The blockbuster “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie will join the Disney+ streaming service March 15. Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it secured streaming rights to last year’s smash hit film in a deal that demonstrated, once again, the enormous appeal — and economic...
Group M is planning to simplify the buying and placement of ads on streaming services for advertisers. Through the GroupM Ad Innovation Accelerator program, GroupM is joining forces with BrightLine, Disney, KERV, NBCUniversal, Roku, Telly, and YouTube to develop a new ad format for...
Disney touted plans to expand its theme park business to the tune of $60 billion over the next decade and boasted of plenty of space to play with in Anaheim where there is “enough room to build another Disneyland.” Disney CEO Bob Iger was joined by Disney theme park chairman Josh D’Amaro on...
During his first 15 years running Walt Disney Co., Bob Iger had a magical touch. Acquisitions of Pixar Animation, Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm turbocharged the company’s creative engines. Movies minted billions of dollars, sports king ESPN spawned staggering profits, and Disney’s...
Media mogul Byron Allen has offered $10 billion to the Walt Disney Co. to purchase its ABC television network, in addition to the cable networks FX and National Geographic. The bid, which Allen’s representative confirmed to CBS MoneyWatch, would include ABC’s national TV network as well as...
