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☆ I've traveled on all 5 Disney cruise ships. I have 2 clear favorites, and there's only one I'm not in a hurry to book again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

So far, we've been on all five Disney Cruise Line ships — Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wish. AdvertisementMy favorite ships are Disney Wonder and Disney MagicDisney Wonder is one of my favorite ships. Disney Wonder also has my favorite Disney Cruise Line restaurant, Tiana's Place. Disney Wonder and Disney Magic have nearly identical deck layouts, as do Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. Unlike the other Disney cruise ships we've been on, Disney Wish doesn't have a specific area for adults-only lounges.

Persons: —, we've, we'll, Jill Robbins Disney, Disney Wonder, Flynn Organizations: Service, Disney, MSC, Royal, Disney Cruise, Business, Disney Treasure, Jill Robbins Disney Wonder, Orlando Sentinel Locations: Royal Caribbean, Bahamas

☆ Pixar Lays Off 175 Workers as It Returns Its Focus to Films
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One problem: Disney had weakened the Pixar brand by using its films to build the Disney+ streaming service. Starting in late 2020, when many multiplexes were still closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Disney debuted three Pixar films in a row (“Soul,” “Turning Red” and “Luca”) online, bypassing theaters altogether. At the time — around December 2020 — Disney was pouring money into the streaming service in a wild and ultimately unsuccessful effort to attract up to 260 million subscribers worldwide. As part of the retrenchment at Pixar, “Elio,” a movie about an 11-year-old boy who is inadvertently beamed into space, was delayed. Disney pushed it to June 2025.

Persons: Disney, “ Luca ”, —, Robert A, “ Elio, ”, Pixar’s, Lightning McQueen, Mater Organizations: Pixar, Disney, Hollywood, Marvel, — Disney

☆ International Disney parks target U.S. customers with American influencers and bloggers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As they were originally conceived, Disney's international parks were meant to "bring the unforgettable Disney magic to an international audience," according to the company. While the international parks themselves have always taken steps to accommodate diverse audiences — providing shows and attractions in multiple languages — Disney appears to be marketing the international parks to American audiences in more direct ways. In addition to the content creator efforts, Disney has begun to include its international parks in its own content consumed by Americans. In the Disney+ show "Behind the Attraction," which premiered in 2021, numerous variations on American rides at international parks were discussed and digested for American audiences. Disney creators around the world grew their followings, and demand for content from international Disney parks rose alongside them.

Persons: Peter Pan, Disney, Quincy Stanford, AllEars, Stanford, Emma Kenner, Kenner, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stone Organizations: Disney, Tokyo Disney, YouTube, Disney Parks, NBC, Tokyo Disneyland, Magic, Tokyo Disney Resort, Stanford, Walt Disney Co, Paris La Défense, Rolling, Swift Locations: China, Japan, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, U.S, California, Florida, Tokyo ., Paris

☆ Comcast offers subscribers Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Sara Salinas | In Saracsalinas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Comcast said Tuesday it will introduce a streaming bundle for its cable, broadband and mobile subscribers, tying together Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a discounted rate. Comcast's offer follows a model similar to several bundles from Verizon : Its streaming bundle will be offered to existing Comcast subscribers, which could help prop up its pay-TV subscribers. The company lost 487,000 cable TV customers during the first quarter, Comcast reported during earnings on April 25. Peacock subscription plans start at $5.99 per month, though that's increasing to $7.99 per month this summer. Netflix plans start at $6.99 per month, and Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month.

Persons: Peacock, Max, Comcast's, Brian Roberts, —, Kerry Caufield, Lillian Rizzo, Alex Sherman Organizations: Comcast, Netflix, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros . Discovery, Verizon, CNBC Locations: New York

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are planning to offer their streaming services — Disney+, Hulu and Max — in a bundle mirroring the traditional cable TV package, the companies said Wednesday. Disney will essentially act as the distributor in this case, collecting subscription fees from subscribers and paying out Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Disney has been offering its streaming services — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ — as a bundle for sometime.

