Tag: Disney
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AWS Problems Impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and Other Online Services
If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use of Amazon Web Services, the problem isn’t limited to Amazon. Disney, League of Legends, Smartsheet, Canva and other online serv…
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Disney Plus Day Hopes to Boost Subscribers With New Content
Disney is banking on spin-offs of “Star Wars” and Marvel universes to help boost subscribers to its streaming services. On Friday, the entertainment giant rolled out its plans for the upcoming years including bringing the already debuted “Shang-Chi” a…
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Disney Shares Drop After Missing Subscriber, Earnings Projections
Walt Disney Co. shares dropped as much as 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings expectations and added less Disney Plus subscribers than predicted. Disney Plus totaled 118.1 million subscribers to the streaming service …
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Hollywood Crews Vote ‘Yes’ on Strike Authorization, Raising the Stakes for Streaming Giants
Ratcheting up the stakes in an already tense labor battle, members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have voted to authorize union President Matthew Loeb to call a strike, the group announced Monday. The decision coul…
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Why Disney is Betting on an Expansion into Sports Gambling
The world of sports betting is heating up, and the Walt Disney Company is considering making a wager. CEO Bob Chapek hinted earlier this month at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference that Disney intends to break into a world that has long been as…
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Disney Readies for Talent Deal ‘Reset’ Following ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit
Disney CEO Bob Chapek acknowledged the ongoing tensions developing among high-profile talent and studios that have put their blockbusters on streaming channels instead of releasing them first in theaters. “The talent deals going forward will have to r…
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Disney, Walmart Join Local Governments in Requiring Worker Vaccinations
Entertainment giant Disney and retailer Walmart on Friday became the latest companies to require employees to be vaccinated. They followed Facebook and Google earlier this week. As concerns that the fast-sweeping delta variant could spread easily, emp…
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Walt Disney Announces 2021 Accelerator Companies
Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has announced the participants in this year’s startup accelerator program at the company. According to the company, it has selected eight companies for the 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, including companies in th…
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Netflix Opens an Online Shop, Taking a Page from Disney
Move over, “Netflix and chill,” and make way for “Netflix and shop.” Taking a page from Disney, the video streamer debuted an online store for selling merchandise tied to its shows and brand on Thursday. Collectibles and streetwear from anime series “…
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Disney CEO: Fans Want Flexibility
Disney CEO Bob Chapek doesn’t think consumers want to wait 45 days for movies to arrive on their streaming services.Speaking at a conference hosted by J.P. Morgan on Monday, Chapek didn’t say whether that would drive moviegoers to the theaters or driv…