Tag: Disney

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".

"All the hate speech and potential to do as much harm as good. We’re in the business of manufacturing fun at Disney."

“As a management team, we always look at our assets and look at, ‘Is our portfolio made up of the right group of assets?"

"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."

"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."

"Our sports fans that are under 30 absolutely require this type of (sports betting) utility," Chapek said. 

In the midst of some large media companies not growing at the rate once seen, and in a lot of cases declining, the appeal of being in streaming and linear offerings is strong.

The NFL has had the respective bids of Disney, Apple and Amazon for weeks now. DirecTV has not bid for the package but has stated it is willing to partner with the new rightsholder for a potential deal.

"EA Sports, the maker of popular sports video game franchises like the Madden and FIFA series, was near a deal with NBCUniversal for a merger. That fell apart due to a disagreement over the price and power structure of the new company."

People are always on the hunt for free-content; there is no better time than now for radio to remind the world what it does best.