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Disney's 3Q profit climbs on strength of domestic parks, streaming; strikes deal with WWE
Read full article: Disney's 3Q profit climbs on strength of domestic parks, streaming; strikes deal with WWEDisney’s profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter as the entertainment company continued to add subscribers to its streaming service and see strength at its domestic theme parks.
ESPN reaches multi-year extension to air NFL Draft as well as additional rights for DTC service
Read full article: ESPN reaches multi-year extension to air NFL Draft as well as additional rights for DTC serviceESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtaining new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer service.
ESPN is acquiring NFL Network, rights for RedZone in a deal giving the NFL a stake in the network
Read full article: ESPN is acquiring NFL Network, rights for RedZone in a deal giving the NFL a stake in the networkThe NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement to sell NFL Network and other media assets to ESPN.
Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel — a successor to Bob Iger
Read full article: Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel — a successor to Bob IgerBehind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement parks, there is a quiet search underway to find the successor to Bob Iger, the face of Disney for most of the past two decades.
Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw coming
Read full article: Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw comingBob Iger, the enterprising entertainment executive who brought Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel under the Disney marquee and challenged the streaming dominance of Netflix, will replace his handpicked successor, CEO Bob Chapek, whose two-year tenure has been marked by clashes, missteps and a weakening financial performance.