Investors, including the activist Nelson Peltz, are awaiting an earnings report from Disney — and updates on potential deals, cost cuts and more.
Category: Walt Disney Company
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Disney Says It Will Take Full Control of Hulu
The company will pay at least $8.61 billion to Comcast, which owned a 33 percent stake of the popular streaming service.
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Disney-Inspired Home Decor Helps Fans Take Home the Magic
For some, a dream is a wish your heart makes at home.
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Book Review: ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios,’ by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzalez and Gavin Edwards
“The Reign of Marvel Studios” captures how movies based on comic-book properties came to dominate pop culture. At least until now.
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Hollywood Writers Ratify New Contract With Studios
The vote, which followed the end of the strike on Sept. 27, officially brought to a close a bitter, five-month labor dispute. The actors remain on strike.
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Actress Julia Ormond Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Battery in Lawsuit
Ms. Ormond also sued Creative Artists Agency, which represented her at the time, and Disney, which owned Mr. Weinstein’s Miramax.
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‘Elemental’ Morphs From Flop to Hit, Raising Questions Along the Way
The Pixar film struggled at the box office initially. It has now made $500 million, but not before prompting the studio to re-examine its release strategy.
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Disney, Challenged Elsewhere, Plans to Spend $60 Billion on Parks and Cruises
Amid uncertainty for the company’s film and TV divisions, the investment over the next decade doubles the outlay in the last 10 years.
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Cable TV Is on Life Support, but a New Bundle Is Coming Alive
Cable companies have started to figure out a way to stay in the TV game: Reselling streaming services.
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The New Stakes Set by Disney’s Deal With Charter
Disney’s deal with Charter will give it more streaming customers, but it also reflects concessions that other content providers will have to make in the future.
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Disney and Charter Reach Agreement, Ending Cable Standoff
The standoff between the two companies had raised questions about the future of the cable bundle.
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Comcast and Disney Agree to Speed Up Hulu Deal
Disney is poised to own the entirety of the Hulu streaming service, which has more than 48 million total subscribers.