The Walt Disney Company posted revenues of $24.7 billion, a 5 percent increase, in Q1, driven by direct-to-consumer and content sales and licensing activities.
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Venu Sports Joint Venture Axed
January 10, 2025
ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have decided to cancel plans for Venu Sports, their proposed virtual MVPD service.
Hulu + Live TV to Be Combined with Fubo
January 6, 2025
Disney is set to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, becoming the majority owner of the merged business and settling all litigation between the two companies over the upcoming Venu Sports venture.
Disney Leads, FOX Posts Gains in Nielsen Gauge Report
December 17, 2024
Disney remains at the top of Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge for a third consecutive month.
Content Americas Adds to Speaker Lineup
December 12, 2024
Disney’s Leonardo Aranguibel, The Mediapro Studio’s Marta Ezpeleta, Secuoya Content Group’s Raúl Berdonés and Telemundo Studios’ Javier Pons have joined the Content Americas speaker roster.
Q4 Revenue Boost for Disney
November 14, 2024
Fourth quarter revenues at The Walt Disney Company rose 6 percent to $22.6 billion, lifted in part by its streaming and content sales segment.
The Grammys Moving from CBS to Disney
October 31, 2024
The Walt Disney Company has signed a ten-year global deal for The Grammys to be exclusively simulcast on ABC, Hulu and Disney+ starting in 2027, marking for the first broadcast change for the music awards in more than 50 years.
Disney EMEA Commissioning & Licensing Highlighted at MIPCOM
October 22, 2024
At the Producers Hub at MIPCOM today, The Walt Disney Company’s Diego Londono and Paolo Agostinelli discussed the Disney+ commissioning strategy in Europe, co-productions and windowing innovation in conversation with World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.
Disney Names James P. Gorman as Chairman
October 21, 2024
The Walt Disney Company has named James P. Gorman as chairman of the board, effective January 2, 2025, succeeding Mark G. Parker, who is departing after nine years of service.
Disney Networks Return to DIRECTV
September 16, 2024
The Walt Disney Company's suite of networks has returned to DIRECTV after the two companies reached an agreement in principle, with a new multiyear contract being finalized.