Persons: Max —, Lachlan Murdoch Organizations: Disney, Warner Bros, Hulu, ABC, Fox, TNT, TBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Disney Channel, Warner Bros ., ESPN, Fox Corp, Warner Bros . Discovery Locations: Max

☆ Disney shares tumble on light guidance. But here's why we're raising our price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Disney Why we own it: We value Disney for its best-in-class experiential entertainment Parks business, which has proven to have immense pricing power. In the second quarter, the combined business — Disney+, India's Disney+ Hotstar, Hulu and ESPN+ — saw losses of $18 million, far better than the $659 million loss in the year-ago period. DTC profitability benefited from Disney+ core subscriber growth, higher retail subscription prices, increased advertising revenue on the back of higher impressions, and lower distribution costs. Clearly, Disney still has a big opportunity in sports as they execute on their DTC streaming strategy for ESPN. The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022.

Persons: —, Nelson Peltz, wouldn't, Hugh Johnston, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Presley Ann Organizations: Club, Revenue, LSEG, Disney, Parks, ESPN, Comcast, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, CNBC, seasonality, Entertainment, Hulu, Hulu Live, Sports ESPN, College Football, National Football League, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise, Disneyland, Hong Kong, Getty Locations: Hulu, India, Florida, California, Hong, Los Angeles

☆ YouTube could be worth $400 billion — that's more than Disney and Comcast combined. We should be paying more attention.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Now YouTube could be worth as much as $400 billion, per analyst Michael Nathanson. You're still not getting close to the $375 billion to $400 billion value Nathanson is talking about. AdvertisementOr, alternately: You could combine Comcast ($172 billion) and Disney ($224 billion, after a big ramp-up this year — Nelson Peltz, your services are no longer needed) and end up with a $396 billion company. (You would also get to watch a funny wrestling match between Disney CEO Bob Iger and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts who have a long-standing enmity.) So if you're talking about video, and the internet, and advertising and audience and value and you're not talking about YouTube?

Persons: Michael Nathanson, —, ANDREW CABALLERO, REYNOLDS, let's, you'll, Lucia Moses, Nathanson, — Nelson Peltz, Bob Iger, Brian Roberts Organizations: Google, YouTube, Service, Big Tech, Meta, Twitter, Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery, Fox, Comcast, Disney

☆ This chart shows why the new sports streamer is going to cost $50
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . We don't know a lot about the big sports streaming service that's supposed to launch this fall — like what it's going to be called and who's going to run it. But we're pretty sure it's going to be priced around $50. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Fox — Organizations: Service, CNBC, Disney, Warner Bros, Business

Workers who bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life — including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella — are looking to unionize. Labor organizers announced the campaign Tuesday, saying performers want better safety conditions and scheduling policies to help keep the magic alive for visitors. While most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland Resort already have labor unions, about 1,700 performers and character actors do not. “This isn't one of those situations where we're out making the employer the bad guy,” said Kate Shindle, president of Actors' Equity Association, which would represent the performers. Disneyland officials said in a statement that they believe cast members deserve the right to a confidential vote.

Persons: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, ”, Kate Shindle, Disney, — Taxin, Mike Schneider Organizations: Workers, Labor, Disneyland, Actors ' Equity Association, Disney, Disney California, Downtown Disney, Themed Entertainment, ’ Equity Association, Walt Disney Co, Associated Press, Actors, Equity, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Anaheim, Florida, Santa Ana , California, Orlando , Florida

☆ Netflix has a stranglehold on its competition, but the streaming wars aren't over. Here's how Disney and Amazon could dethrone the dominant streamer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Netflix won the streaming wars in 2009 when they started streaming," said Tim Nollen, a media analyst at Macquarie. "I think it's a little bit ridiculous, to be honest," Bazinet said when asked if Netflix has won the streaming wars. AdvertisementHow Hollywood can beat Netflix at its own gameHollywood stalwarts can compete in streaming, Bazinet argued — provided the media industry first consolidates even further. The two biggest threats right now are Disney — which has about 220 million subscribers across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — and Amazon. Nollen said Amazon would flood the market with cheap ads and crush its competition like it did in e-commerce.

