Oso planning to go pro
Who are the former McDonald's execs that started Chipotle and Smashburger?
I thought Smashburger was founded by the Mohegan Sun Casino here in Connecticut as a source of non-gambling revenue?
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Since you started it.......anyone that blames Obama for 2008 are as clueless as those that blame Bush for 9/11.I have always thought Chicos is too close to the story. It happens, same as tech execs were in 2001. We all saw the changes happening but the crash was deeper than anyone anticipated. Same may happen to ESPN. If they make the right moves they can pull it out.
Excuse me... but get a clue?Bush was president in 2008. How could Obama be blamed for the crash when he wasn't even elected before he was even elected?You miss read the semantics brand.Bush was also president during 9/11.
As a Disney stockholder and former Disney employee (Mouseschwitz is what we used to call it), I'm not worried one iota.They beat earnings, they were short on revenue. Sure the stock will get hit, but just wait until Star Wars next quarter and some of the pipeline content.Put another way, I'm buying Disney today.
If it grosses less than $2 billion, Disney is in trouble. More than $2.5 billion and Disney does well. In between is a mixed bag.Star Wars opens Friday (Dec 18). Yes the lines will be around the block, everyone knows this. Grossing at least $2 billion or bust.Disney paid $4 billion for the franchise and $250 million to make the movie. So it has to gross north of $2 billion (making it one of the top five movies ever, highest ever was Avatar at $2.7b)Good luck to Disney
Signaling the end of linear TV?I wrote about this happening over a year ago
Part of the answer is them finally getting serious about piracy, sharing, etc. The fun is just getting started in that area. Oh the bitching from the millenials when they are hammered with fines. Reminds of the days back when Napster and others got hit, individuals having to pay massive fines and all the complaining "it's just songs". No different than going into a story and stealing a sweater.Going to be fun to watch.
True. But won't the piracy technology most likely always be a step ahead of the law?
You impose harsh enough fines you can curb all kinds of behavior. All of our cars are capable of going 100mph, but how many of us actually go that fast? The technology is there. Just a matter of the will to do it.They need to cut simultaneous streams to one, match logins to devices paired. They have pixel tracking capabilities to know exactly who is stealing what, they just haven't decided to go after these folks. Oh the fun that will ensue.
I wish we'd take that same kind of attitude towards wall street, fraud, corruption, etc.
The sports bubble is popping. Thank god the Big East has nine more years on its FS1 contract.
Disney's stock getting smashed again today, under $106The market knows that Star Wars is going to blow away every movie record ever. But it's not good enough. The "death star" of ESPN and its massive over-payment for sports right is too much for even the highest grossing film in human history to overcome.The sports bubble is popping. Thank god the Big East has nine more years on its FS1 contract.-------------ESPN and Disney's other media networks are the company's largest sales and profit contributor, accounting for 44% of revenues and 54% of income. And within the segment, cable networks account for 72% of sales and 87% operating income.