Digital Intelligence

With The Lion King set to launch in cinemas and a new Netflix streaming rival coing soon, new research looks at how Brits view the Disney brand.

16/07/2019  |  Full story...

Disney UK and EMEA have teamed up with eight major brands including eBay, Hilton Hotels, Boots Soltan, Europcar, Kellogg’s, Albert Bartlett, Duracell and Babybel as part of its promotion for recently released Toy Story 4 film.

26/06/2019  |  Full story...

Disney has revealed its much anticipated streaming service including every Pixar film ever released, all the Star Wars films and every episode of the Simpsons.

12/04/2019  |  Full story...

Google and Disney have announced a new global strategic relationship that will see Disney bring its entire global digital video and display business onto Google Ad Manager, which will serve as its core ad technology platform.

03/12/2018  |  Full story...

Blend Media’s interactive 360 VR platform has built an engaging ‘treasure hunt’ as part of a world-wide celebration honouring Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary.

29/11/2018  |  Full story...

Disney has revealed its plans for a streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon, as the media giant saw profits rise 33%.

12/11/2018  |  Full story...

A new artificial intelligence-powered benchmark has declared the Walt Disney Company the ‘king of content marketing’ for 2018, followed by Apple and Google.

20/09/2018  |  Full story...

Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox means that the House of Mouse now controls a huge amount of our most beloved films and television series. This infographic from ABC Finance looks at the implications for the massive media merger, including streaming.

13/03/2018  |  Full story...

Social video service Twitch has struck a partnership with Disney Digital Network to bring exclusive content from four of the largest Disney-managed digital content creators.

23/01/2018  |  Full story...

Disney has agreed a $52.4bn deal to buy film and TV assets from 21st Century Fox, will buy swaths of 21st Century Fox as it readies for battle with Netflix, Amazon and other tech companies.

14/12/2017  |  Full story...

Media giant Walt Disney, owners of the Star wars and Marvel franchises, plans to start its own online streaming services in the US, ending its current deal with Netflix.

10/08/2017  |  Full story...

Disney UK has joined forces with Sony Mobile, comparethemarket.com, Persil, HomeAway, Olay, Hamptons and Latest In Beauty on seven innovative and distinct collaborations ahead of thenew live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, due to hit UK cinemas on Friday March 17th.

06/03/2017  |  Full story...

With 2017 underway, now is the perfect time to look back at the great films that made their mark on cinema history in 2016. We know which movies performed well on-screen, but what about on social media?

27/01/2017  |  Full story...

Price comparison site comparethemarket.com has collaborated with Disney’s Frozen to reveal two new meerkat toys.

16/12/2016  |  Full story...

Lucasfilm announced today that they are teaming up with four well-known brands—O2, World Duty Free, Gillette and Kaspersky—for the launch of a UK and pan-European promotional campaign in support of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” opening in the UK on December 15.

01/12/2016  |  Full story...

Disney UK and MBNA have collaborated to transform an MBNA Thames Clippers catamaran into a Polynesian Wayfinder vessel to celebrate the launch of Disney’s “Moana,” its latest animated film, featuring an adventurous and seafaring young heroine.

The MBNA @thamesclippers have caught @Disney_UK #Moana fever! Ride this one-of-a-kind #MBNAWayfinder until the 11th of December. pic.twitter.com/yxHCBkwEoK

— MBNA (@mbna) November 22, 2016

25/11/2016  |  Full story...

Twitter's share price lost a fifth of its value on Thursday after rumours that Google and Disney and are backing down from making a bid for the company.

07/10/2016  |  Full story...

Walt Disney Co is reportedly mulling a bid for Twitter, joining Salesforce, Microsoft and Google as suitors for the social network.

27/09/2016  |  Full story...

The Internet Advertising Bureau UK is promoting a new portfolio of online ad formats as part of the industry-wide drive to improve people’s online experience and reduce ad blocking.

27/09/2016  |  Full story...

Online content engagement platform Playbuzz has raised $15 million in new funding, led by Saban Ventures with participation from The Walt Disney Company.

01/04/2016  |  Full story...

As Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits cinemas worldwide new has revealed that the Disney marketing machine is driving a very strong social media buzz.

18/12/2015  |  Full story...

With “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hitting cinemas worldwide next week, new data looks into how Facebook reacted to the final trailer in October, and how marketers can use social media data to plan future campaigns.

10/12/2015  |  Full story...

Disney has teamed up with Google to launch a new virtual reality experience on Google Cardboard, ahead of the premiere of ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens ‘in Cinemas next month.

24/11/2015  |  Full story...

What happens when Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Ana, Elsa, Olaf, Cinderella, Buzz Lightyear and other Disney Characters magically surprise unsuspecting shoppers? This viral video from Disney caused a huge buzz in February 2015, getting 5 million YouTube views in the process.

18/11/2015  |  Full story...

Disney is to launch its own subscription-based video streaming service in the UK.

23/10/2015  |  Full story...