News Round Up 2017

[JJZMgailey]

News

UberX Now Allowed to Pick Up and Drop Off at Orlando International Airport

 

[crazy4wdw]

Verizon rumored to be considering a buyout of The Walt Disney Co:

http://nypost.com/2017/07/01/verizon-rumored-to-be-eyeing-purchase-of-disney/

 

[jknezek]

Verizon rumored to be considering a buyout of The Walt Disney Co:

http://nypost.com/2017/07/01/verizon-rumored-to-be-eyeing-purchase-of-disney/

Back around again? Seems like once a quarter we get this one.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Back around again? Seems like once a quarter we get this one.

Yea, I don't think this will happen but will be good info for a discussion here!

 

[rteetz]

Verizon rumored to be considering a buyout of The Walt Disney Co:

http://nypost.com/2017/07/01/verizon-rumored-to-be-eyeing-purchase-of-disney/

Verizon just doesn't seem Disney compatible. I hope this doesn't happen.

 

[Lee Matthews]

This is worse than the idea of Apple buying Disney

 

[Fantasia79]

Financial guys say it's very unlikely when you look at value of Verizon vs. Disney.

 

[Fantasia79]

Not political! Not political!

Found this and thought the behind the scenes aspect was very cool as a Disney (and HoP) fan.

8 years ago today Barack Obama taping his HoP speech.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/videos/2009/July/20090702_DisneyHOP.mp4

 

[umichigan10]

Not political! Not political!

Found this and thought the behind the scenes aspect was very cool as a Disney (and HoP) fan.

8 years ago today Barack Obama taping his HoP speech.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/videos/2009/July/20090702_DisneyHOP.mp4

I've always found the whole process, from the animatronic design to the recording, to be really cool so thanks for sharing!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Verizon rumored to be considering a buyout of The Walt Disney Co:

http://nypost.com/2017/07/01/verizon-rumored-to-be-eyeing-purchase-of-disney/

I was wondering when this was gonna hit the grid...

 

[lockedoutlogic]

This is worse than the idea of Apple buying Disney

Perhaps...but everyone needs to look at the practical reality that disney (a content company...not a platform company...) is eventually going to be bought.

Comcast, at&t, and Verizon are platform companies...they will all partner up eventually.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Verizon just doesn't seem Disney compatible. I hope this doesn't happen.

Who are Verizon's prime 2 competitors?...and what have they done?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Financial guys say it's very unlikely when you look at value of Verizon vs. Disney.

Yeah saw that - seems like initial chatter was more of a merger (which I could see particularly if there is a potential CEO successor on the Verizon side) but given a decent multiple just seems like hard for Verizon to do a full takeover

 

[Sweettears]

Add into it that the general consensus is that stocks are over valued including Disney makes it hard to imagine that this is the right time and climate.

 

[MissGina5]

if it does ever happen I assume it will be Apple and frankly, I assume that Disney could buy it's own multimedia platform company rather than be bought out by one.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Add into it that the general consensus is that stocks are over valued including Disney makes it hard to imagine that this is the right time and climate.

Yeah...that was my thinking as well...they would have to do somekind of leveraged merger. Disney isn't worth it's value at all...it's propped up.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

if it does ever happen I assume it will be Apple and frankly, I assume that Disney could buy it's own multimedia platform company rather than be bought out by one.

Disney is AWFUL at running hardware systems...

Can you imagine them running a network of technicians all over kingdom come to convey a service of some kind?

Hell no...to be frank.

 

[Irish_Mike]

Verizon just doesn't seem Disney compatible. I hope this doesn't happen.

I'll agree that a Verizon-Disney buyout or merger seems highly unlikely. That being said, I would not be surprised if we soon see reports of Verizon trying to bump AT&T out of their partnership with Disney.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I'll agree that a Verizon-Disney buyout or merger seems highly unlikely. That being said, I would not be surprised if we soon see reports of Verizon trying to bump AT&T out of their partnership with Disney.

That could be a two way move...at&t is buying time warner...

Papa mouse don't like competition

 

[MissGina5]

That could be a two way move...at&t is buying time warner...

Papa mouse don't like competition

ok but why wouldnt Disney just buy Verizon if anything why wouldnt they buy a company instead of be bought by a company?