Normally it is Disney buying other things (Marvel, Fox parts, Star Wars) however today some are speculating over whether Disney might be being sold to Apple.
General background. Disney's former CEO was replaced a couple of years back but now said replacement is kicked out and the original guy back in for a fixed two years. For those a fan of corporate backstabbing it is apparently better than any game of thrones series you care to contemplate in this but eh. How he is regarded varies; most films taking years to complete meaning most of what Disney put out this last couple of years was started under his watch, see also Disney stock price or today it is under 100 US dollars a share where in 2021 is was nipping at 200 USD ( https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dis ). Quality of films, much less relative to the cost of acquisition, is also debatable during that with few also looking to the future here either (the Marvel train having run out of steam, Star Wars is basically dead and Fox... has anybody cared about the Simpsons in decades now?). Others consider him one of the great men of modern Hollywood. A 2 year tenure would be the sort of thing designed to oversee a sale though rather than going for the long term.
https://www.thewrap.com/bob-iger-sell-disney-apple-power-move/
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What then would Disney being bought by Apple mean for you? Apple are a massive company with a lot of cash on hand so even during a recession/depression that are heading into they can do a lot without having to do expensive finance. They have made efforts to enter the streaming space (having once owned the music market with itunes) but their Apple TV offerings have been largely ignored (wikipedia I know but for the sake of a list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_TV+_original_programming , from where I sit the only thing to generate even the slightest buzz was the Isaac Asimov inspired Foundation based off the book series of the same name though loosely to say the least. We contemplated what Disney might own in https://gbatemp.net/threads/us-sena...-copyright-to-56-years-for-mega-corps.612545/ but suffice it to say it is a lot of very well regarded works). Disney are also somewhat floundering with their Disney+ service running on a money pile and their cable TV offerings dying off with the generation on its way out now (cord cutting having begun in the early 2000s which means most under say 40 today don't have it and that number creeps up considerably).
Together they might represent a real competitor to netflix, amazon and whatever remains of the US cable market players (paramount+ is not doing so well either, and Warner Bros/Discovery are also rather hard hit). It would likely also see Apple in the theme park business which is an interesting one.
More background, few years old now but fun never the less
General background. Disney's former CEO was replaced a couple of years back but now said replacement is kicked out and the original guy back in for a fixed two years. For those a fan of corporate backstabbing it is apparently better than any game of thrones series you care to contemplate in this but eh. How he is regarded varies; most films taking years to complete meaning most of what Disney put out this last couple of years was started under his watch, see also Disney stock price or today it is under 100 US dollars a share where in 2021 is was nipping at 200 USD ( https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dis ). Quality of films, much less relative to the cost of acquisition, is also debatable during that with few also looking to the future here either (the Marvel train having run out of steam, Star Wars is basically dead and Fox... has anybody cared about the Simpsons in decades now?). Others consider him one of the great men of modern Hollywood. A 2 year tenure would be the sort of thing designed to oversee a sale though rather than going for the long term.
https://www.thewrap.com/bob-iger-sell-disney-apple-power-move/
Video covering things
What then would Disney being bought by Apple mean for you? Apple are a massive company with a lot of cash on hand so even during a recession/depression that are heading into they can do a lot without having to do expensive finance. They have made efforts to enter the streaming space (having once owned the music market with itunes) but their Apple TV offerings have been largely ignored (wikipedia I know but for the sake of a list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_TV+_original_programming , from where I sit the only thing to generate even the slightest buzz was the Isaac Asimov inspired Foundation based off the book series of the same name though loosely to say the least. We contemplated what Disney might own in https://gbatemp.net/threads/us-sena...-copyright-to-56-years-for-mega-corps.612545/ but suffice it to say it is a lot of very well regarded works). Disney are also somewhat floundering with their Disney+ service running on a money pile and their cable TV offerings dying off with the generation on its way out now (cord cutting having begun in the early 2000s which means most under say 40 today don't have it and that number creeps up considerably).
Together they might represent a real competitor to netflix, amazon and whatever remains of the US cable market players (paramount+ is not doing so well either, and Warner Bros/Discovery are also rather hard hit). It would likely also see Apple in the theme park business which is an interesting one.
More background, few years old now but fun never the less
