Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger says the company has plans to offer a variety of its content, including movies, TV shows and games online for a fee.
"The notion of going online at some point as a subscribe-to, robust entertainment experience is pretty attractive to us," Iger said. "We are developing such an experience."
Iger made the comments Wednesday at Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm: Tech conference.
Disney Acquires A Stake In Hulu
Disney has announced it has acquired a stake in Hulu that is thought to be as high as 30% according to the folks over at Mashable. Disney has now joined NBC Universal and News Corp. in this venture.
The momentum this gives the video site is very real as it looks to jump on a position in the market that perhaps YouTube may be too late to the game on. YouTube has just started to strike deals with the major media producers and their lineup of available programs to watch is not as impressive as Hulu’s.
Disney and Hulu Officially Get it Done
Rumors have been swirling for about a month or so, but today the news is official. Disney and Hulu have entered a partnership that will see Disney content appearing on the increasingly popular online video site.
YouTube and Disney Cut Deal For Clips/Ads
Google seems to be going back and forth over the video advertising business lately.
Disney the Latest Looking to Score with Social Media
Disney launched a new social network today as an extension of its site Family.com. The social part encourages moms and dads to "share the pride of being a parent". Focusing on Parents
YouTube, Disney, Top Video Sites For Kids
Initially, it’s nice to think that kids and teens watching more online video at home than adults is because, with work and responsibilities and all that, adults just don’t have that kind of time. But considering adults watch most of their online video at work, that half-hour less they spend at home watching belies that conventional wisdom.
Disney World Now In 3D On Google Earth
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is now on Google Earth in 3D allowing users to virtually tour Disney’s four theme parks and its 22 hotels and resorts.There are 1,500 3D points of interest in the virtual tour of Disney. Users can click on images to get more information about an attraction, purchase tickets, make reservations and map out their vacation.
Disney Announces Pixar 3D Movies
Walt Disney has announced that Disney and Pixar will make eight new 3D animated films in the next four years.With the exception of "Wall*E", a robot love story and the hand drawn "Princess and the Frog", all the movies will be in digital 3D the studio said. All the 3D films will also be available in a 2D format.
Disney MMOs Aim For Kids, Branding
The Disney brand, one of the most well-known globally, reaches into the virtual world with a pair of massive multiplayer online games.
Disney Reigns In Online Production Unit
Had the movie "Pocahontas" never been released, my life would be pretty much unchanged, and that’s the case for a lot of Disney stuff. But by delaying the debut of an online production unit called Stage 9, the company appears to have held up some very interesting shows.