Disney Plus: What’s new in June!
We’re currently loving what’s on offer from Disney on their new streaming service Disney Plus! However, there’s a bunch more stuff on the way! In the forms of both movies, series and more originals for us all to enjoy! There’s new episodes of the documentary series ‘Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ and ‘It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer’
Furthermore there’s other great shows on their way such as:
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl drops this month and we’re super excited for it! The movie is based on the book by Eoin Colfer. It’s a fantasy adventure movie which follows the journey of 12 year old genius Artemis Fowl! Artemis Fowl seeks to find his father who has disappeared. The movie stars Josh Gad, Judi Dench and Ferdia Shaw. A movie which is perfect for movie night viewing!
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2
Frozen is among one of the most, if not the most popular animated movies of modern times. With Frozen 2 fast becoming another one of everyone’s favourite movies, Disney takes a deeper look at what makes a Frozen movie. “Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2” is a deep dive 6 part documentary series which follows the creative team. As they face challenges and breakthroughs as they craft a hugely successful animated franchise.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
One of the most iconic Disney villain stories continues as Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the tangled ties that bind them. It stars Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfieffer.
A.N.T Farm (S1-3)
A classic Disney Channel series will arrive on Disney Plus in June. Relive the story of Chyna Sparks and her friends Olive and Fletcher as they join the A.N.T. (Advanced Natural Talents) program.
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Percy is on a thrilling quest to find the magical Golden Fleece that will save his world.
Primal Survivor (S1-2)
Hazen Audel tackles some of mankind’s most rigorous journey’s through some of the world’s most trecherous territories that pushes him to his very limits in this National Geographic documentary.
Other Dates:
- 5th June
- Finding Atlantis
- Genius by Stephen Hawking (S1)
- Hostile Planet
- Japan: Between Earth and Sky
- Lost City of Machu Picchu
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Pixar In Real Life
- 12th June
- Artemis Fowl
- Primal Survivor (S1-2)
- Mighty Med (S1-4)
- The Sandlot: Heading Home
- Lost City of Machu Picchu
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Pixar In Real Life
- 19th June
- Big Sur: Wild California
- Egypts Treasure Guardians
- Toy Story of Terror!
- Toy Story That Time Forgot
- Unlikely Animal Friends (S3)
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Pixar In Real Life
- 26th June
- A.N.T Farm (S1-3)
- Into the Unknown: Making Disney Frozen 2
- Hostile Planet
- Japan: Between Earth and Sky
- Lost City of Machu Picchu
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Pixar In Real Life
- New Episodes
- Be Our Chef – season finale
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
- Disney Family Sundays
- Disney Insider
- It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer
- One Day at Disney (Shorts)
- Marvel’s Hero Project
- Pixar In Real Life
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Game Of Thrones leads Tv shows Brits want back!
Game of Thrones seems to be the one show that everyone wants to come back on our screens! Ever since the cast of Friends announced they were no longer on a break. The media has been abuzz with TV Reunion news. Every popular TV show wants a slice of the reunion pie. With the cast of Desperate Housewives, to Parks and Recreation Quarantine special, everyone is getting in on the act!
OnBuy have investigated which popular boxsets are the most in demand! With OnBuy revealing that Brits are most interested in Game of Thrones returning to the small screen! 34,990 people a month Google if the show is making a comeback or if there is a new series on the way!
In fact, Game of Thrones, just eclipses the Tv Reunion phenomenon that is the Friends special.
Friends and others
Friends has been enjoying a renaissance ever since the announcement of a Friends special. 33,150 people on average a month Google to find out more about the reunion or a new series. Proving the Friends TV reunion could be “The One Where” the whole world watches!
Furthermore, the surprise Gavin and Stacey Christmas special which aired last year, reignited our love affair with the sitcom. To find out “what’s occurring” in regard to another reunion of possible new series. A total of 8,510 people on average Google the show.
