Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirms plan to buy Hulu stake from Comcast, won’t sell ESPN

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has confirmed plans for the studio to buy Comcast’s stake in the Hulu streaming service, doubling down on Disney’s refusal to sell ESPN. Tangle spoke to Disney investors at the Goldman Sachs + Technology Conference this week, where he made declarative statements about what Disney’s next business goals will look like, when it comes to maintaining a broad (and profitable) portfolio, and boosting streaming. Regarding Hulu, Chapek told investors, “I think we should have full ownership of Hulu to integrate with Disney+, and we’d like to…

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Walmart is in talks with Disney, Paramount, and Comcast to air the deal

Walmart is looking to offer the streaming service to its customers, and it has its eye on some of the big players in the industry. Big companies have moved into streaming over the past several years to compete with Netflix, which has become an industry leader. Even as Wall Street expectations appear to deteriorate on broadcast, there is still interest from Walmart to join the game. according to New York timesWalmart is looking to add a streaming service to its Walmart+ subscription offering, and has reached out to companies like…

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