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If the NBA and NFL move to Disney+, where does it leave Foxtel?
Disney+ is likely to introduce live sports in Australia, which could have a significant effect on Foxtel’s streaming business as HBO’s Max also prepares to launch.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Coming in hot: TV shows to watch out for in 2025
There’s an avalanche of great shows coming our way in 2025, including Watson, starring Morris Chestnut.
- by Michael Idato
Opinion
Trump's America
What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in
News outlets need to keep saying Trump is all the things the courts have declared him to be.
- by Bill Wyman
Disney needed a new sound for a new Lion King, so they turned to the master
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the man behind Hamilton and Moana, wanted to surprise himself when creating the soundtrack for Mufasa.
- by Michael Idato
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Disney’s Moana retread misses the Lin-Manuel Miranda magic
Despite its lush visuals, the long-awaited sequel proves there’s no good idea Hollywood won’t drive into the ground.
- by Robert Moran
From Bridgerton to Moana: The TikTok stars making history at Disney
Songwriters Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are the first of their kind to create a Disney soundtrack.
- by Louise Rugendyke
The Artful Dodger returns: Disney orders second season of Aussie hit
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, the comedy-drama about a pickpocket-turned surgeon in colonial Sydney has developed a global following.
- by Karl Quinn
Five essential things you need to know about Disney cruise ships
Everything you need to know about a Disney cruise, the line that brought the theme park to the high seas.
- by Sara Macefield
Dancing mermaids and salty pirates: The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’
It won five Tony awards, now the hit Broadway show Peter and the Starcatcher has been given an Australian makeover.
- by Lenny Ann Low
More than 20 years after Neighbours, Jesse Spencer returns to Australian TV
He spent more than 400 episodes on the Ramsay Street cul-de-sac, now Jesse Spencer is back for Last Days of the Space Age.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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How a $300 million TV show almost sank without trace
Made on the Gold Coast for $300 million, Nautilus appeared doomed when Disney dropped it. But now, the submarine adventure has resurfaced.
- by Karl Quinn
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