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Disney Loses Legal Battle To Block Executive Justin Connolly's Move To Rival YouTube
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 9:45pm | 553On Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) lost its legal effort to prevent longtime executive Justin Connolly from leaving the company to join YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google. What Happened: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant denied Disney's...
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Disney Sues YouTube To Block Hiring Of Former ESPN Executive Justin Connolly Amid Sports Streaming Turf War
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:18pm | 531On Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) filed a lawsuit against YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to stop the appointment of former ESPN executive Justin Connolly as its new global head of media and sports, alleging breach of contract, unfair competition...
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No Longer Taboo: Jeanie Buss, John Skipper And More Talk Sports Betting
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 1:13pm | 588The reversal of PAPSA, the federal government’s ban on sports betting, is arguably the biggest catalyst for growth in professional sports today, and it's no longer taboo for team owners to talk about the excitement that comes with legalized gambling. Los Angeles Lakers co-owner Jeanie...