The Walking Dead will stumble onto Star on Disney+ this July. The fast-rising streaming service will become the new home for all 10 seasons of the popular post-apocalyptic horror. Season 11 will premiere August 23.
Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, pictured), struggling to survive after a zombie apocalypse.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June.
Also heading to Star on Disney+ is season 2 of the gritty modern reimagining of H G Wells sci-fi classic War of the Worlds. Season 1 will be available to stream May 28, with season 2 landing in July.
Written and created by BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin), this version is set present-day Europe, War of the Worlds. An alien attack all but wipes out mankind, leaving only pockets of humanity to learn more about the alien invaders. The show stars Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June…
Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek homage The Orville is heading to Star on Disney+
Both new arrivals show how Disney+, with the help of Star, is steadily widening its appeal with content from Disney Television Studios (which includes 20th Television and ABC Signature), FX Productions and 20th Century Studios.
Already available on the service is Atlanta, created, produced and starring Donald Glover, light-hearted procedural drama Bones, and adult animations American Dad! and Family Guy, from Seth MacFarlane.
Disney+ has confirmed that MacFarlane’s live-action sci-fi show The Orville will fly onto the platform this September. Academy award winning movie Nomadland is also available on Star.
It’s not yet clear if another Fox hit, American Horror Story will likewise migrate to Disney+.
Sky has agreed to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment from ITV plc in a deal worth up to £1.6 billion, bringing together two of the UK’s best-known broadcasters at a time of growing competition from global streaming platforms. The proposed transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval, combines free-to-air television, advertising-funded streaming and subscription television…
The global media industry is on course to generate US$4.2 trillion in annual revenues by 2030, according to the latest forecasts. The sector will add around US$600 billion in new revenue over the next five years, driven largely by digital ecosystems, AI-powered advertising and continued demand for live experiences, according to the PwC Global Entertainment…
It’s been over five years since Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon last clinked glasses over grilled octopus and deadpan impressions in The Trip to Greece, and fans have been clamouring for one more course. Now, the duo is returning, thermals packed and egos intact, for The Trip to the Northern Lights, a brand-new six-part Sky…
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The Walking Dead will stumble onto Star on Disney+ this July. The fast-rising streaming service will become the new home for all 10 seasons of the popular post-apocalyptic horror. Season 11 will premiere August 23.
Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, pictured), struggling to survive after a zombie apocalypse.
The news follows confirmation that Disney will close the Fox linear TV channel in the UK at the end of June.
Also heading to Star on Disney+ is season 2 of the gritty modern reimagining of H G Wells sci-fi classic War of the Worlds. Season 1 will be available to stream May 28, with season 2 landing in July.
Written and created by BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin), this version is set present-day Europe, War of the Worlds. An alien attack all but wipes out mankind, leaving only pockets of humanity to learn more about the alien invaders. The show stars Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Both new arrivals show how Disney+, with the help of Star, is steadily widening its appeal with content from Disney Television Studios (which includes 20th Television and ABC Signature), FX Productions and 20th Century Studios.
Already available on the service is Atlanta, created, produced and starring Donald Glover, light-hearted procedural drama Bones, and adult animations American Dad! and Family Guy, from Seth MacFarlane.
Disney+ has confirmed that MacFarlane’s live-action sci-fi show The Orville will fly onto the platform this September. Academy award winning movie Nomadland is also available on Star.
It’s not yet clear if another Fox hit, American Horror Story will likewise migrate to Disney+.
Sky £1.6bn ITV acquisition deal is a high-stakes bet on the future of British broadcasting
Sky has agreed to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment from ITV plc in a deal worth up to £1.6 billion, bringing together two of the UK’s best-known broadcasters at a time of growing competition from global streaming platforms. The proposed transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval, combines free-to-air television, advertising-funded streaming and subscription television…
Global entertainment revenues to reach $4.2 trillion by 2030 as advertising powers industry growth
The global media industry is on course to generate US$4.2 trillion in annual revenues by 2030, according to the latest forecasts. The sector will add around US$600 billion in new revenue over the next five years, driven largely by digital ecosystems, AI-powered advertising and continued demand for live experiences, according to the PwC Global Entertainment…
Older and colder: Coogan and Brydon reunite for The Trip to the Northern Lights
It’s been over five years since Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon last clinked glasses over grilled octopus and deadpan impressions in The Trip to Greece, and fans have been clamouring for one more course. Now, the duo is returning, thermals packed and egos intact, for The Trip to the Northern Lights, a brand-new six-part Sky…
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