Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2020 14:48:50 GMT -6
The Disney motto appears to be... everything or nothing. And, never send flowers.
www.theverge.com/2020/1/31/21117502/hulu-ceo-randy-freer-disney-plus-kevin-mayer-dtc-espn-marvel-studios
Freer’s exit is one people in the industry saw coming. Disney’s direct-to-consumer division is centralized, giving executives within the division more control over their streaming businesses. And the push to fold Hulu into that department became inevitable after Disney fully acquired the streaming service in May 2019 by buying Comcast’s final stake.
Not to mention that following Disney’s acquisition, Hulu’s senior vice president of scripted content, Craig Erwich, stopped reporting to Freer and started reporting to Disney Television Studios chairman Dana Walden. FX president John Landgraf was given a portion of Hulu’s original programming slate, reporting to Fox executives now within Disney. Many of Hulu’s Marvel shows were cancelled as Marvel Studios took over Marvel Entertainment and its TV duties. Plus, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Hulu would soon run on the BAMTech platform, the same behind-the-scenes streaming tech that powers Disney+ and of which Disney acquired a majority stake in 2017. In essence, Disney took over everything.
Take a look at Jeph Loeb, who was once the head of all things Marvel television and has increasingly ceded control of comic-related projects after Disney+ launched. All Marvel series set to premiere on Disney+ are now overseen by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. As Disney began to cancel most of its Marvel series on Hulu, using Disney+ instead as the main platform for Marvel series that connected to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loeb started planning his departure from the company. In December 2019, Disney announced Marvel Entertainment (where Loeb worked) would fold into Feige’s Marvel Studios.
Not to mention that following Disney’s acquisition, Hulu’s senior vice president of scripted content, Craig Erwich, stopped reporting to Freer and started reporting to Disney Television Studios chairman Dana Walden. FX president John Landgraf was given a portion of Hulu’s original programming slate, reporting to Fox executives now within Disney. Many of Hulu’s Marvel shows were cancelled as Marvel Studios took over Marvel Entertainment and its TV duties. Plus, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Hulu would soon run on the BAMTech platform, the same behind-the-scenes streaming tech that powers Disney+ and of which Disney acquired a majority stake in 2017. In essence, Disney took over everything.
Take a look at Jeph Loeb, who was once the head of all things Marvel television and has increasingly ceded control of comic-related projects after Disney+ launched. All Marvel series set to premiere on Disney+ are now overseen by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. As Disney began to cancel most of its Marvel series on Hulu, using Disney+ instead as the main platform for Marvel series that connected to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loeb started planning his departure from the company. In December 2019, Disney announced Marvel Entertainment (where Loeb worked) would fold into Feige’s Marvel Studios.
