, Google are proving a hit with customers. Pacific Crest Andy Hargreaves feels that previous speculation about Apple's iPad Mini plans will prove correct, as the small screen tablet will debut in the fourth quarter. According to TabTimes (via Mashable), Hargreaves said in a research note that the slate will cost just $$299 (£199) for the model with 8Gb of memory. "We anticipate an entry-level 7.80-inch (more)...
- 7/2/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
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