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Hollywood news banter

By Kim Masters • Sep 21, 2018 • 1 min read

Disney CEO Bob Iger once again again tops The Hollywood Reporter power list. The company continues to dominate the industry, but there are still questions about its upcoming streaming service that’s being called the “Netflix killer.”
One industry attorney says the new streaming service will likely cost Disney billions of dollars to get their content back from other distributors. In addition to all the old content Disney is paying to get back under its own roof, it’s also making new, expensive content like Marvel series about Loki and the Scarlet Witch, starring the same actors as from the movies.
ESPN+, Disney’s streaming sports service just hit one million subscribers. This is part of ESPN’s effort to battle cord-cutting, although its streaming service does not provide access to the same sports as on its primary channel.

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By Kim Masters • Sep 21, 2018 • 1 min read

Disney CEO Bob Iger once again again tops The Hollywood Reporter power list. The company continues to dominate the industry, but there are still questions about its upcoming streaming service that’s being called the “Netflix killer.”
One industry attorney says the new streaming service will likely cost Disney billions of dollars to get their content back from other distributors. In addition to all the old content Disney is paying to get back under its own roof, it’s also making new, expensive content like Marvel series about Loki and the Scarlet Witch, starring the same actors as from the movies.
ESPN+, Disney’s streaming sports service just hit one million subscribers. This is part of ESPN’s effort to battle cord-cutting, although its streaming service does not provide access to the same sports as on its primary channel.