Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company ($DIS) is an American mass media conglomerate that owns broadcast television, cable television and radio networks; theme parks, movie studios and the Disney+ streaming app. Its properties include ABC, 21st Century Fox, FX and Disney Plus. It co-owns cable sports channel ESPN with Hearst Communications.
Disney CEO confirms layoffs impacting 1,000 jobs
The layoffs are heavily concentrated in marketing and publicity functions, with entire divisions eliminated and senior executives including digital marketing leaders departing.
ESPN layoffs connected to Disney’s YouTube TV dispute, report says
A multi-week programming dispute between the Walt Disney Company and Google-owned streaming service YouTube TV is still having an impact, months after the carriage dispute was settled.
Fubo updates investors on financial targets, charts course toward profitability
Fubo expects to become free cash flow positive by 2027 without needing additional financing.
KABC pulls plug on California gubernatorial primary debate
The Disney-owned TV station said there were concerns about the methodology used to select candidates for the debate.
Disney pulls investment in OpenAI after company announces closure of Sora app
Disney will not proceed with a planned $1 billion investment in OpenAI following the shutdown of its Sora platform.
Disney-owned ABC stations commit to California debate
The debate will air on three Disney-owned ABC stations in California and one Univision station in Los Angeles.
Disney announces new executives, leadership structure in entertainment biz
The reorganization consolidates creative, distribution and technology leadership across Disney’s entertainment and streaming businesses.
Disney Plus adds live news feeds from ABC-owned stations
Disney Plus has increased its offering of news content by adding local news feeds from eight ABC-owned stations.
ESPN to debut women’s sports block on Sundays
ESPN will air WNBA and NWSL games on Sunday in prime-time as part of a new women's sports block that replaces MLB games.
FCC chairman says agency investigating “The View” over Talarico interview
Carr recently warned talk shows may lose long-standing equal time exemptions if interviews are deemed partisan rather than newsworthy.
NBA sees higher TV ratings from NBC, ESPN under new rights package
NBA games are averaging 1.8 million viewers across the NBA's three TV partners, up 16 percent from last season.
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YouTube TV won’t get ESPN Unlimited until fall, exec confirms
YouTube TV subscribers will have to wait several more months before they can access ESPN Unlimited as part of their streaming TV plan.
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