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"The subscriber tally comes as of Jan. 2, 2021 and was announced during Disney's latest quarterly earnings call."
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"Cramer says that with revenues down and the network still on the hook for some huge broadcast rights fees, ESPN may cost too much to fit...
"Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that ESPN+ has experienced 1000% year-over-year growth."
"Iger is focused on making Disney a viable company for the world after Covid-19."
"Details of who will be furloughed, were not announced, but all divisions of Disney are expected to be impacted, which would include ESPN."
"Getting Charter on board is huge, considering the startup network is still trying to lock in deals with Comcast, CenturyLink, Dish and Frontier."
"What is interesting is Disney CEO Bob Iger's insistence that Disney is committed to expanding sports gambling content but not getting into the business itself."