Disney is now embracing the AI it once fought, from cartoons to finance
Disney will bring AI-animated kids' show Ozzy Fox to Disney+ in December, as CEO Josh D'Amaro pushes AI into finance, streaming and parks, Bloomberg says.
Disney will bring AI-animated kids' show Ozzy Fox to Disney+ in December, as CEO Josh D'Amaro pushes AI into finance, streaming and parks, Bloomberg says.
In addition to places like YouTube and Twitch, you’ll be able to stream this year’s edition of Geoff Keighley’s big awards show, which takes place on December 10th, on Disney’s streaming platform. According to a Disney press release, “As the evening unfolds, viewers can expect major announcements and surprises from some of Disney’s most anticipated titles in gaming.” [Link: Disney+ to Stream The Game Awards 2026 Live on December 10 | https://press.disneyplus.com/news/the-game-awards | Disney Plus Press]
Cosm has secured a new studio partnership with Disney that will bring "Star Wars: A New Hope" to its domes as part of a multiyear, multifilm collaboration.
The Avengers, but in 3D on your headset.
An internal document viewed by Business Insider details efforts to transfer Hulu’s content and features to Disney Plus, which Disney has already started doing. The document says “the Hulu tech stack and app will be decommissioned after all users have transitioned” to the unified app, according to Business Insider. [Link: Disney is preparing for a world without the Hulu app | https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-hulu-app-unification-future-project-gemini-superapp-josh-damaro-2026-5 | Business Insider]
Business Insider reports a leaked slide deck says Disney is “Ramping up to adding 500 new vertical clips per day, and introducing creator content in early 2027.” Disney’s still planning to merge Hulu and Disney Plus, and plans to add “new content types every quarter,” including micro dramas and sports and news clips. [Link: Internal Disney presentation reveals its top streaming priorities, from creator content to a free tier | https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-streaming-presentation-2027-priorities-free-tier-vertical-clips-2026-11 | Business Insider]
Adobe signed a multi-year deal to build custom AI models trained on Disney's characters, extending its Imagineering work to Disney's film studio and ESPN.
Dunagan was six when he voiced the young deer in the classic cartoon, with an assistant director instructing him to pretend his own mother had died
The partnership will give Disney “early access” to AI tech for its resorts, cruise line, ESPN graphics, and more.
She started acting at six and by 16 was starring in Even Stevens with Shia LaBeouf. Then her career fell apart. Here, she explains how she survived growing up in the spotlight
Disney is “mid-stream” in cost cuts, its CEO and CFO told shareholders. Now Disney layoffs could reach thousands, with managers targeting 20% savings.
“We’re absolutely not like that in real life.” Chantel and Wyatt know exactly how they came across on The Block. Now they’re spilling on the “villain edit”, the drama that made the cut and the fun that didn’t.
Kimberly J. Brown reveals what it was really like to work with the legendary Debbie Reynolds on “Halloweentown.” She breaks down how their 90s-era practical special effects worked and explains why one line from the film still resonates today.
Hideo Kojima’s two games are getting an anime series, Death Stranding Isolations, on Disney Plus in 2027. Kojima will produce, with Takayuki Sano of E&H Production directing, and the announcement promises “a traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation style.” It’ll follow two new characters in the Death Stranding world, but that’s all we know. [Image: Isolations is only a working title, so it may change. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/deathstrandingisolations_teaservisual_eng16x9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
That’s the logline for Death Stranding anime Isolations, which just dropped its first short teaser. Produced by Hideo Kojima, the series releases on Disney Plus and Hulu some time in 2027. It’s separate from the live-action Death Stranding film from A24, which is set to start filming next year. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruIT6Xez6tw]
Bajaria joined in 2016 and became chief content officer in 2023. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox exec, will take over the role, Variety reports. [Link: Netflix Shocker: Bela Bajaria Leaving After 10 Years Amid Layoffs, Peter Rice to Replace as Chief Content Officer | https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-bela-bajaria-leaving-layoffs-1236913504/ | Variety]
Disney is airing the Super Bowl on ABC, ESPN, Disney+, ESPN2, ESPNU, and NFL Network, to the chagrin of local station affiliates.