Bob Iger On ESPN, Streaming, Hollywood Strike: Post Q4 Earnings Comments Media company Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) reported fourth-quarter financial results and an update on its Disney+ streaming platform. Zenger · Nov 10, 2023
Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Disney shares rise 7% after cutting streaming losses by $1 billion while gearing up for round two against Nelson Peltz After a year of cost cuts, Disney is better positioned to ward off Peltz, who has long criticized its spending habits. Fortune · Nov 9, 2023
2 Underperforming S&P 500 Stocks That Look Like Top Buys for 2024 While the S&P 500 Index is in the green this year, around half of its constituents are in the red. Disney and Enphase Energy are two underperforming S&P 500 components that look like top stocks to buy for 2024. Barchart · Nov 9, 2023
Bob Iger Talks Streaming Profitability, But I’m More Interested In That Combined Disney+ And Hulu App I Didn’t Even Know I Wanted Disney+ and Hulu are coming together and it's happening sooner than we thought. Cinemablend · Nov 9, 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals 4 Building Blocks For Reviving Mouse House: ‘Move Beyond This Period Of Fixing’ Walt Disney Co Zenger · Nov 9, 2023
A new combined Disney Plus and Hulu app will get a test launch in December The Disney Plus and Hulu app merger is still on schedule, even as the former hits the 150 million user milestone. TechRadar · Nov 9, 2023
Netflix might become the new home for some Disney Plus films and shows, with three big exceptions Disney CEO Bob Iger says the entertainment giant won't "chase bucks" by sending its biggest titles to Netflix. TechRadar · Nov 9, 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger said he's trying to ensure a 'soft landing' for ESPN's shift from cable to streaming The shift from linear TV to streaming was front-and-center during Disney's fiscal Q4 earnings call, and Iger said that ESPN will be an especially delicate operation. Fortune · Nov 9, 2023
Actors and studios make a deal to end Hollywood strikes SAG-AFTRA workers have been on strike since July, when they joined screenwriters on their strike. Now, if the performers approve their new deal, Hollywood may soon come to life again. WEKU · Nov 9, 2023
Cable Subscribers Would Still Get ESPN After It Goes Direct to Consumer Disney CEO Bob Iger says a ‘soft landing’ is planned Multichannel News · Nov 8, 2023
Disney Adds Disney Plus Subs, Expects Streaming Profits in Q4 2024 Fourth-quarter earnings rise to $264 million Multichannel News · Nov 8, 2023
Disney’s Q4 And Full Year 2023 Earnings Call: Bob Iger Talks Disney+, Hulu Deal, And A Strong Quarter For Theme Parks Disney's Q4 earnings call will likely address the ongoing actors strike, the current state of Disney+. Cinemablend · Nov 8, 2023
'The wizard vs. the illusionist': Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO Trian's Nelson Peltz is going after Bob Iger for the second time this year in a bid to get a seat on Disney's board. Fortune · Nov 7, 2023
Fortune · Nov 7, 2023 Disney’s new CFO Hugh Johnston ‘knows how to deliver high-quality earnings,’ says a Wedbush analyst Johnston is PepsiCo’s longtime CFO who will start at Disney on Dec. 4.
Multichannel News · Nov 6, 2023 Disney Names Former PepsiCo Exec Hugh Johnson as New CFO 34-year veteran of soft-drink giant succeeds Christine McCarthy
Zenger · Nov 2, 2023 Disney Acquires Full Ownership Of Hulu In $8.61 Billion Deal Disney aims to boost its streaming plans with complete ownership of Hulu.
Fortune · Nov 2, 2023 Disney buys Comcast's stake in streaming service Hulu—but the $8.6 billion price tag is just the beginning and could end up being much more The final bill for the 33% stake in Hulu, Disney's only profitable streaming service, depends on a thorough appraisal of its growth since the May 2019 deal was signed.
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for roughly $8.6 billion Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service
Kiplinger · Oct 30, 2023 If You'd Put $1,000 Into Disney Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today Long-time market laggard Disney stock has been a buy-and-hold bust.
Barchart · Oct 26, 2023 Down 32%, Can Walt Disney Stock Bounce Back? Walt Disney stock has seriously underperformed the market in 2023, and now trades close to nine-year lows. Can the beaten-down stock recover from here, or are new lows in sight?
Fortune · Oct 20, 2023 Bob Iger revealed ESPN is more important for Disney’s bottom line than its entire entertainment business Outgunned in the sports streaming wars, Disney is shopping around for a partner that can help ESPN transition to streaming.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023 Disney execs consider radical shake-up as crisis hits centenary celebrations Can Bob Iger make the House of Mouse sparkle again, despite its waning cinema clout, and the huge cost of keeping up with Netflix?
Barchart · Oct 12, 2023 It’s Easy to See Why Disney’s Put Options Are Unusually Active Right Now Disney had four unusually active put options in Wednesday trading. Two of them had Vol/OI ratios in double digits. If you’re looking for an exciting income play, selling Disney puts makes excellent sense.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 11, 2023 Disney executives reportedly want Bog Iger to acquire EA A new report from Bloomberg suggests that Disney and CEO Bob Iger are in trouble, and some want to see Disney embrace video games