On 11/23/2022 1:07 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <tlkd4e$anch$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Why Bob Iger’s Ultimate Power Move May Be Selling Disney to Apple"
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-bob-iger-ultimate-power-193000597.html
"Now that Disney CEO Bob Iger has regained the keys to the Magic Kingdom >>> — less than three years after his chosen successor, Bob Chapek, took
over — insiders suspect they know how the beloved executive will find a >>> new way to go out on top during his final two-year stint. “He’s going >>> to sell the company,” one Disney insider who has worked for Iger
predicted. “This is the pinnacle deal for the ultimate dealmaker.”"
Unreal.
Lynn
I dunno. Apple had a business case for buying record labels when they
were trying to get Itunes off the ground (not to mention Apple Records
to save some legal woes), and didn't. I don't see them really working
as a media company.
There is a falling out coming for the streaming services. Probably
only three will survive. One will be Netflix. Who will be the other
two ? Apple, Disney, Youtube, Comcast, AT&T, Fubo, Hulu, and Amazon are
on that list.
Lynn
On 2022-11-23 07:16:59 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
On 11/23/2022 1:07 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <tlkd4e$anch$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Why Bob Iger’s Ultimate Power Move May Be Selling Disney to Apple"
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-bob-iger-ultimate-power-193000597.html
"Now that Disney CEO Bob Iger has regained the keys to the Magic
Kingdom
— less than three years after his chosen successor, Bob Chapek, took >>>> over — insiders suspect they know how the beloved executive will find a >>>> new way to go out on top during his final two-year stint. “He’s going
to sell the company,” one Disney insider who has worked for Iger
predicted. “This is the pinnacle deal for the ultimate dealmaker.”" >>>>
Unreal.
Lynn
I dunno. Apple had a business case for buying record labels when they
were trying to get Itunes off the ground (not to mention Apple Records
to save some legal woes), and didn't. I don't see them really working
as a media company.
There is a falling out coming for the streaming services. Probably
only three will survive. One will be Netflix. Who will be the other
two ? Apple, Disney, Youtube, Comcast, AT&T, Fubo, Hulu, and Amazon
are on that list.
Lynn
There have also been rumours of Apple buying up Netflix.
Disney of course does own Hulu (with a sleeping partner minority stake
owned by Comcast).
On 11/23/2022 2:50 PM, Your Name wrote:
There have also been rumours of Apple buying up Netflix.
Disney of course does own Hulu (with a sleeping partner minority stake
owned by Comcast).
Netflix has a market cap of $130 billion. Doable. Apple reputedly has
$300 billion cash in the bank.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NFLX?p=NFLX
Disney has a market cap of $180 billion.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DIS?p=DIS
Why not buy both ? Of course the FTC will disallow one for sure.
On 23/11/2022 22:42, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 11/23/2022 2:50 PM, Your Name wrote:
There have also been rumours of Apple buying up Netflix.
Disney of course does own Hulu (with a sleeping partner minority stake
owned by Comcast).
Netflix has a market cap of $130 billion. Doable. Apple reputedly
has $300 billion cash in the bank.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NFLX?p=NFLX
Disney has a market cap of $180 billion.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DIS?p=DIS
Why not buy both ? Of course the FTC will disallow one for sure.
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
On 2022-11-23 23:23:17 +0000, Blueshirt said:
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
Neither purchase would improve "Apple TV", since that is a hardware
set-top box you plug into your TV.
Whether either purchase would "improve" the Apple TV+ streaming
service depends on what shows you like and dislike, so is purely
personal opinion.
Your Name wrote:
On 2022-11-23 23:23:17 +0000, Blueshirt said:
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
Neither purchase would improve "Apple TV", since that is a hardware
set-top box you plug into your TV.
Whether either purchase would "improve" the Apple TV+ streaming
service depends on what shows you like and dislike, so is purely
personal opinion.
Yes, Apple TV+ (they love their + signs in the US don't they) and it's
shit! Which is indeed a subjective opinion... but true none the less!
;-)
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Your Name wrote:
On 2022-11-23 23:23:17 +0000, Blueshirt said:
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
Neither purchase would improve "Apple TV", since that is a hardware
set-top box you plug into your TV.
Whether either purchase would "improve" the Apple TV+ streaming
service depends on what shows you like and dislike, so is purely
personal opinion.
Yes, Apple TV+ (they love their + signs in the US don't they) and
it's shit! Which is indeed a subjective opinion... but true none
the less! ;-)
I disagree:
Bad Sisters
Slow Horses
For All Mankind
Severance
… have been excellent
The Morning Show
… was watchable
There has been quite a lot of crap along with those, but that can be
said of every service
The Last Doctor wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Your Name wrote:
On 2022-11-23 23:23:17 +0000, Blueshirt said:
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
Neither purchase would improve "Apple TV", since that is a hardware
set-top box you plug into your TV.
Whether either purchase would "improve" the Apple TV+ streaming
service depends on what shows you like and dislike, so is purely
personal opinion.
Yes, Apple TV+ (they love their + signs in the US don't they) and
it's shit! Which is indeed a subjective opinion... but true none
the less! ;-)
I disagree:
Bad Sisters
Slow Horses
For All Mankind
Severance
… have been excellent
The Morning Show
… was watchable
There has been quite a lot of crap along with those, but that can be
said of every service
I think maybe the crap stands out a bit more more on Apple TV+ as they
don't have the same number of quality 'originals' in comparison to
Netflix... at the moment.
I do see Apple TV+ as the weaker of the main streaming platforms that
we have access to at Blueshirt Towers. (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+)
Your Name wrote:
On 2022-11-23 23:23:17 +0000, Blueshirt said:
At least if Apple bought Netflix or Disney the quality of Apple TV
would improve!!!
Neither purchase would improve "Apple TV", since that is a hardware
set-top box you plug into your TV.
Whether either purchase would "improve" the Apple TV+ streaming
service depends on what shows you like and dislike, so is purely
personal opinion.
Yes, Apple TV+ (they love their + signs in the US don't they)
and it's shit! Which is indeed a subjective opinion... but true none the less!
;-)
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