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.
Parks Associates: Prime Video is most-used streaming service in U.S.
Netflix was in second place for the third consecutive year, according to Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker report, while Disney Plus came in third.
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Disney snatches rights to Grammy Awards, starting in 2027
The Walt Disney Company will displace Paramount's CBS as the exclusive broadcast partner of the Grammy Awards, starting in 2027.
Ex-Disney employee charged with hacking resort’s food menus
The ex-Disney resorts employee is accused of using passwords to change menus and commit cyber vandalism after the company fired him.
Ampere: Disney remains biggest global investor in content
The six largest media and entertainment brands have spent over $56 billion on global content production since 2022.
ESPN Plus “Monday Night Football” exclusive grabbed less than 2 million viewers
The game was the lowest-rated NFL telecast since a cable-exclusive match-up between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders in 2008.
SiriusXM, ESPN Plus partner on free trial subscriptions
SiriusXM and ESPN Plus are teaming up to offer their respective subscribers access to each other's services through extended free trials.
Disney appoints new chairman, sets timetable for Iger’s successor
Disney says it will install former Morgan Stanely CEO James Gorman as its board chair in January, and has set a deadline of early 2026 to name a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Jim Rome brings sports radio show to streaming TV
The sports broadcaster partnered with A+E Networks and Range Digital Ventures to bring the Jim Rome Show to Freevee, Samsung TV Plus and other FAST platforms.
FCC proposes $147,000 fine against ESPN over EAS tones
The FCC has proposed a $147,000 fine against the Walt Disney Company's ESPN for utilizing emergency alert tones in promotional spots last year.
Forthcoming ESPN streaming service will include ESPN Plus
Disney will include ESPN Plus when it launches a streaming service that offers ESPN's cable channels next year, the network's president affirmed this week.
DirecTV says still no agreement with Disney on “clean slate” term
The company is moving forward with its complaint at the FCC, even though the channels have been restored to DirecTV.
ABC sees high viewership with college football games
The network was the most-watched for college football games in September, per Nielsen data.