The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
Somehow, Disney (NYSE: DIS) Got Worse
Key Points: Disney's streaming services struggle with profitability and intense competition.
To seal India merger, Disney-Reliance may need to dilute cricket dominance
The Indian antitrust body's opposition to a proposed $8.5 billion merger of the Indian media assets of Walt Disney and Reliance may force the companies to sell some lucrative cricket broadcast rights or commit to advertising price caps.
Disney Board Member James Gorman To Chair Succession Planning Committee As Search To Replace Bob Iger Heats Up
As expected, Disney's board has named director James P. Gorman to chair its Succession Planning Committee as the search for an executive to follow Bob Iger as CEO starts to heat up.
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Disney's stock plunged amid an economic downturn in 2021 and has yet to recover fully. Recent earnings indicate the company could finally be on a recovery path.
Disney, Reliance tie-up raises cricket rights concerns in India
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS, ETR:WDP) and Reliance's tie-up could leave competition woes in India due to the duo's power over cricket broadcasting rights, India's antitrust body has warned. According to Reuters-cited sources, The Competition Commission of India previously flagged issues over the US$8.5 billion (£6.5 billion) tie-up relating to their grip on cricket broadcasting rights.
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Disney's 'Deadpool' Delivers, But Downey Jr. May Save Shareholders
Disney continues to be a buy for patient investors willing to hold for the long-term, but the stock will be volatile in the current environment. Disney's evolving strategies, particularly at Marvel, may lead to excitement on the creative end while pressuring the financial side. Disney's valuation is expensive relative to its sector, but the company's profitability form-factor grade is firmly in the green.
Explained: Disney's wrongful death lawsuit and why did the company take a u-turn on its initial move
American media giant Disney landed itself in a soup when it tried to sidestep a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the company's parks and resorts business using arbitration clauses agreed to by the plaintiff in its streaming division Disney+.
Disney backpedals its bid to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit after backlash
Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim's family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+.
Disney: Bob Iger Is Executing And I Am Adding
Disney Plus is now profitable, and Disney currently has a historically low price to sales and price to book ratio. Joel Greenblatt highlights that media companies with high intangible assets and goodwill are better evaluated on EBITDA for profitability. Despite improving movie quality, setting record box offices, Disney's stock remains in the doldrums.
Disney Won't Block Wrongful Death Lawsuit Because Widower Joined Disney+—Reversing Course After Criticism
Disney has backpedaled on its controversial legal claim that a man whose wife died at its Florida theme park couldn't sue the company for wrongful death because he'd promised not to when he signed the terms and conditions of a Disney+ free trial years before, with the company now agreeing to go to court in the case.
Reliance-Disney merger: India's competition watchdog puts $8.5 billion deal under scrutiny
The $8.5 billion merger between Reliance Industries and Disney's media assets in India has hit an obstacle, as the Competition Commission of India (CCI) raises concerns over its potential impact on market competition.