Persons: —, That's, Jason Bazinet, Tim Nollen, They've, Bazinet, overreacted, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Reif Ehrlich, Nielsen Bazinet, Joe Bonner, Bonner, John Hodulik, Hodulik, I'm, Macquarie's, Nollen, it's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Citigroup, Disney, Paramount, Macquarie, Hollywood, Bank of America, Nielsen, ESPN, Argus Research, Hulu, UBS, Amazon Locations: Hulu

☆ People are turning to TikTok and YouTube tutorials to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

YouTubers, influencers, and bloggers are tapping into a new market — Disney park planning. AdvertisementPeople are turning to YouTube videos and TikToks to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips, The Washington Post reported. But for the less organized, Disney trips might seem like a nightmarish experience. Hart shares Disney planning trips for taking toddlers or preschoolers to the parks on her YouTube channel, where she has more than 19,000 subscribers. The site has racked up hundreds of thousands of views sharing a variety of "tips, tricks and tutorials" on visiting Disney parks.

Persons: —, Rob Kayris, Kayris, it's, Bekah Hart, Hart, She's, TikToker Brooke Raybould, Raybould Organizations: Plus, Disney, Service, Washington Post, YouTube, Plan, Magic, Ear Scouts, Genie, Post

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Gov. A separate lawsuit over who controls the district also is still pending in state court in Orlando. Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature transferring control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly opposing the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. Before control of the district changed hands from Disney allies to DeSantis appointees early last year, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney shifting control over design and construction at Disney World to the company. Disney has filed counterclaims that include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, Walt Disney, ”, ” DeSantis, DeSantis, District Judge Allen Winsor, Winsor, Richard Foglesong, “, ” Foglesong, Jacob Schumer, ” Schumer, Mike Schneider Organizations: Walt, Disney, DeSantis, Republican, District, Rollins College, Disney World, Orlando Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney this week requested a second delay in a state court case involving its legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees over who controls Walt Disney World's governing district, as the company accused them and the governor's office of stonewalling requests for documents that are part of the litigation. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesDisney, DeSantis and the district have taken their fight over who controls the district to state and federal courts. The district said in court papers that it had provided the appropriate documents. Earlier this month the Republican Party of Florida ousted Christian Ziegler as chairman of the state party.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Walt, DeSantis, ” Erin O'Donnell, Disney, hasn't, hadn't, Nick Meros, Bridget Ziegler, Christian Ziegler, “ It’s, ” O'Donnell, Mike Schneider Organizations: Disney, Gov, Walt Disney, GOP, Florida Legislature, Central, Liberty, Republican Party of Florida Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Central Florida, Sarasota

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Disney, Alibaba, Ulta Beauty and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ulta Beauty — The beauty stock rallied nearly 11% after posting third-quarter results that surpassed analysts' estimates. Samsara — Samsara shares popped 16% after the cloud company posted better-than-expected quarterly results and shared stronger-than-expected guidance. The chip company posted third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's estimates but shared weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Ambarella — Shares slipped 1% after Ambarella reported third-quarter gross margins of 62.6%, down from 63.5% in the year-ago period. Otherwise, the semiconductor design company posted quarterly results that topped estimates.

Persons: Tesla, Nelson Peltz, Alibaba, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Dell, Altimmune, Ambarella, Jefferies, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Jesse Pound Organizations: Disney — Disney, Trian Fund Management, Pfizer, Paramount Global, Street Journal, Paramount, Apple, Marvell Technology, Invest, Nasdaq, Dell —, LSEG, JPMorgan, Norfolk Southern, Bank of America, CSG Locations: Texas, China, Wells Fargo, Norfolk, Ohio

☆ I'm a Swiftie Dad who traded a family summer vacation to take my kids across the country to an Eras Tour concert. It was worth every penny.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

We had already been to one Taylor Swift concert, but we wanted to try for a better experience. Additionally, I decided the family needed to forgo our usual summer family vacation and travel from Texas to Los Angeles for our second Taylor Swift "The Eras Tour" concert. A view from the author's seats at the Taylor Swift concert in Houston. The author's better half and their oldest daughter before a Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles. Photos taken by the author's daughters at the LA Taylor Swift concert.

Persons: Taylor Swift, —, Swifties, Swift, Hannah Gaines, Cork, splurging, Clare, Taylor, Cork Gaines, Hannah, LA Taylor, Clare Gaines, Hannah Gaines Clare Organizations: Service, Ticketmaster, Cork Gaines, Business, Disney World, LA Locations: LA, Texas, Los Angeles, Houston, New York City, Ireland, Puerto Rico

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Disney accounted for 263,000 jobs in Florida, more than three times the actual workforce at Walt Disney World, according to the study conducted by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Disney, covering fiscal year 2022. The jobs include Disney employees as well as jobs supported by visitor spending off Disney World property. In central Florida, Disney directly accounts for 1 in 8 jobs, and for every direct job at Disney World, another 1.7 jobs are supported across Florida, Oxford Economics said. Before control of the district changed hands from Disney allies to DeSantis appointees, the Disney supporters on its board signed agreements with Disney shifting control over design and construction at Disney World to the company.

