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Gen Z Users Want Short-Form Content, Spend 4 Hours On Social Media Daily, Like Superheroes: What The Latest Survey Results Say
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 5:08pm | 1176A new survey showed what top video games, film franchises and social media networks were for Americans between the ages of 13 and 25. The poll results for Gen Z users could indicate what trends are coming and where companies should be making moves. Gen Z Video Games: One of the most popular...
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Was The Force Strong? Here's How Much A $1,000 Investment In Disney Stock When Lucasfilm Was Acquired Is Worth Today
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 1:29pm | 520Over the years, media giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has grown through acquisitions and been able to create or evolve new intellectual property from its existing and newly owned brands across its strong position in television, movies, theme parks and consumer products. Here’s a...
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Bob Iger Could Be Welcomed Back To Disney With Box Office Domination Thanks To These 2 Movies
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 5:00pm | 884Media giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) made a big move by naming a new CEO to help turn around a struggling stock price. Here’s a look at the early strengths the new CEO could have. What Happened: Disney recently announced it was replacing CEO Bob Chapek with former CEO Bob Iger, a man...
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Wakanda Forever! Black Panther Sequel Sets November Box Office Record, Could It Help Give Disney Shares A Boost In Week Ahead?
Sunday, November 13, 2022 - 5:46pm | 988The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) saw shares hit 52-week lows last week after reporting fourth-quarter financial results. Could the strong box office performance of Marvel hit “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” help boost the stock? What Happened: The highly anticipated sequel to the...
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Didn't Quibi Fail? Yes, But Disney Aims for TikTok Generation With New Start Wars Shorts
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 4:49pm | 654A leading media company could be testing out a strategy to appeal to a younger generation of content consumers and it involves one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. What Happened: The Star Wars franchise continues to evolve with more movies and television shows coming to theaters and on...
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Did Black Adam Save DC Comics? How The Rock Could Revive Warner Brothers Stock
Monday, October 24, 2022 - 12:08pm | 823Best known as the home of Batman and Superman, DC Comics has a library of hundreds of comic book characters. Parent company Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) now appears to have a new hit superhero movie from the DC Comics universe. What Happened: The HBO Max streaming platform from Warner...
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Can Hugh Jackman's Return As Wolverine In Deadpool 3 Break These Box Office Records?
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 12:18pm | 774Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are set to reunite as their iconic superhero roles Wolverine and Deadpool, respectively, in an upcoming Marvel film. What Happened: Reynolds shared the news in a Twitter video that has, at the time of writing, more than 34 million views. Hard keeping my mouth...
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Obesity Is Hurting Military Recruiting. Could Disney's Marvel Heroes Animate Demand?
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - 12:07pm | 784Captain America, Iron Man and Captain Marvel are superheroes and role models to kids and adults alike despite being fictional characters. Could the Marvel superheroes also be used as a recruiting tool by the United States military? What Happened: A new report from Disney fan blog Inside the Magic...
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UFC Fighter Conor McGregor To Dip Toe Into Acting In Amazon Remake of 'Road House'
Friday, August 5, 2022 - 11:39am | 752Former UFC Champion Conor McGregor is headed out of the octagon to the big screen with an acting debut now set for the remake of a popular 1980s movie. Here are the details. What Happened: McGregor is attached to join the remake of “Road House,” a movie that starred Patrick Swayze...
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Black Panther, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Captain America 4, 2 New Avengers Movies: Why Phase 5 And Phase 6 Are Important To Disney Stock
Monday, July 25, 2022 - 3:02pm | 1181Media giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was one of several companies that used the annual San Diego Comic Con to highlight upcoming releases and play movie trailers for the first time. The company utilized the event as a way to highlight the planned Phase 5 for its Marvel Cinematic Universe...
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More R Rated Content Hits Disney+: Which Superhero Movies Got Added?
Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 9:45am | 759Well-known for being a family friendly media company, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has played a delicate balance of putting its R rated and TV-MA content places other than its flagship Disney+ streaming platform. Here’s how that policy is changing. What Happened: The 2019 acquisition...
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Bob Iger Regrets Hiring Bob Chapek As Disney CEO Successor, Calls It One Of His Worst Business Decisions
Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 5:35pm | 688Former Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger was behind many of the biggest moves of the media company of the last two decades with acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Fox and Lucasfilm. Although, one of the biggest moves made that Iger regrets is the decision to name current Disney CEO Bob...
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Disney Provides First Look At More Disney+ Animated Series: What Investors Should Know
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 12:39pm | 602Media giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is using the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to highlight upcoming new animated series that will hit Disney+ and other Disney platforms in 2023. Here’s a look at what was unveiled. What Happened: Disney used the festival as a place to...
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Is The Rock Replacing Johnny Depp In Pirates Of The Caribbean — And Will Smith In Aladdin?
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 12:38pm | 888Sometimes movie franchises can face an end due to problems with a star from the franchise. Media companies face a tough challenge of re-casting the role or moving on from the franchise. One massive movie star could be helping a media company move on from two different stars for two massive...
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Mystery Solved! The Top 9 Bestselling Products In History
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 4:10pm | 792The bestselling products in the world stand at the crossroads of innovation meets the ability to formulate a product that has never been made before. For example, the Rubik’s Cube. This innovative toy made by Hungarian professor, sculptor and “serious puzzler” Ernő Rubik...