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Disney+ and Hulu are increasing their monthly subscription prices. This latest adjustment follows a series of previous price hikes for both streaming services.
Disney has appointed former Character.AI chief executive Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer. The move follows a prior accusation that Character.AI had infringed Disney’s copyrights. Anand’s new role marks the first time Disney has hired a former executive from a company it had sued.
Disney has partnered with TikTok to allow creators to produce fan-made short-form videos featuring Disney properties, including Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters. These curated clips will appear on Disney+ within the new vertical “Verts” feed, giving TikTok users official access to Disney’s intellectual property for short-video content.
Midjourney has filed a court request demanding that the Hollywood studios which sued it disclose how they employ artificial-intelligence technologies within their operations. The company specifically seeks detailed information from Disney, Universal and Warner Bros., insisting the courts examine the studios’ AI practices as part of the ongoing infringement litigation.
Paramount and Disney have each issued cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance, alleging that the company’s AI-generated Seedance videos and Seedream images infringe their intellectual-property rights. In response, ByteDance said it respects IP rights and will tighten safeguards on its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator, adding protections to block the creation of copyrighted characters and deepfakes.
Disney announced that Josh D’Amaro, who joined the company in 1998 and most recently led its theme parks and consumer products division, will replace Bob Iger as chief executive officer. The transition is slated for March 18, 2026, and Dana Walden was also named president and chief creative officer.