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Disney+ will get 10 Star Wars series, “roughly” 10 Marvel series, and more from Disney live-action, Disney Animation and Pixar “over the next few years” — The company also plans to bring many Disney Animation and Pixar movies and shows to the service
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As of December 2, Disney had 137.1M direct-to-consumers subscribers, with Disney+ having 86.8M subscribers, Hulu 38.8M, and 11.5M for ESPN+ — Giving Disney confidence to pursue more streaming — Disney Plus has amassed more than 86 million subscribers since launching in November 2019, CEO Bob Chapek announced.
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Disney will raise the cost of Disney+ to $7.99 per month, up from $6.99, in the US starting in March 2021, as the company heavily invests in content offerings — The service's first price hike — Disney Plus is following Netflix and introducing a $1 price hike for subscribers in the United States, raising it to $7.99 a month.


Disney unveils Star, its answer to Hulu for international Disney+ subscribers, rolling out in some EU countries, Canada, and New Zealand on Feb. 23
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Disney introduces a new bundle, offering Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-free Hulu for $18.99 a month
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Chinese authorities detained Bloomberg News staff member Haze Fan, a Chinese citizen, on Monday on suspicion of endangering national security — Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security.
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Jimmy Lai, owner of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, has been charged under the national security law for allegedly colluding with foreign forces — Mr. Lai's case was followed hours later by a disclosure that the authorities in China had detained a Chinese citizen working for Bloomberg News.
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Al Jazeera's Ghada Oueiss sues Saudi prince, UAE leader, and others, alleging her phone was hacked and photos leaked to stifle her reporting on Saudi Arabia — Ghada Oueiss alleges she was targeted in attempt to silence her and other critics of Saudi government
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NYC city agencies placed $9.9M in advertising in 220+ community media outlets this year, amounting to ~84% of their total print and digital ad buys — On May 22, 2019, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Executive Order 47, mandating that city government agencies spend at least 50 percent …
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Publishers covering pop culture and entertainment expect more ad and affiliate revenue in 2021 as HBO Max, Disney+, and others race to reach subscriber targets — After the year we've just gone through, it seems dangerous to count on anything going into 2021.
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Brave introduces Brave Today, a news reader designed around privacy, powered by Brave's new CDN which delivers feeds anonymously to users — By design, Brave Today doesn't let the company or third parties build user profiles. — Brave Software, maker of the Brave Web browser …
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IFJ says 42 journalists and media workers were killed in 2020 globally while doing their jobs; at least 235 are in prison in cases related to their work — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forty-two journalists and media workers have been killed while doing their jobs this year …
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Google says it will let users limit the alcohol and gambling ads they see, starting with YouTube in the US — Vice President, YouTube and Video Global Solutions — Building tools that provide transparency and control has always been a top priority for us, and over the years …
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Facebook insiders say it is prioritizing revenue over user safety by its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinfo peddlers from buying ads — Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That's partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers …
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