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How Bob Iger Unified Disney’s New Magic Kingdom
The ex-chief executive of Walt Disney Co. cast himself in the role of a brand manager as he amassed a stable of beloved characters ranging from Princess Leia to Bart Simpson
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Disney's Bob Iger goes out on top
Iger will still be at Disney through the end of 2021.
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ViacomCBS Set to Unveil Expanded Streaming Service
ViacomCBS is taking steps to make programming from its various cable channels available through one video-streaming offering, building upon its current CBS All Access service.
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Ariana Grande Sues Forever 21 for $10 Million
Forever 21 has not publicly responded to the lawsuit.
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Disney revealed the details of its Netflix rival, Disney Plus, including its price and release date
Disney gave a look at some of the original TV shows and movies that will be on Disney Plus during the event on Thursday.
Disney reveals when Disney+ will launch, what it will cost
But Disney Plus will be able to draw upon a library of revered films dating back several decades while it also forges into original programming.
Ariana Grande, Starbucks share love of clouds – and new Cloud Macchiatos
Move over, regular Macchiatos.
Disney details overarching direct-to-consumer plan possible through Fox deal
Disney CEO Bob Iger positioned his company's acquisition of Fox's TV and movie businesses as a way for the company to prepare for a future in which streaming and direct-to-consumer dominate media consumption, on a conference call this morning to discuss the $52 billion deal.
It's official: Disney is acquiring Fox's film and TV divisions for $52.4 billion
- Bob Iger will remain Disney's chairman and CEO through the end of 2021.
- The Disney-Fox deal will give Disney more content when it launches its own streaming service.
- Netflix may lose more content, but the company has already made moves to create more of its own content.
The best ways to stream live TV without cable
Google’s YouTube TV is a solid streaming cable option, but is it the best? Google, though, is entering an increasingly crowded market with a wide variety of different channel offerings that can be difficult to parse when all you want to do is watch “The Bachelor” and eat your KFC $20 Fill-Up in your
Wal-Mart: This is why Jet.com is worth $3.3 billion
Snatching up fledgling retailer Jet.com for $3.3 billion will alleviate multiple headaches that have stunted Wal-Mart's digital growth, the company said.
Alphabet's earnings soar despite rising 'moonshot' losses
Business is booming at Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., even as it loses billions of dollars on kooky-sounding projects that may never produce any revenue.
McDonald’s is now banning customers from watching PORN in its restaurants
McDonald’s now joins Subway as chains that block customers from using free Wi-Fi to view adult content.
