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.
ESPN says ‘warm up’ report came from NFL officials
ESPN and the NFL have offered conflicting statements on the origin of a "warm up" report on Monday Night Football following a critical player injury on Monday.
NFL postpones ‘Monday Night Football’ after player injury
The NFL says the remainder of Monday Night Football between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills has been postponed.
Disney Plus ad-supported tier not supported on Roku
The Walt Disney Company launched its cheaper, ad-supported plan for Disney Plus without support for Roku devices.
Disney Plus ad-supported tier launches
Disney has become the latest company to embrace ads for its cornerstone streaming service.
Disney Channel to stop broadcasting in Russia
A localized version of the Disney Channel will stop broadcasting on Russian cable and satellite systems later this month.
Streaming customers frustrated by lack of “Rudolph” on CBS
Streaming TV customers found themselves unable to watch the classic stop-motion animated movie "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" on CBS.
DirecTV Stream users sue Disney over ESPN fees
A federal lawsuit claims Disney's insistence that ESPN be placed in base programming packages causes subscription rates to increase.
Disney board replaces Chapek with Iger
The Disney board of directors voted to replace CEO Bob Chapek with former CEO Robert Iger.
Hulu adding channels to Live TV service ahead of price increase
Disney is rolling out nearly a dozen new channels to its Hulu with Live TV service ahead of a December price increase.
Disney plans hiring freeze, layoffs across some divisions
Disney CEO Bob Chapek says the company will stop hiring and reduce staff count in an effort to cut costs.
ESPN Plus, Hulu spur subscriber growth at Disney
ESPN Plus was the fastest-growing streaming service owned by the Walt Disney Company this year, the company revealed in a quarterly earnings report on Tuesday.
Dish says Sling TV price remains unchanged after Disney deal
Dish Network says it is not yet rolling out a price increase on Sling TV customers, even though price hikes are coming to satellite subscribers.