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Disney Cancellations Rose Amid Kimmel Trouble

But Disney+ and Hulu also had more people than usual sign up for new plans

(Newser) - The Jimmy Kimmel blackout is over, and the fallout is somewhat complicated for ABC parent company Disney.
  • On the downside, cancellations of Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions rose significantly in September, coinciding with Kimmel's brief suspension from ABC over his Charlie Kirk comments , per the Hollywood Reporter . The stats are
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Artists Cancel Performances at Disney Documentary Premiere

Sarah McLachlan cites 'solidarity in support of free speech' at screening of Lilith Fair documentary

(Newser) - Sarah McLachlan pulled out of a planned performance Sunday night at the premiere of Disney's new documentary on the Lilith Fair music festival. At the Los Angeles screening, the Canadian singer-songwriter said the move was to show support for free speech, USA Today reports. She said she had...

Amanda Knox Gets 'Relief,' Thanks to Monica Lewinsky

Pair team up for Hulu limited series showing 'the long consequences' of trauma

(Newser) - You might think Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox have little in common. But when the former White House intern turned anti-bullying advocate began considering options for a TV deal following her involvement in Impeachment: American Crime Story, she thought of the similarities between her story and Knox's account of...

Say Goodbye to the Hulu App
Say Goodbye
to the Hulu App
Aug 6, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Say Goodbye to the Hulu App

It's being fully integrated into Disney+

(Newser) - Disney is getting ready to say goodbye to the standalone Hulu app, announcing plans to fold the streaming service fully into Disney+ by 2026. The move comes after Disney wrapped up a $9 billion buyout of Comcast's remaining Hulu stake, cementing its total ownership. Customers won't be...

Hulu's Days as a Standalone App Could Be Numbered

Disney now has full control of streaming service

(Newser) - Disney will pay Comcast's NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that's dragged on for a few years. Disney said in November 2023 that it was acquiring a 33% stake in Hulu...

Call Her Daddy Podcaster: BU Coach Sexually Harassed Me

Alex Cooper describes her discomfort in working with Boston University's Nancy Feldman

(Newser) - Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper is breaking her silence with allegations of sexual harassment by her former college soccer coach—claims she reveals publicly for the first time in her new Hulu docuseries, Call Her Alex. The series, which had its premiere at the Tribeca Festival on...

After Taliban Killed Man Exposed in Documentary, His Widow Sues

Suit says Taliban killed Afghan mine-clearer Omar Khan after he was featured in film

(Newser) - An Emmy-winning National Geographic documentary about Afghanistan's final days under US occupation is now at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit, after a featured Afghan was identified by the Taliban and killed. The widow of the man who appeared in Retrograde has filed her complaint against the...

Well, Now Bring on the Streaming Service Bundles

Disney+, Hulu, Max are teaming up. You know, kind of like a cable package

(Newser) - In a move that CNBC says is "reminiscent of the traditional cable TV bundle" of yore, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to offer a bundle of the two companies' streaming services.
  • What's included? The bundle will include Disney's Disney+ and Hulu, and Warner Bros.
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Oprah's Got a Big Special on Weight Loss Coming Up

Winfrey will host ABC/Hulu program on using meds to drop pounds, to the chagrin of some

(Newser) - As WeightWatchers deals with the aftermath of Oprah Winfrey's exit , the TV icon is making her next big move on the weight-loss scene. CNN reports that Winfrey will host An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution, set to be released later this month on ABC and...

Amy Schumer Speaks Out About Her 'Puffier' Face

Comedian says she has endometriosis, slams gossip about her appearance

(Newser) - Amy Schumer doesn't owe anyone an explanation of her health issues, but the comedian felt obliged to offer an update after comments started flying over how she looks following a recent media tour to promote the second season of her show Life & Beth on Hulu. What people are...