While OnBuy’s research reveals that there is less buzz about a TV reunuin for The OC (180 monthly searches), The X-Files (150 monthly searches), The West Wing (150 monthly searches), 30 Rock (130 monthly searches) and Cheers (50 monthly searches).
The results in full can be seen below:
| TV Series | Avg. Monthly Search Volume |
|---|---|
| Game of Thrones | 34,990 |
| Friends | 33,150 |
| Gavin and Stacey | 8,510 |
| Breaking Bad | 4,700 |
| Gossip Girl | 3,980 |
| Modern Family | 2,530 |
| Orange is the New Black | 2,330 |
| Gilmore Girls | 1,730 |
| Lost | 1,720 |
| Seinfeld | 1,660 |
| Frasier | 1,330 |
| One Tree Hill | 940 |
| House of Cards | 920 |
| ER | 700 |
| Twin Peaks | 670 |
| The Office | 650 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 620 |
| Little Britain | 560 |
| M*A*S*H | 450 |
| Veep | 450 |
| Parks and Recreation | 440 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 420 |
| The Wire | 370 |
| Mad Men | 360 |
| The Sopranos | 330 |
| Desperate Housewives | 290 |
| The OC | 180 |
| The X-Files | 150 |
| The West Wing | 150 |
| 30 Rock | 130 |
| Cheers | 50 |
Methodology
OnBuy analysed Google search volumes using the keyword analytics section of online visibility and marketing tool SEM Rush. For each of the 30 TV shows analysed, a variety of keywords were taken into consideration – such as the show title followed by “reunion”, “new series” and “new season” – to maximise results!
(OnBuy)
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Amazon making HOW MUCH?!
Many ad companies and traditional media owners are braced for tough times due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many companies marketing spends have been brought to a halt. However , Amazon’s ad business has emerged as a somewhat of a bright spot. For the tech giants financia update for Q1. This is despite belt tightening in from brands in other areas.
Amazon Ad Revenues
Amazon disclosed on the 30th April that it’s companies revenues from it’s advertising arm had seen a gain of over 44% over the past 3 months to reach $3.9BN! However Amazon doesn’t break out it’s ad revenue figures , chief fiancial officer Brian Olsavsky told investors that the Q1 ad growth rate was in line with previous results of Q4 2019. It grew at a 40% clip.
This trajectory outstripped the growth of its more established offerings such as online sales 24%, subscription services 28% and Amazon Web Services 33%.
Overall, Amazon’s total earnings for the first 3 months of 2020 showed that the pandemic has actually helped Amazon make money. It pulled in a total of $33M an hour. Between January and March revenues were $75.4BN
Amazon’s Q1 profit was $2.5bn down from $3.6bn onthe same period last year. Jeff Bezos cautioned that this would dip further in light of the Covid-19 related spend.
Amazon Calming down….
Bezos has cautioned that despite the company earning a lot of money. Shareholders should ‘take a seat’ as they planned to spend $4bn or more in the next 3 months on coronavirus related expenses. Such as keeping employees safe and getting products to customers.
“This includes investments in personal protective equipment (PPE), enhanced cleaning of our facilities, less efficient process paths that better allow for effective social distancing, higher wages for hourly teams, and hundreds of millions to develop our own Covid-19 testing capabilities,” Jeff Bezos
Profit
The $4bn spend will equal to Amazon’s entire profit for Q2 which caused Amazon’s shares to plummet immediately after. Amazon’s director of investor relations, Dave Files said that it had seen some impact from advertisers belt tightening.
“In March, [we saw] some pullback from advertisers and some downward pressure on price, but how but advertising continues to advertise at a high cliff,” he said.
“It wasn’t as noticeable maybe as with what some others are seeing, and it’s probably offset a bit by the continued strong traffic we have to the site. So it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We have again, as I said, downward pressure a bit on pricing.
Files also noted that a “large portion” of the firm’s advertising related to Amazon sales, “not [to] things like travel and auto”. Those sectors however, have been impacted by coronavirus pandemic.