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Mike Schneider Organizations: Florida Gov, Disney, Walt Disney, Oxford Economics, Sunshine State, Central, Florida Legislature Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Disney, Oxford, DeSantis, Southern California, Orlando , Florida, Central Florida, Orlando, Tallahassee

☆ Disney will soon own all of Hulu. Here's how the company got here and what's next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Disney has offered to pay Comcast $8.6 billion to take full control of Hulu. Disney is already in the process of rolling out a unified app that'll make Hulu's general entertainment content available in Disney+ . "With Hulu firmly in the Disney fold, they can create their own mini-bundle with kids and family (Disney +), general entertainment (Hulu), and sports (ESPN). The valuation also has to take into account that Hulu contains an entire Disney basic cable network, FX on Hulu. Netflix is set to spend $17 billion on entertainment content in 2024, while Disney is poised to spend $15 billion.

Persons: Bob Iger's, —, Bob Iger, Hulu —, what's, Comcast's NBCUniversal, pare, he's, Jonathan Miller, Brian Roberts, there's, Bernstein, Laurent Yoon, Read, Jordan Helman, Max, Puck, Disney, Bernstein's Yoon Organizations: Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Service, YouTube, News, Century Fox, Marvel, Netflix, Integrated Media, ESPN, ABC, LightShed Partners, Warner Bros, Wall, Paramount Global, Paramount, Showtime, HBO Max, Macquarie Equity Research, Media, Disney Disney, Hollywood Locations: Disney, Hulu, Canada, India, Hollywood

☆ Strikes were just one battle. Hollywood is still fighting a war for survival
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Hollywood writers and actors are going back to work after one of the longest strikes ever in the entertainment industry. Hollywood is in a rebuilding era — a painful, awkward transition fueled by tectonic changes in technology and consumer behavior. Strikes, while disruptive, were only a blip compared with the many other existential quandaries weighing on media companies. Cable TV sign-ups have been rapidly falling for a decade, and no one believes that trend is going to reverse. Netflix and Disney aren’t just competing against each other, they’re also competing with YouTube and TikTok and endless podcasts.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Bob Iger, “, ”, We’re, Hulu —, Peacock, HBO Max — we’re, Max, “ OTT ” —, Iger, aren’t, Harrison Ford, Disney, they’re, That’s, Barbenheimer ”, Taylor Swift, Indiana Jones, you’ll Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Hollywood, Studio, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros, Cable, Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Amazon Prime, HBO, CNN, Discovery, Disney aren’t, YouTube, Intelligence Locations: New York

☆ SAG-AFTRA strike: Hollywood actors and major studios make progress in talks, signaling possible deal on horizon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It appears the actors’ strike is approaching its final scene. That progress has led to hopes that an agreement could be reached as early as this week or next week, the people said. One such issue, the use of artificial intelligence, has proved to be a sticking point between the writers and studios and required careful examination. SAG-AFTRA told its members early Monday that over the weekend it had “discussed all open proposals,” including A.I., with the studios. That would mean actors, crews, and much of the Hollywood industry would have to endure the holiday season out of work.

Persons: Duncan Crabtree, —, Bob Iger, Discovery’s David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley —, AFTRA, Hollywood, “, ” Crabtree, Variety, we’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, SAG, Warner Bros, NBC, Sherman

But the action that will have longer-term ramifications for the league, and the media and entertainment landscape, is happening off the court. The companies holding the rights to show N.B.A. Discovery, the parent company of TNT — are collectively paying the league $24 billion over nine years for that privilege. Interest rates are high, Wall Street is demanding profitability over growth, and streaming has reconfigured the entertainment industry. The result of the N.B.A.’s negotiations will say a lot about the future of broadcast networks, the cable bundle, streaming services and the sports media ambitions of technology companies.