Disney Will Soon Own All of Hulu
Disney Will Soon
Own All of Hulu
Nov 2, 2023 12:30 AM CDT

Disney Will Soon Own All of Hulu

Disney will purchase Comcast's one-third stake of streaming platform

(Newser) - Disney on Wednesday announced a deal for it to purchase Comcast's one-third stake in Hulu, which would give Disney full ownership of the streaming service. The move is a long-expected one, CNBC reports, and Disney CEO Bob Iger had hinted in recent months that it could be imminent, CNN...

Disney Boss: Prices Got Too High at Theme Parks

But Disney+ should have cost more at rollout, Iger says

(Newser) - The head of the Walt Disney Co. has conceded that theme park admission prices might have gotten a little out of hand—under his predecessor. "I always believed that Disney was a brand that needs to be accessible," Bob Iger said at a conference Thursday, Deadline reports. "...

Tyson: Hulu Is 'Streaming Version of a Slave Master"

Iron Mike is peeved about the network's unauthorized biopic series

(Newser) - It seems Mike Tyson would like a piece of the Hulu executives responsible for the upcoming biopic series Mike. Per Variety, Iron Mike took to Instagram over the weekend to air his grievances. In a pair of posts, Tyson began by praising old pal and Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana...

Hulu Users Did Not Approve of Astroworld Special

Service has yanked locally produced 'Astroworld: Concert From Hell' after backlash

(Newser) - Hulu has yanked a news special it released this week that recapped the events of the Travis Scott concert in Houston last month that injured hundreds and left 10 people dead, including a 9-year-old boy . Per the Los Angeles Times , the 50-minute Astroworld: Concert From Hell was pulled from Hulu'...

Pam & Tommy Teaser Is Out, With Doppelganger Stars

Lily James, Sebastian Stan take on Pamela Anderson-Tommy Lee sex tape scandal for Hulu

(Newser) - It was "America's first big sex tape," footage captured during Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's honeymoon just a week or so after they first met in 1995, then stolen from their home and leaked online. A new eight-episode Hulu series coming this winter will detail the...

Mel Brooks Reviving a Classic
Mel Brooks Reviving a Classic
Oct 19, 2021 10:35 AM CDT

Mel Brooks Reviving a Classic

He'll create an 8-part series for Hulu called 'History of the World, Part II'

(Newser) - The sequel is coming, and it only took 40 years. Mel Brooks, now 95, has signed a deal with Hulu to create an eight-part series called History of the World, Part II, reports Variety . It is pitched as a sequel of sorts to his classic movie History of the World,...

Britney Film Puts Timberlake, Diane Sawyer in Hot Seat

Not many people come out looking good in 'Framing Britney Spears,' airing on FX and Hulu

(Newser) - As the saga continues to swirl around Britney Spears' conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement that seeks to yank her out from under the control of said conservator (her dad, Jamie), a new documentary on the 39-year-old singer sheds some light on how things got to this place—and has raised...

Disney Wouldn't Air This Episode—Until Now

Episode of 'black-ish' about Trump finds a home on Hulu

(Newser) - A politically charged episode of black-ish from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu, a corporate sibling of the Disney-owned broadcast network, the AP reports. "I cannot wait for everyone to finally see the episode for themselves," series creator Kenya Barris posted Monday...

Blackface or Just Mud? Hulu Pulls Golden Girls Episode

To the dismay of many

(Newser) - Some say Hulu has gone too far after the streaming service pulled an episode of the Golden Girls due to a potential blackface controversy. The episode features Betty White's Rose and Rue McClanahan's Blanche wearing mud masks on their faces when they meet a black family for the...

Hillary's Bombshell on Bernie: 'Nobody Likes Him'

Clinton's 'Hollywood Reporter' interview offers a scathing rebuke; plus, Sanders says sorry to Biden

(Newser) - If you were wondering why the hashtag #NobodyLikesHim was trending on Twitter on Tuesday, it's because the Hollywood Reporter dropped a big election-tied bomb. In a chat to promote the upcoming Hulu documentary Hillary, Hillary Clinton was asked to confirm that she said the following in the film about...

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