Tag: Hulu

  • Disney+ and Hulu are Merging

    Disney+ and Hulu are Merging

    Disney will offer a combination of the Disney+ and Hulu apps by the end of the year, according to CEO Bob Iger on the second quarter fiscal earnings call. The apps will remain available as-is. There will be a price increase. Additionally, some content will be removed from Disney+, presumably to migrate to a free…

  • What Do Disney’s Layoffs Say About Its Future?

    What Do Disney’s Layoffs Say About Its Future?

    Disney’s Red Wedding has officially begun. This week, the Mouse House is initiating the first of three rounds of layoffs, this one aiming to eliminate 7000 workers from the corporation. We knew this was coming, and while, on the one hand, it’s nice to see Disney reeling, it sucks that a lot of employees who…

  • Charges Against Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland Dropped

    Charges Against Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland Dropped

    Another victim of MeToo/cancel culture/political correctness/whatever name the Beast currently uses has been vindicated. As reported by Variety, the domestic violence charges against Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland have been dropped. The charges against Roiland, which were alleged by a former girlfriend of his, included “domestic battery with corporal injury” and “false imprisonment with…

  • Arrested Development to be Removed from Netflix

    Arrested Development to be Removed from Netflix

    Arrested Development has had a tenuous relationship with quality and renewal since its initial cancellation by 20th Century Fox in 2006. In 2012, the then near-virgin production studio at Netflix acquired the rights and attempted to revive the show for subsequent 4th and 5th seasons. With each season’s release, rumors of cancellation abounded, drawing out…

  • Bob Iger: “Everything” is On the Table with Hulu

    Bob Iger: “Everything” is On the Table with Hulu

    This morning, activist investor Nelson Peltz dropped his bid to join Disney’s board and wished CEO Bog Iger the best. Iger then spoke to CNBC’s David Faber about Hulu and Disney’s plans for it. Check out an excerpt here: Iger called Hulu “a very successful platform, and I think a good consumer proposition. But everything’s…

  • Hulu is Reviving King of the Hill

    Hulu is Reviving King of the Hill

    Hulu is bringing King of the Hill back with original creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. Most of the original cast is returning as well, and Saladin Patterson (The Wonder Years) will serve as executive producer and showrunner. A release date is unknown at this time. Check out a statement from Craig Erwich, president, ABC Entertainment,…