{"id":1995629,"date":"2023-08-09T16:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-about-once-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-after-ceos-signals\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:16:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:16:07","slug":"buzz-about-once-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-after-ceos-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-about-once-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-after-ceos-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s potential sale gains traction following CEO&#8217;s hints."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuzz-about-once-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-after-ceos-signals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is \u2064Apple the &#8220;Bigger Fish&#8221; That Could\u200c Buy Disney?<\/h2>\n<p>One of \u200dthe most memorable\u200b lines from &#8220;Star Wars: \u2062Episode I&#8221; comes from\u2064 Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn\u2062 after he and \u200dhis crew \u200bare saved from a sea monster by an even bigger sea monster:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u200b always a bigger fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For decades, the Walt Disney Company has\u200b been that &#8220;bigger fish,&#8221;\u200b swallowing up its competition with \u200cits seemingly endless resources. \u200bHowever, a seismic report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/disney-apple-deal-1235559416\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u200bHollywood Reporter<\/a> suggests that this dynamic \u200ccould be about to change.<\/p>\n<p>The report begins with a stunning question: &#8220;Facing the staggering problems afflicting \u2062all legacy studios, is\u200c Disney CEO Bob\u2064 Iger \u200bcontemplating a once-unthinkable \u200boption? \u200bThe signals he sent in Sun Valley \u200bsuggest that it could happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to an unnamed &#8220;veteran Hollywood\u200d executive&#8221; interviewed by the \u2064Reporter, the potential &#8220;bigger fish&#8221; for Disney could be tech giant\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-confronts-apple-ceo-sick-move-made-china-protesters-response-telling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While many top executives have\u200b scoffed at the idea, the\u200b executive \u200crevealed that discussions about this possibility have \u2062been ongoing. The executive believes that Apple may not want to buy Disney as it currently exists, but if Disney CEO \u200dBob Iger \u2062starts divesting assets, it \u2062could be a sign that\u2062 a sale\u2062 is being prepared. And according\u200b to the executive, there is no buyer quite like\u2062 Apple.<\/p>\n<p>This speculation comes after\u200c Iger publicly acknowledged that \u2064major Disney assets could \u2064be on the chopping block. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-disney-ceo-talks-potential-fire-sale-major-assets-amid-devastating-financial-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July interview<\/a> with CNBC, Iger stated\u200b that the\u200c company would be open-minded about the future of businesses like ABC, FX, and National Geographic.<\/p>\n<p>Reports also surfaced\u200b that Disney \u2063had reached out \u200cto major \u200dsports leagues to explore the\u2062 possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-disney-reached-3-major-companies-dump-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchasing a stake<\/a> in ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200bthe feasibility of this \u2063potential deal is\u200d uncertain, the math is compelling. Apple has a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-bank-to-fail-refused-then-president-trumps-business-in-2021\/\" title=\"Latest Bank To Fail Refused Then-President Trump\u2019s Business In 2021\">massive cash reserve<\/a> of \u200c$62 billion\u2063 and a market cap of $2.8 \u2063trillion. The Reporter\u200d suggests that while Apple may \u200cnot want to \u2064buy a studio, it might be\u2064 interested in \u200cbuying Disney, a studio with a vault full of priceless intellectual\u200b property and the most valuable brand in entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is currently \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-says-fight-with-china-is-likely-in-the-2020s\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Says Fight With China Is Likely in the 2020s\">facing significant challenges<\/a>. Park\u200d attendance is at an\u2064 all-time low, Disney+ is \u2064struggling, and the collective Disney studios have been underperforming. These \u2062struggles have \u200bled \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-shredding-remaining-workforce-layoffs-go-global-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global \u2063layoffs<\/a> at Disney.<\/p>\n<p>While a sale of Disney assets to Apple\u2062 still seems \u2064unlikely, the fact that \u2062it is being reported on \u200bindicates that the idea is not \u200ccompletely unfathomable. The future of these two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-about-once-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-after-ceos-signals\/\" title=\"Disney's potential sale gains traction following CEO's hints.\">entertainment \u200dgiants \u200bremains uncertain<\/a>, \u2062but\u200d the possibility\u200d of a major shake-up in the industry \u2064is certainly intriguing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/buzz-unthinkable-disney-sale-grows-ceos-signals\/\">Buzz About &#8216;Once-Unthinkable&#8217; Disney Sale Grows After CEO&#8217;s &#8216;Signals&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, Walt Disney Company has been the dominant force, devouring everything in its path. In the much-criticized &#8220;Star Wars: Episode I,&#8221; Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn utters a memorable line after being rescued by a larger sea monster: &#8220;There&#8217;s always a bigger fish.&#8221; This phrase perfectly captures Disney&#8217;s relentless expansion and influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1995630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}