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The hour-long special, which launchpads a future series, will air on Disney Channel later this month, before streaming on Disney+ in February of next year.
Disney’s ABC, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD have gone dark on YouTube TV after contract talks with Google collapsed.
Some of the important news from Annecy that you may have missed last week.
And could separating linear tv operations from the rest of the company signal a future sale to a larger entity like Apple or Alphabet?
In Annecy, Disney announced four new animated series titles, sneak peeked eight more, and announced five renewals.
If you work for Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, or Cartoon Network, you may want to look away now.
Marsh, the 33-year Disney veteran behind everything from “Gravity Falls” to “Elena of Avalor,” will produce content for Disney.
From Mickey to Marvel, Buzz Lightyear to Homer Simpson, Disney is home to a who’s who of animation legends.
Netflix and Disney dominated. Again.
In all, streamers took 51 nominations against 43 for other platforms. Winners will be announced on July 17.
Disney also presented two other upcoming shows from white African creators at Annecy.
“The great majority” of their content will move to Disney+, says CEO Bob Chapek.
The channels will close on October 1 in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.
Disney Channel has also renewed “Big City Greens” for a third season.
Helmer will work to “accelerate racial and cultural diversity and inclusion” in kids’ programming.
“I was told by certain Disney leadership that I could NOT represent any form of bi or gay relationship,” said Dana Terrace.
Meanwhile, songwriter Alan Menken became the 16th person to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Disney says that it generally “remains committed to our kids channels business.”
The three most-nominated animation series are all Disney productions.
Kanter oversaw the launch of Disney Junior and the development of many Disney tv shows.