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Walt Disney World Receives Green Light To Reopen On July 11

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 30, 2020

Maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, tourists visiting Florida will be able to take photos with Mickey Mouse again when Disney World reopens on July 11, a month after SeaWorld and Universal Studios are set to do the same, officials said Friday.

Disney+ Hotstar June 2020 Releases: Ford v Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, Terminator: Dark Fate, and More

Akhil Arora | Friday May 29, 2020

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2, MasterChef Australia, Ford vs Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, Terminator: Dark Fate, Artemis Fowl, Perry Mason — the biggest movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ Hotstar in June 2020.

13 Reasons Why, Dark, and More: June 2020 TV Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

Akhil Arora | Friday May 29, 2020

13 Reasons Why season 4, Dark season 3, Fuller House season 5, Marcella season 3, The Twilight Zone season 2, The Politician season 2, Perry Mason, Alex Rider — the biggest TV shows coming to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, SonyLIV, Voot Select, and Quibi in June 2020.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge VR Experience Announced, Set Between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker

Akhil Arora | Friday May 29, 2020

We’re getting a new Star Wars VR experience. ILMxLAB and Oculus are developing Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, which ties into the theme park attraction and is set between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

TikTok Parent ByteDance Said to Shift Power Out of China

Reuters | Thursday May 28, 2020

TikTok's poaching of Disney's Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions, several people familiar with the plans said.

"Need Some Level Of Certainty": NBA Union Boss On Players Wanting Sport To Resume

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 26, 2020

NBA is exploring a plan to resume the season in late July at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

HBO Max: WarnerMedia Throws Out Rulebook With Streaming Launch in the US

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 26, 2020

HBO Max enters a competitive marketplace. Besides Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, the likes of Disney+, Apple TV+, and Quibi have recently joined the fray.

NBA In "Exploratory" Talks To Restart Season At Disney In Florida

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 24, 2020

The NBA suspended its season indefinitely on March 11 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Apple TV+ Gets Into Licensing to Better Compete With Netflix, Amazon, Disney: Report

Akhil Arora | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Apple TV+ is finally getting into the back-catalogue business, in a bid to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar. Separately, Apple paid $70 million for Tom Hanks’ World War II movie Greyhound.

Mi TV 55-Inch Starts Receiving PatchWall 3.0 Update in India

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Mi TV 4 55-inch users in India are now receiving the PatchWall 3.0 update. This new update brings improved animations and deeper integration with the updated Disney+ Hotstar app.

The Best Movies on Disney+ Hotstar [May 2020]

Akhil Arora | Tuesday May 19, 2020

The best movies on Disney+ Hotstar in 2020 go from English Hollywood films to a mix of Indian films across Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. Streaming now: Avengers: Endgame, The Lion King, Mughal-e-Azam, Vada Chennai, Sandesham, and a hundred more.

TikTok Names Disney's Streaming Chief Kevin Mayer as New CEO

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Former Disney executive Kevin Mayer will become the head of TikTok and chief operating officer of the popular video app's parent company, the group announced Monday.

Family Guy Is Now on Disney+ Hotstar — All 18 Seasons, and One Special Episode

Akhil Arora | Monday May 18, 2020

Family Guy has arrived on Disney+ Hotstar. All 18 seasons of the Seth MacFarlane-created animated sitcom are now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

Netflix, Zee5 See Over 200 Percent Increase in Interest in India During Lockdown: JustWatch

Ali Pardiwala | Friday May 15, 2020

Streaming services in India saw massive rise in interest during the nationwide lockdown, with Zee5 and Netflix gaining the most, according to new data from content aggregator JustWatch

Amazon Prime Snags Bollywood Premieres As Pandemic Closes Theatres

Entertainment | Reuters | Friday May 15, 2020

"There will be a reset in the way that producers and studios think about their portfolios," said the Director and Head of Content, Prime Video, India