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Pivotal’s Brian Wieser believes Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) investors are pricing in several concerns, especially associated with the slowing of subscriber growth for ESPN, although there were also several reasons for optimism too. Wieser upgraded the rating on the company from Hold to Buy...

ESPN recently reported the story behind NBA MVP Steph Curry’s decision to make the transition from Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) to Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) back in the offseason in 2013. In August of that year, Curry met with representatives from Nike. According to Curry’s father Dell,...

According to the Nielsen’s latest C3 ratings data [commercial ratings with 3 days of DVR playback], both broadcast primetime and cable primetime declined during the week ended February 28, 2016. Nielsen’s C3 ratings act as the primary barometer for the US TV advertising market....

Credit Suisse's Omar Sheikh maintained an Outperform rating for Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), with a price target of $130. He pointed out that the company had options to offset the potential deceleration of growth at ESPN. Analyst Omar Sheikh said that the “increasingly consensual...

It’s that time of year again when everyone with any level of knowledge (or no knowledge whatsoever) sits down and spends anywhere between a few minutes and a few sleepless nights agonizing over their NCAA March Madness bracket. Certainly there’s a lot of variables involved, but how...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN property appears to be a top priority for cable companies, at least according to a report by the New York Post. According to the New York Post, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)'s Fios changed its skinny bundles "in a move seen as an attempt...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares have declined 20.64 percent over the past three months, touching a low of $88.85 on February 10. Omar Sheikh of Credit Suisse has reiterated an Outperform rating on the company, with a price target of $130. Although investors are focused on a slowdown at...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN has some exciting developments ahead, on the back of some disappointing subscriber numbers out late last year. In November 2015, Walt Disney released information that over three million subscribers were "lost." According to a regulatory filing, as...

The share price of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has declined 19.85 percent over the past six months, to a low of $92.54 on January 20. Atlantic Equities’ Hamilton Faber has downgraded the rating on the company to Neutral, while lowering the price target from $148 to $104. Although the...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN subscriber "issue" is "exaggerated," according to analysts at JPMorgan. JPMorgan commented in a research note, "At ~17x our F2016E EPS compared to a forward multiple of ~22x in before the August earnings call we believe Disney shares are extremely attractive at...

For the past two years, the NFL has partnered with CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) for a slate of Thursday night games that was also simulcast on the NFL Network, however, it was only for a trial period. That period is now over and the games are back up for grabs… and the NFL wants its...

According to John Skipper, president of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN, the company is in ongoing talks with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to provide an over-the-top subscription streaming service. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Skipper discussed ESPN’s talks with Apple...

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, John Skipper, head of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s ESPN, discussed the sports network's subscriber exodus and how the company is adapting to the cord-cutting phenomenon. ESPN has lost seven million subscribers in the past two years. When...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares have declined 15.93 percent over the past six months, to a low of $98.48 on January 13. Barclays’ Kannan Venkateshwar has downgraded the rating on the company from Equal Weight to Underweight, while lowering the price target from $98 to $89....