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Faced with activists, Disney plays the Fortnite and Taylor Swift card

2024-02-08T17:33:36.589Z

Highlights: Faced with activists, Disney plays the Fortnite and Taylor Swift card. The entertainment giant has published solid results and will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games. The creator of the gameFortnite will build an online “Disney World”. Bob Igera gained some respite. Disney has “ turned a corner  ” according to its CEO, and it is beginning a new era. The losses of all the group's platforms (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, etc.) were reduced to 216 million dollars.


DECRYPTION – The entertainment giant has published solid results and will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games. The creator of the game Fortnite will build an online “Disney World”.


Bob Igera gained some respite.

Disney has “

turned a corner

 ” according to its CEO, and it is beginning a new era.

Under pressure from several activist funds, the Burbank firm announced better than expected financial results in the first quarter of its delayed fiscal year.

Despite stagnant revenue at $23.5 billion for the October-December period, it posted net profit of $2.15 billion, well above expectations and up 58% year-on-year. year.

Proof that the austerity cure started last year is starting to have its effects.

Disney achieved $500 million in savings in the first quarter and said it is on track to meet or exceed the $7.5 billion savings target by the end of fiscal 2024. Other good news, the streaming business has recovered considerably.

The losses of all the group's platforms (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, etc.) were reduced to 216 million dollars...

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Source: lefigaro

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