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ESPN’s Taylor Twellman Not Covering World Cup On-Site
"As a non-rights holder, we can not be in the stadium. So Disney security was like 'No, you're good."
ESPN+ Subscription Growth Offsets Disney Revenue Misses
The subscription streaming service now has 24.3 million subscribers as of October 1st.
Joe Madison Calls Matt Walsh A ‘Jackass’ For Little Mermaid Comments
"This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard as it relates to a fictional character. He actually talks like mermaids exist."
Disney Expects to Generate More Than $700M from College Football Ads
The advertising dollars come from more than 350 total advertisers and the company has signed on 36 new sponsors for 2022.
Disney Investor Backs Off Push For ESPN Sale
During a Twitter thread Sunday, Loeb said he now "has a better understanding of ESPN's potential as a standalone business and another vertical for Disney to reach a global audience to generate ad and subscriber revenues".
Bob Iger: Disney Nearly Bought Twitter
"All the hate speech and potential to do as much harm as good. We’re in the business of manufacturing fun at Disney."
Disney CFO: ESPN ‘Part Of Our Overall Portfolio’
“As a management team, we always look at our assets and look at, ‘Is our portfolio made up of the right group of assets?"
Rich Zeoli: Disney No Longer ‘Family Friendly’
"Disney has reportedly explored spinning off ESPN, so the latter could pursue sports betting without conflicting with Disney’s family-friendly brand. Although Disney isn't family friendly anymore, in many different ways."
CNBC’s Jim Cramer: Disney’s Purchase of Fox ‘One of the Worst’ Ever Seen
"Oh, I'm saying it was one of the worst acquisitions I've ever seen, not a mistake. They just got had. It's ok. Sometimes you just get had."
Disney CEO Bob Chapek: ESPN Viewers Under 30 ‘Absolutely Require’ Betting Content
"Our sports fans that are under 30 absolutely require this type of (sports betting) utility," Chapek said.