News/Analysis
DisneyBizJournal.com
September 9,
2018
Here are a few
items worth exploring over the weekend covering Netflix hiring Disney consumer
sales executive; Obama booted for smoking in Disneyland; assessing Disney’s
summer movie strategy; and FX CEO on Disney and streaming.
Netflix Taps Disney Exec for Merch Sales
In a sense,
Netflix is copying Disney in producing its own content. And now Netflix has
hired, as noted by The Motley Fool, a top Disney executive to monetize this
growing IP.
No Smoking in Disneyland – That Means You, Barack
Obama
President Barack
Obama once got kicked out of Disneyland in his younger days for smoking.
One Take on Disney’s Summer at the Movie Theater
FX Cable Head on Disney and Streaming Service
As reported by
Variety, FX CEO offers some thoughts on becoming part of Disney and what’s
ahead in terms of streaming competition.
Ray Keating
is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of
the Pastor Stephen Grant novels, with the two latest books being Reagan
Country: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel and Heroes and
Villains: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story. He can be
contacted at raykeating@keatingreports.com.
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