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NBCUniversal CEO Expects Disney To Buy Company’s Hulu Stake
"Shell noted that live sports coverage is helping make the stake in Hulu a luxury for NBCUniversal."
Return of Bob Iger Puts Pac-12 ‘Not Exactly In A Great Place’
"I think it's even more evident it's not gonna happen. These places aren't gonna spend big money on the Pac-12."
John Skipper: Bob Iger’s Return Won’t Effect ESPN
“If you’re going to win the streaming wars, you’re going to have to have sports."
Bill Simmons: Bob Iger Return Comes After Being Rebuffed As Potential Suns Owner
"Maybe I'm reporting this -- Robert Sarver, the Suns owner, said flat-out 'I'm not selling to Iger or a group that includes Iger'."
Bob Chapek Out, Bob Iger Returns As Disney CEO
“It is with an incredible sense of gratitude and humility — and, I must admit, a bit of amazement — that I write to you this evening with the news that I am returning to The Walt Disney Company as Chief Executive Officer."
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".