6 posts and columns on Disney Channel

Why the Future of TV Won’t Be Here Soon

in Media on January 10 at 3:30 am PT

Social TV, Web TV, etc., are all fine. But regular people want to pay less for the stuff they want. And getting that to happen is going to require a lot of work.
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Disney Double Dips: Renews Netflix Deal for ABC Shows, Adds Amazon

in Media on October 31, 2011 at 3:54 am PT

Another example of why the Web video boom is (currently) a great boon to Big TV: Like CBS and Time Warner earlier this month, Disney sells the same stuff twice.
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Exclusive: Yahoo News Head Moves to Disney.com, Which Will Get Big Redo

in News on March 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown reported that Mark Walker, the head of the powerful Yahoo News site, was leaving the Internet giant for another company. That company, sources said, will be Disney, where Walker will be leading a major overhaul of its flagship Disney.com site.

Another Down Quarter for Disney, but Cable’s OK

in Media on May 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm PT

A bad quarter for Disney, but it could have been worse–at least Wall Street was expecting it. After factoring out one-time charges and write-offs, Bob Iger and company earned 43 cents a share on revenues of $8.1 billion. Wall Street had been looking for 40 cents and $8.15 billion, respectively. The bright spot for the entertainment conglomerate is the same one you see at every media giant these days: Disney’s cable business.
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Why It Took More Than Four Months, and Millions of Dollars, to Get “Lost” on Hulu

in Media on May 1, 2009 at 8:45 am PT

What does it take to add a third player to a joint venture between two media conglomerates? More than four months of negotiations. Tens of millions of dollars help, too. That’s what finally got Disney to join up with GE’s NBC and News Corp.’s Fox in Hulu, the fast-growing Web video site. Here’s what that means for the three networks and the rest of the Web video business.
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