Tag: The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company has set its leadership team for the expanded Disney Entertainment segment, with Alan Bergman as chairman of Disney Entertainment Studios and Debra O’Connell as chairman of Disney Entertainment Television.

Sky has struck a multiyear agreement with The Walt Disney Company that will make Disney+ available via Sky TV subscriptions and introduce a new Disney+ Cinema channel for Sky Cinema customers.

The Walt Disney Company’s revenues increased 5 percent year-over-year in Q1 to $26 billion, with entertainment revenues rising 7 percent to $11.6 billion.

The Walt Disney Company is making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI and will become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform.

The Walt Disney Company’s channels, including ESPN, ABC, National Geographic, FX and others, have returned to YouTube TV after the company inked a new multiyear agreement with Google.

The Walt Disney Company’s fourth quarter revenues were almost flat at $22.5 billion, while total segment operating income decreased 5 percent to $3.5 billion.

The Walt Disney Company has pulled its channels, including ESPN, Disney Channel, National Geographic and FX, from YouTube TV after the two failed to come to terms on a new carriage deal.

FuboTV and The Walt Disney Company have closed the transaction to combine Fubo’s business with the Hulu + Live TV business.

As part of a broader agreement to develop a digital comics platform, The Walt Disney Company is picking up a 2 percent stake in WEBTOON Entertainment.

Netflix alum Tony Zameczkowski has been tapped as senior VP and general manager for direct-to-consumer in the Asia Pacific at The Walt Disney Company.