“Our advertising will prove to be very efficient as well,” he assured investors. “And it can be directly measured. So even as people are cutting back perhaps on advertising, or are their costs, I think this will be one area that will prove its value. It has in the past.”
Amazon’s positive outcome from the pandemic comes as platform and media owners look for ways to help limit the impact that coronavirus has on their business and ad revenues.
(The Drum)
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Streaming: Who’s Winning the war?
The lockdown has caused a lot of us to be either sitting down and playing video games or streaming our favourite shows on our prefered streaming services. Or on more than one if you are subscribed to more than one service. But which one of them is doing the best? Out of all of us, which streaming platform do we as a collective like the most?
To no one’s suprise really, the use of streaming services has increased during the pandemic. Netflix has profited from the pandemic with the most significant increase of +332%. Disney Plus followed with a 290% increase of usage on JustWatch. You can see the rise of each of the different streaming services below:
- Streaming Service
- Netflix
- Disney Plus
- Amazon Prime Video
- Hulu
- +% Increase since March 17th
- 332%
- 290%
- 266%
- 259%
So, are you surprised that Netflix is coming out on top? Did you think the giant that is Disney would have taken Netflix’s crown? Let us know what you think by contacting us via our socials! @howtokillanhour across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
Source: JustWatch.com
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Twitter Watch Party with Universal!
Lockdown has brought some amazing things around the world and companies are finding unique ways to get content into the eyes of people everywhere. So there’s a brand new initiative coined Twitter Watch Party!
To entertain and bring audiences together Universal have organised weekly watch parties for some of their most unique films. So, every Saturday starting May 16th, audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans all around the globe! Allowing fans to share reactions and discuss their favourite scenes together on Twitter!
Joining in is super easy, simply follow the hosts on Twitter. While others may buy or rent the weekend’s movie at any retailer and press play at exactly 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST! Follow the films designated hashtag to get involved with the discussion! How cool is that!?!
Twitter Watch Party Schedule:
The May schedule is below with additional watch parties and special guests announcing soon:
Twitter Watch Party May 16th – Halloween hosted by Blumhouse with Director David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis and special guests
No one does horror quite like Blumhouse and Michael Myers. Join the production company that specializes in horror as they watch the return of Halloween alongside the film’s director David Gordon Green and special guests including: John Carpenter, Jason Blum, Judy Greer, James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle. Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Halloween is presented by Universal Pictures, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions and Trancas International Films. #HalloweenAtHome
Twitter Watch Party May 23rd – Apollo 13 hosted by former NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly
A look at space with someone who has actually been! Join retired NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, a veteran of four different space flights, as he watches his predecessors try to return back to Earth. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time – and the odds – to bring them home. #Apollo13AtHome
Twitter Watch Party May 30th – The Breakfast Club hosted by Nerdist
Please report for Saturday detention at the library! Join Nerdist as they revisit the misfits of the John Hughes 80’s classic The Breakfast Club. They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m. they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. To the outside world they were simply the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess and the Kook, but to each other, they would always be The Breakfast Club. #BreakfastClubAtHome
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Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath
Mortal Kombat 11 is getting some BRAND NEW CONTENT! We’re all for it, it looks sooo good! Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath continues the Mortal Kombat 11 story.
The saga continues as Fire God Liu Kang, the new keeper of time and protector of Earthrealm, must gather together help to save the universe.
Fire God Liu Kang must enlist the help of unlikely allies and familiar foes to forge a new history as the fate of the two worlds hangs in the balance!
The expansion not only brings with it brand new single player content but playable characters too! Such as the return of Fujin, the God of Win. Who serves as Earthrealms protector, alongside his brother Raiden. Sheeva, the four harmed half human, half dragon queen of the Shokan race. Plus, RoboCop. Yes THE RoboCop. The iconic,highly advanced, cybernetic police officer. Making his first appearance in the Mortal Kombat series. Peter Weller will voice Robocop, Weller portrayed Robocop in “RoboCop” (1987) film and “RoboCop 2” (1990) sequel. Furthermore Aftermath will also include three new character skin packs to be released over time.
