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Saturday 10 February 2018
Will Disney’s streaming service roar - or squeak?

By MAE ANDERSON TV and movie studios as ing service and the pend-
AP Technology Writer it prepares to launch two ing deal for Fox. Adjusted
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Dis- streaming services, one income of $1.89 per share
ney’s upcoming streaming for sports and another fo- beat analyst expectations,
services be the mouse that cused on entertainment. as did revenue of $15.35 bil-
roared ... or squeaked? In announcing first-quarter lion, a 4 percent increase.
Disney already owns envi- earnings Tuesday, CEO Bob But the same financial re-
able entertainment prop- Iger said he was “excited port hints at trouble with
erties including Pixar, Mar- about what lies ahead” in- the lucrative ESPN cable
vel and “Star Wars.” Now, cluding the sports stream- channel. Revenue in the
it’s looking to add Fox’s cable networks business
fell 1 percent to $4.5 billion,
hurt by an ESPN revenue
decline. The ESPN decline
resulted from lower ad
revenue, though that was This Sept. 20, 2017, file photo shows a sign at the Disney
Mr.Facunda African Spiritual partly offset by growth in store on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France.
Healer Clairovoyant fees from cable distribu- Associated Press
No problem without a solution tors and lower programing
(reunite lovers ,remove bad costs. any content from the ESPN such a timeline is quickly
luck and evil eyes,business Disney announced a $5-a- channel. becoming a relic of the
court & more month price for the ESPN And while the Disney- past. People now expect
Quick & 100% guaranteed call/ Plus streaming service, branded entertainment things immediately, like be-
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ney’s big bet on what the ing movies from the studio, released in the theater.
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tertainment will look like:
Pool/Ocean View Marvel and Pixar movies, Greenfield said.
31 Weeks remain more streaming and more that service isn’t launching The Fox content could help
choices. A streaming busi-
Price :$25K until late 2019. give viewers more reason
Call:630-1307 ness is critical for Disney “Our fear is that they’re just to subscribe to yet another
because the ESPN channel
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has been losing subscrib- not all in on streaming,” streaming service. Disney
ers as more people ditch Greenfield said. “If they has offered $52.4 billion to
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vices and stream video on
Studio WK 11 room #2302 tent to streaming.” to close in the next 12 to
27 weeks remain 10 Netflix, Amazon and Hulu Instead, he said, Disney is 18 months. When that hap-
instead.
accelerated dipping its toes in stream- pens, Disney will own the
1br WK 12 room #2303 While Disney is trying to ing while trying to preserve Fox movie and television
brace for the future with
27 weeks remain 10 accelerated its traditional business mod- studios, cable TV networks
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take on well-established atrical screenings, studios gional sports networks.
services such as Netflix. such as Disney typically But many of movies and
Barcelo Resorts Rich Greenfield of BTIG wait months to sell or rent shows from those business-
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Ocean View all inclusive Research said the ESPN year to make them avail- in the short term; for exam-
streaming service seems
Price :$25K each able through subscription ple, HBO gets Fox movies
Call;630-1307 more like a niche offer- services such as HBO. But until 2022.q
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