Disney has revealed its plans for a streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon, as the media giant saw profits rise 33%. In the three months to 29 September, Disney earned $14.3bn in revenue, up 12% year-on-year, while profits rose 33% to $2.3bn. Its performance was boosted by the studio division, whose revenues jumped 50% […]
ESPN Brazil partnered with electronics giant Samsung to turn the hosts of “SportsCenter” into cartoon versions of themselves to promote the animoji features of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones, according to a press release. Faces of ESPN anchors Paulo Soares and Antero Greco were transformed into emojis for four episodes of the show that […]
Sports television channel ESPN is reimagining its flagship “SportsCenter” news show for Snapchat, the mobile app known for its disappearing photo and video messaging. “SportsCenter” on Snapchat launched November 13 as three- to five-minute shows with the DNA of the original franchise, but an attitude targeting the social media platform’s primarily under-25 users. “This is […]