I think we're still in this experimental phase, and it's definitely not distanable what's happening where everyone's ou know, doubling their budget on making tea we s. But i think it's too early to see. None of the big companies have yet said, oh, i've failed. I've to figured something else out. So what's disney's plan? Neflix is playing a volume game. H b, o is putting out excellent content for adults, like succession and secure and disney. Chape also faces a question of how far consumers are willing to let that disney brand stretch.
Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2022 is dedicated to one of the world’s most powerful cultural forces: Disney. What happens when a company with that much influence just keeps growing? We visit Disneyland for a rare interview with CEO Bob Chapek, with FT reporters Chris Grimes and Anna Nicolaou. We explore where Disney Plus fits into the digital streaming wars. And Lilah speaks with a Disney expert, Sabrina Mittermeier, about how the company is reckoning with its prejudices 100 years into its history.
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Links and mentions from the episode:
– Chris and Anna’s profile of Bob Chapek, Disney CEO: https://www.ft.com/content/69e1cc1e-9c64-4000-b47f-a7e448107a5b
– And their follow-up on the streaming wars: https://www.ft.com/content/ae756fda-4c27-4732-89af-cb6903f2ab40
– Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier’s book, A Culture History of the Disneyland Theme Parks: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo70345519.html
–Follow Anna Nicolaou on Twitter @annaknicolaou
–Follow Chris Grimes on Twitter @grimes_ce
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