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At the Producers Hub at MIPCOM today, The Walt Disney Company’s Diego Londono and Paolo Agostinelli discussed the Disney+ commissioning strategy in Europe, co-productions and windowing innovation in conversation with World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

The combined Disney+ and Hulu SVOD service will rise above Netflix to own more top titles than any other streamer in the U.S., according to Ampere Analysis, based on data from September 2023.

As of Q3 2023, there were 5.8 million paid SVOD subscribers in Taiwan, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA) data, a gain of 315,000 in the period.

Onyx Collective has ordered to series the new comedy Deli Boys, which will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

Ampere Analysis is forecasting that global content expenditure will increase by just 2 percent this year, the lowest growth in more than a decade (other than the Covid-19-induced contraction in 2020).

Alisa Bowen has been named president of Disney+, after having served as executive VP of global business operations for Disney streaming.

Among the announcements from the D23 Expo, Disney Branded Television revealed new projects and released never-before-seen content for its series and movies across Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

Disney+ is rolling out in 42 new countries and 11 new territories this week, following the launch today in Greece, Turkey and countries in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia.

Disney+ has revealed The Muppets Mayhem, a new comedy series centered on the Electric Mayhem Band.

Disney+ is planning to introduce an ad-supported subscription, in addition to its ad-free option, starting in the U.S. in late 2022 and continuing to roll out internationally in 2023.