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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Disney Weekend Links: Interesting Reads and More


News/Analysis
DisneyBizJournal.com
January 12, 2019

Here are a few items worth exploring this weekend regarding Disney selling regional sports networks; Disney’s Florida land purchases; the return of Lasseter; Disney and a recession; and population changes and Disney.

Fox Not Interested in Buying Back Regional Sports from Disney

The Hollywood Reporter and other new outlets have reported that New Fox isn’t interested in buying back the regional sports networks Disney must sell under the Fox deal. However, private equity firms Apollo Global Management, KKR and Blackstone Group, and Sinclair Broadcast Group reportedly are in the mix.

Disney’s Florida Land Purchases

Disney shelled out $34 million for two land purchases that apparently will be for “water conservation and wetland mitigation,” according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Lasseter Back to Head Up Skydance Animation

Amid controversy, given his departure from Disney and Pixar, John Lasseter is back to head up Skydance Animation.

Disney and a Recession?

DisneyBizJournal.com evaluates how worried Disney and the rest of Hollywood should be about a possible recession.

Population, Age and Disney

As the make-up of the U.S. population skews older, Disney has responded accordingly.

Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels, with the three latest books being Reagan Country: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel, Heroes and Villains: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story and Shifting Sands: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story. He can be contacted at raykeating@keatingreports.com.



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