The Walt Disney Company made an astute decision in choosing to stream the ICC Cricket World Cup—it helped them break a global streaming record. The Walt Disney Company has been struggling lately when it comes to cracking the code to having a successful streaming business. For a few years, Disney was bullish about Disney+, its streaming platform, a strategy that ...
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Disney Gambles BIG in Last Ditch Effort to Salvage Performance in One of its Largest Markets
After facing some major setbacks in the streaming wars in India, Disney is now giving the market a well-placed perk with free cricket on smartphones and tablets. The Walt Disney Company has had its fair share of troubles recently, between the issues with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, and Disney CEO Bob Iger’s less-than-savory comments, which have resulted ...
Read More »Disney Invests in the “Most Challenging” Global Market, Continues Cutting US Disney+ Content
As the Disney+ library hemorrhages content in the US, the Walt Disney Company is in talks to expand its most successful global streaming audience. Since the Walt Disney Company’s second-quarter earnings call, Disney+ has delivered on its promise to cut content from its library. With former executives like Bob Chapek and Christine McCarthy zeroing in on Disney’s streaming service to ...
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