It’s not over yet!
Mortal Kombat 11 owners will also have access to new Stages, including the return of the Klassic Dead Pool and Soul Chamber arenas, accompanied by Stage Facilities. Stage Facilities are the fan favorite finishing moves that use the environment to destroy opponents. Friendships feature also makes a return. THe 90’s feature, allows players to take down their adversaries with a hint of kindness. These features will be an FREE update in conjunction with the Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath release.
What Ed Boon says….
“Our fans have really enjoyed the story campaign in Mortal Kombat, and we’re happy to continue the narrative and add new characters to the roster with Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath,”
“In addition, Friendships and Stage Fatalities are being added as part of the free content update for all Mortal Kombat 11 players. Both are fan-favourite features that we’re excited to finally bring back to the franchise.” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios
Those who have already purchased Mortal Kombat 11 can preorder the Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath expansion now for £34.99 / €39.99 (SRP) or the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath + Kombat Pack Bundle for £39.99 / €49.99 (SRP).
All preorders will receive the Eternal Klash Skin Pack at launch, featuring three new character skin variants – “Unbound Rage” Scorpion inspired by Mortal Kombat (2011), “Son of Arctika” Sub-Zero inspired by Mortal Kombat: Deception and “Kori Power” Frost, a Klassic version of the Lin Kuei warrior.
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Zombie Army 4 Blood Count! GRUESOME!
Zombie Army 4 is releasing MORE DLC! ‘Zombie Army 4 Blood Count’ is the thrilling second chapter in the Hell Cult campaign. It’s out NOW for PS4, Xbox One, the Epic Games Store and Stadia.
Players will get the chance to take on the Transylvanian undead and SS cultists as players break into an abandoned castle. In Zombie Army 4 gamers will get the chance to unravel mysteries of the occult. Drill deep into the crypts darkest secrets!
Furthermore as well as Blood Count, there’s loads of other content out! Such as:
- Renegade Officer Character
- Bloodsoaked Weapon Skins
- Gas Mask Headgear Bundle
- Mortar Shotgun Bundle
- Renegade Officer Character
- Bloodsoaked Weapon Skins
- Gas Mask Headgear Bundle
- Mortar Shotgun Bundle
Owners of the Zombie Army 4 Season 1 pass will get access to ALL Season 1 content including Blood Count. The Blood Count content can also be bought individually.
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Hamilton is coming to Disney Plus!
Hamilton, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamitlon to Disney Plus! Hamilton’s an 11 time Tony Award, Grammy Award, Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize winning stage musical! It will ome to homes around the world on July 3rd!
The film is said to be a leap forward in the art of live capture. As it transports its audience into the world of Broadway in a unique way! The film combines the best elements of live theatre, film and streaming to create a cinematic stage performance. Therefore bringing a whole new way to experience Hamilton.
Quotes on Hamilton From Disney:
“No other artistic work in the last decade has had the cultural impact of ‘Hamilton’—an inspiring and captivating tale told and performed in a powerfully creative way. In light of the extraordinary challenges facing our world, this story about leadership, tenacity, hope, love and the power of people to unite against the forces of adversity is both relevant and impactful,”
“We are thrilled to bring this phenomenon to Disney+ on the eve of Independence Day, and we have the brilliant Lin-Manuel Miranda and the team behind ‘Hamilton’ to thank for allowing us to do so more than a year before planned.”Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company.
“I’m so proud of how beautifully Tommy Kail has brought ‘Hamilton’ to the screen. He’s given everyone who watches this film the best seat in the house,”
“I’m so grateful to Disney and Disney+ for reimagining and moving up our release to July 4th weekend of this year, in light of the world turning upside down.
Cont…
I’m so grateful to all the fans who asked for this, and I’m so glad that we’re able to make it happen. I’m so proud of this show. I can’t wait for you to see it.” Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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