“It’s Vanderpump Rules, not Little House on the Prairie,” said Lisa Vanderpump, star and exec producer of the long-running Hollywood-set reality series during a panel session at BravoCon.
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ESPN saw revenue of $13.2 billion and operating income of close to $1.5 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, Disney revealed ahead of earnings next month when it plans to break out Sports as its own business segment — part of a restructuring initiated by CEO Bob Iger.
In comparison, the entire Entertainment segment, which includes everything but sports, had $31 billion in sales but just $1.2 billion in profits for the same period, according to an SEC filing. Its an indication why, starting with its fourth-quarter/full-year earnings report next month, Disney will showcase three new divisions called Sports, Entertainment and Experiences. Breaking out ESPN from the entertainment pack, a move announced back in February, was one of Iger’s most dramatic moves since he returned to helm Disney nearly a year ago. He’s also seeking strategic minority partners for the sportscaster.
Disney provided a few years’ worth of comps. For ESPN, revenue for fiscal 2022 was $17.27 billion, with profits of $2.7 billion. In 2021, it was $15.9 billion in sales and a profit of $2.7 billion.
The Sports segment includes sports-focused global television and DTC video streaming content production and distribution led by ESPN and including its eight ESPN branded television channels, ESPN on ABC, the ESPN+ DTC video streaming service, ESPN branded channels outside of the U.S., and Star-branded sports channels in India.
Experiences (formerly Disney Parks, Experiences & Products) won’t change all that much with revenue of $24.4 billion for the nine months and operating profit of $7.2 billion. One change here is that the division won’t include royalties on merchandise licensing revenues generated on IP created by the entertainment segment,
“It’s Vanderpump Rules, not Little House on the Prairie,” said Lisa Vanderpump, star and exec producer of the long-running Hollywood-set reality series during a panel session at BravoCon.
Next January, no bad good will go unpunished when Marvel Studios‘ latest Disney+ series “Echo” premieres. Subscribers to the streamer will already be available with Alaqua Fox‘s antiheroine from the 2021 series “Hawkeye.” But “Echo” is a standalone series for Lopez, seeing Echo take center stage as she squares off against Vincert D’Onofrio‘s Wilson Fisk, aka: Kingpin.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Tunisian Youssef Chebbi’s “Plague,” Moroccan Adnane Baraka’s “We Don’t Forget” and Meryam Joobeur’s “Motherhood” feature among buzz titles at this year’s Marrakech Festival Atlas Workshops, which will have Martin Scorsese as their official patron. Consolidated as a key platform for Moroccan, Arab and African projects and pix in production made by a new generation of filmmakers and created by Marrakech Festival artistic director Remi Bonhomme, the Atlas Workshops unspool Nov. 27-30.
This Morning has landed itself a new duo amid a constantly changing line-up. The ITV daytime show has been subject to a lot of changes this year with the exits of both Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
This Morning star Rochelle Humes has landed a huge Disney role, as she described it as a “dream come true.” The Hit List host shared the exciting news on Instagram, confirming she's bagged a part in the upcoming film, Wish. Wish has been created by the makers of Frozen and is set to be released later this month, with 34 year old Rochelle starring alongside stars such as Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine and Alan Tudyk.Taking to Instagram, Rochelle told her followers: “It is a dream come true to join the voice cast of Wish.
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song made the most of Halloween as they took their two children out for some trick-or-treating in LA's Toluca Lake neighbourhood. Actress Brenda Song, 35, who played London Tipton in the popular Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, dressed as a witch as she wore a black dress featuring lace sleeves, a cross necklace, and a black witch's hat. Completing her spooky ensemble, she opted for a smokey eye look, dark purple lipstick and some matching nail varnish.
Culprits kicks off where most stories end, after a high-stakes heist.The Disney+ show follows a crew of elite criminals who go their separate ways after their mission – that is until the gang find themselves being killed off one by one.The eight-part series picks up with one member of the crew, Joe (played by Misfits star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) who has since relocated to the States.Three years after the heist he’s living with his two kids and fiancé Jules, who has no idea about Joe’s previous life or UK identity. Canadian actor Kevin Vidal plays Jules and says it’s life imitating art between him and his character.
Rachel Zegler is making her Disney debut. She stars as “Snow White” in the latest adaptation of the Disney classic, with the company releasing the first look of the film.
after it had been criticized by “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage.“Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there,” the actor said during an interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. “It makes no sense to me.
Former ESPN President John Skipper, who led the effort to secure the current NBA rights deal, says incumbents Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have no choice but to re-up with the league.
Disney has unveiled a first look photo for its live-action Snow White movie, which this afternoon pushed back its release date from March 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025, amidst the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
And the theatrical calendar shake-ups continue as the SAG-AFTRA guild strike fails to resolve itself. The biggest shift announced today? It’s something that’s not directly about the standoff between SAF and the AMPTP, actually: Searchlight has pulled “Magazine Dreams” from its December 8 release date as its star, Jonathan Majors, faces his domestic violence trial date on November 29. READ MORE: ‘Magazine Dreams’ Review: Jonathan Majors Shoulders The Weight In This Incel, Bodybuilding Drama [Sundance] It’s telling that Searchlight has pulled “Magazine Dreams” from its calendar entirely, not resetting it for another date.
Jaden Thompson Get ready to re-enter the TARDIS. Disney Branded Television and BBC have revealed the trailer and premiere dates for the 60th anniversary “Doctor Who” specials, debuting on Disney+ and the BBC later this year. The first special, “The Star Beast,” premieres Nov.
Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans in the United States, Britain and France when it reported results last week.Disney said in August it would raise by 27% the price of the ad-free tier of the Disney+ service to $13.99 and hike by 20% the no-ad version of Hulu.
Movistar Plus+ Shooting Comedy ‘Muertos S.L.’
So what’s up next for James Wan after “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” finally hits theaters this December? According to EW (via THR), Wan’s Atomic Monster banner will produce a live-action “Gargoyle” series for Disney+. And while Wan won’t direct the series, one of his close cohorts will: Gary Dauberman, who’s worked with Wan on several installments in “The Conjuring” cinematic universe.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Warwick Davis is the face of the “Willow” franchise, which kicked off in 1988 with Ron Howard’s fantasy film and continued with the short-lived Disney+ sequel series in 2022. Disney canceled the television series after only one eight-episode season, and then it pulled the show off of Disney+ entirely for cost-cutting measures. Davis is now calling out Disney on X (formerly Twitter), asking the studio in a recent post to answer the many fans wondering why they can no longer watch the show via streaming.
Disney is celebrating 100 years of magic today (October 16) and what better way to celebrate than by taking fun-filled movies quiz? Ten decades of creativity, innovation, and determination created The Walt Disney Company you know today, and it all started back in 1923 when Walt and his brother Roy founded the Disney Animation Studios in Hollywood. A mere five years later Mickey Mouse was drawn for the first time.
Monsters at Work executive producer Kevin Deters revealed the second season guest cast today at New York Comic Con, along with a sneak peek screening ahead of its debut in 2024.
Prom Pact was first released in March this year, but one short clip from the movie is spreading online this week.The scene shows a cheering crowd at a high school basketball game – but one row of audience members look markedly different to those around them.While the people in the front row are all normal human actors, a close look at the row of “people” them is very disturbing indeed: Dead-eyed and stiff, their bodies jerk strangely as they stare straight ahead.They seem more like animated blow-up dolls than humans.