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same interview: Bob Iger rejected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign rhetoric against the company as “preposterous and inaccurate.”

Posted by: Antibody on Jul 13, 08:50 in response to notfabio's post I'd imagine Iger is not going to touch that debate if he...

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/desantis-attacks-on-disney-are-preposterous-ceo-bob-iger-says.html

CNBC Iger blamed a mix of flooding the market, short windows and "creative disappointments" as to why Disney films are underperforming. notfabio Jul 13, 08:19

First link is the full interview text, here's Variety's recap if TLDR notfabio Jul 13, 08:21

not being hyperbolic but strike twitter is prolly angrier about this than that anonymous Deadline scare piece on making us go broke my mate paul Jul 13, 09:22

short windows, you dont say {nm} Moviesnob Jul 13, 08:32

not alienating half the country, especially the half with most of the parents and children? Their content is for Disney adults now {nm} Fitch3k Jul 13, 08:38

Disney has the most market share with significantly less movies than Warner or Comcast Moviesnob Jul 13, 08:44

errr Sony not Warner {nm} Moviesnob Jul 13, 08:45

when Disney moved SVOD ahead of TVOD, it literally crated that market by 40% and it hasnt recovered Moviesnob Jul 13, 08:47

I'd imagine Iger is not going to touch that debate if he can help it while the lawsuits with DeSantis are ongoing. {nm} notfabio Jul 13, 08:44

same interview: Bob Iger rejected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign rhetoric against the company as “preposterous and inaccurate.” Antibody Jul 13, 08:50

The bigoted slack-jaws are not half the country. Maybe a quarter, concentrated in the downscale, can't-keep-up backwaters. {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Jul 13, 13:44

We live in a bigoted patriarchal white supremacist country! No there is not a lot of people who disagree with me and will take their dollars {nm} Fitch3k Jul 13, 20:53





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