Warner Bros. Discovery this week put out the word that it will start cracking down on password sharing late this year, with a full rollout of new rules in 2025. The news – delivered by WBD streaming chief J.B. Perrette at the Morgan Stanley investor conference – came as no surprise considering that Netflix’s much-maligned …
It’s difficult to fully predict how the planned sports joint venture of Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery will shift the already tumultuous sands that surround sports rights. Not only might the Department of Justice ultimately block or erect draconian guardrails around the deal, but rival virtual MVPD Fubo – whose sports-centric strategy seems eerily …
“The stage is now set for significant growth and success.” – Disney CEO Bob Iger When it comes to Disney’s fiscal Q1 2024 earnings report, it’s hard to know where to begin. CEO Bob Iger, who has been under immense pressure to shore up streaming losses, solidify a succession plan, and fully articulate Disney’s overall …
With Apple’s Vision Pro set to launch on February 2, the company has started letting select journalists try it out (with much hand-holding) in hopes of eliciting rave reviews that will help drive sales of the $3,500 augmented and virtual reality device. Not since the launch of the iPhone has Apple made such a radical …
The seemingly simple and drama-free renewal of Paramount Global’s carriage deal with Comcast has raised some doubts that the landmark Charter-Disney deal in September really changed everything. Perhaps Charter’s tough approach was more the exception than the rule. After all, this is the first major deal signed since Charter and Disney slugged it out during …
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn We have predicted for years that the bundle would reassemble itself within the streaming universe, and that has certainly been coming true as of late. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav even urged the industry to work together to co-market and bundle competitive …
To say that reports of an imminent deal between actors and studios were greatly exaggerated is an understatement… would be an understatement. Talks that had reportedly been progressing nicely between the AMPTP and the Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA over the last several days didn’t just fade away this week. They blew up as the AMPTP walked …
The fact that the sudden deal this week between Charter and Disney came as a surprise even as “Monday Night Football” loomed tells us everything we need to know about the inhospitable state of the media industry right now. Like the 13 days that Kennedy and Khrushchev faced off over Cuba in 1962, the 10 …
The Hollywood strikes got real this week, although it’s unclear how the latest machinations between the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP will ultimately affect what still seems like an intractable gulf. On the positive front, Tuesday brought a much needed sit-down between WGA negotiators and AMPTP President Carol Lombardini, who showed up with …
“I’m pleased with how much we’ve gotten done in such a short period of time, but I also know we have a lot more to do.” – Disney CEO Bob Iger It’s increasingly clear that Disney CEO Bob Iger is in transformation mode. And the calmer, gentler Bob is giving way to the new Bob …
