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The Game Awards are coming to Disney Plus. World News
The Verge • 2d ago

The Game Awards are coming to Disney Plus.

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]

Is the end of the Hulu app nigh? Technology
The Verge • 5mo ago

Is the end of the Hulu app nigh?

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]

Disney’s top priorities for its streaming service reportedly include vertical video and free always-on channels. Technology
The Verge • 5d ago

Disney’s top priorities for its streaming service reportedly include vertical video and free always-on channels.

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]

Death Stranding on Disney. World News
The Verge • 1y ago

Death Stranding on Disney.

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]

“My mom became a crater.” Business & Economy
The Verge • 2w ago

“My mom became a crater.”

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]

Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, is leaving. Entertainment & Cinema
The Verge • 4w ago

Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, is leaving.

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]

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