Persons: LeBron James, Nikola Jokic Organizations: Basketball, Disney, ESPN, ABC, Warner Bros, TNT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the governing district that provides municipal services to Walt Disney World as part of its defense against a state lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. The agreements were signed in February before the district takeover by the DeSantis appointees, who claim the contracts neutered their powers. The appointees are now suing Disney in state court in an attempt to void the deals. One of the arguments the DeSantis appointees make about why the agreements should be voided is that they weren't properly publicized. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesDisney has filed counterclaims in the state lawsuit which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, John Classe, DeSantis, Glen, Mike Schneider Organizations: — Disney, Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Central, DeSantis, Republican, Florida Legislature, Disney, Classe Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Central Florida, Florida, Glen Gilzean, Classe

☆ The Apple-Disney deal that could actually happen
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And Apple has long been seen by some analysts as the most obvious acquirer of all or part of Disney. Iger said he considers the studio, streaming, and parks businesses (where the company recently set plans to invest $60 billion over the next decade) to have the most value. It would be hard to imagine operating the parks or streaming businesses without owning the popular franchises that fuel them. Ives envisions a deal where Apple pays for exclusive access to ESPN content and game broadcasts, with an acquisition following down the road. I believe it's a matter of not if, but when Apple buys ESPN."

Persons: Bob Iger, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Biden, that's, Gregg Abella, Iger, David Rogers, Apple, it's, Dan Ives, Cook, Ives Organizations: Disney, ABC, FX, Geographic, ESPN, Apple, Pixar, Jobs, Apple's, Investment Partners, Management, Star, Marvel, Columbia University, Verizon, MLS, Messi, Insider, Wedbush Securities, Google

☆ You haven't been paying a fair price for your streaming services. Warner Bros. Discovery CFO says: 'I think that's in the process of being corrected'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A change may be coming to your streaming services, Warner Bros. The services have been undervalued, Gunnar Wiedenfels said, and "quality content has been given away"That could spell price hikes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Insider's Matt Turner summed up: "Streaming services have been underpriced in the name of attracting critical mass." In January, Warner Bros Discovery increased the price of an ad-free subscription to HBO Max for the first time since its launch in 2020. Aside from boosting prices, services are also cracking down on password sharing.

Persons: Gunnar Wiedenfels, Wiedenfels, Max —, Matt Turner, Comcast's Peacock, Max, Peacock, Mark Schilsky, HBO Max, we're, Bob Iger, Schilsky Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, Service, Bank of America Securities Media, Communications, Entertainment Conference, Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Paramount, Apple, Bernstein Research, Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, HBO Max, Wall Street Journal Locations: Wall, Silicon, Hollywood

☆ Disney and Charter reach deal to end cable blackout, expand access to streaming services
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hours ahead of "Monday Night Football," which airs on Disney's ESPN, the companies reached a deal that would allow millions of Charter cable customers to watch the game. Terms of the deal are said to include a discounted wholesale price for subscribers for Disney streaming services, and an increase in marketplace, or subscriber fees, paid to Disney, CNBC's David Faber reported, citing sources. The highly anticipated ESPN streaming service will be made available to Spectrum TV Select subscribers when it launches. At the time of the blackout, Charter had about 14.7 million customers. Hours after the blackout began, Charter executives held an investor call pushing for a revamped deal with Disney that would give Spectrum pay-TV customers free access to Disney's ad-supported streaming apps Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu.

Persons: CNBC's David Faber, ESPN — Organizations: Charter Communications, Disney, ESPN, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount Global, FX, Disney Channel, YouTube, U.S ., ESPN — Disney, Hulu, NFL, Monday Night, Charter Locations: Hulu

☆ Charter puts media companies on notice in bid to save pay-TV bundle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCharter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants the pay-TV bundle to live. For Charter, a company that doesn't produce content itself, the TV bundle is still a big part of its business, even as broadband grows. Disney also noted its multi-billion dollar investments in exclusive content for Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu. Disney has said it's a matter of time before it offers ESPN outside of the pay-TV bundle. Long live pay-TV

Persons: Rafael Henrique, Chris Winfrey, Winfrey, Barry Diller, Tom Rutledge, —, Hulu —, Disney, Long Organizations: Communications, Getty, Charter, Disney, U.S ., Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, Comcast, Media, Paramount, ESPN, P Global Market Intelligence, Hulu Locations: U.S, Hulu

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