I have spectrum internet and was able to watch the game.
the third quarter of 2023, the Walt Disney Company reported a net income of around 1.41 billion U.S. dollars, whereas in the second quarter of this year, it reported 1.27 billion U.S. dollars in net income.
No they aren't. Revenue is up because they have raised prices for all their stuff. Profits have been slowing the last 2 years. Disney is hemorrhaging cash. Their book may show making 1 billion this month but if you are spending 2 billion...
That was the problem with this deal Disney was offering. It wasn't just espn. They put all their channels in a basket and was forcing them to pay more for all of them. FX, freeform and nat geo to name a few.
There is a reason they have had massive layoffs.
And writing off IP for tax breaks may look good on the books but it isn't a long term solution to cash flow.
Yup that's how I'll be watching the UK game today. May try out Dofu though too.
Revenues are not a problem but they have to get expenses under control. Investors didn't particularly care for the Fox acquisition but kids and parents are all in now and long into the foreseeable future. That said ESPN is the crown jewel and rumors of a spinoff could unlock tremendous value that's perhaps being undervalued by the parent company.
He asked the question and I gave him the brutal reality. I can only guess why that and this thread in general bothers you. Rights for baby stranglers, we say!! ………
They didn’t write it off for tax breaks. They wrote it off because companies are required to evaluate the value of Goodwill on their books each year and adjust accordingly.
This is a UK chat forum.
I signed up for ESPN yesterday thinking I would get to see the UL GT game. Wasted 10.00! Disney ESPN and Spectrum are all terrible.
This pisses me off so much. I’m heated. I went to even watch it on the app and they are blocking it there too.
I hope I get to see Disney sold into 100 pieces one day soon.
I can see this going badly which is cool. Every move Disney makes is crap now. Keep burning money so they eventually have to sell everything they ruin.
Because with enough pressure they will get a deal done.. I mean if everyone cancels their service then they will move fast. Plus why should I pay for a service I’m not receiving? Do you like paying for something that doesn’t work?
I’m watching the game on ESPN+ in my Mac Air as I’m on vacation at a place that has Spectrum cable. 9.99 a month. I login and it asks for my TV provider. I’m with DirecTV. I’m wondering if you got ESPN+ and could log in and watch under your spectrum account. I’m guessing not.
I went with YouTubeTV. About the same price as the others, but you can fast forward through commercials on things you record. The only service I could find with that feature.
I couldn’t. I had to use my T-Mobile hot spot and use my sons Direct tv for my provider .
Nope the game is on ESPN+ app and it asks for your provider and it’s blocked thru spectrum there too. First thing I tried to do.
I agree, but it's not because They're desperate or a sinking ship. They are literally one of the healthiest companies on the planet earth.
Maybe. I only know what I’ve read about it. And I don’t believe half of what I read nowadays, lol .
There are several reasons why it would make sense financially for a company to offer discounts to retain a customer. If customer acquisition costs are high, then you are sometimes better off keeping the existing customers even if that means you’re getting less revenue.
I get that but there’s events I get on the app that I don’t with my provider. Big 12 basketball being one example. But I get it, my DirecTV package saved me for the UK game.
I remember when a number of football games were radio only each year. It is definitely nice to see the game but the radio broadcast can be really good anyway. I'm fine listening to some games as opposed to buying multiple subscriptions.
I like watching Kansas in tight games on Monday nights, etc. Also, my DirecTV is suspended for three months as I’m never there in the summer. I was surprised I was allowed to login using my DTV info but I would not have been able to watch our game today had I not had ESPN+ since my DTV is on summer hold. So it works well in my situation. Just as I stayed up late to watch Jokovic come back from 2 sets down last night.
Yep, in general it costs five times more money to get a new customer vs. keeping an existing one. Also the rate of successfully keeping a customer is way higher(around 60%) than trying to get a new one to sign on(5-20%). That’s at least what it used to be when I was taking marketing in college.
That's some mighty ignorant sounding ageism. I thought his comment was silly myself but I fail to see where age would have any bearing. I suspect you just never miss an opportunity to attack those over a certain age.
