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Disney's Next Acquisition Speculation / Discussion

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J4546

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negotiating marvel character rights in FL seems like it would be a priority if they want to add a massive Marvel themed land in DHS or wherever.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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sedati said:
Purchasing is one thing but I'd love to see more asset trading happening. Iger traded for Oswald after all. With so many struggling, it seems a good time for some friendly swapping to occur.
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Not sure anyone has anything that Disney wants, or would be willing to give up. So what specifically did you have in mind?

J4546 said:
negotiating marvel character rights in FL seems like it would be a priority if they want to add a massive Marvel themed land in DHS or wherever.
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Neither Disney nor Comcast appear to want to change anything right now with the Marvel theme park rights in Orlando. I won't expect anything to change on that front until Comcast is ready to drop the Marvel theme from IOA, for Disney its free licensing revenue coming in.
 
brodie999

brodie999

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The Comic Pals suggested that Disney might make a few more acquisitions after all.
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Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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brodie999 said:
The Comic Pals suggested that Disney might make a few more acquisitions after all.View attachment 682437
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That is not actually what they said. What they are saying is really no answer at all.

Let me summarize:

Sure at some point in the future even if its 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, etc. years from now Disney MIGHT make more acquisitions if it makes financial sense. But there is not guarantee of that happening. Its called hedging your bets, they give a vague answer for a reason.

For example Disney this week purchased the final piece of BAMTech from the MLB, which made financial sense.

The point that I think needs to be made here is that Disney isn't hunting for new acquisition targets such as new Studios right now. If something falls in their lap that is too attractive an offer to pass up and it makes strategic and financial sense yes they might buy it. But this is not like Pixar, Marvel, Lucas, etc. Disney is in a restructuring phase right now, not a buy phase.
 
brodie999

brodie999

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Disney Irish said:
That is not actually what they said. What they are saying is really no answer at all.

Let me summarize:

Sure at some point in the future even if its 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, etc. years from now Disney MIGHT make more acquisitions if it makes financial sense. But there is not guarantee of that happening. Its called hedging your bets, they give a vague answer for a reason.

For example Disney this week purchased the final piece of BAMTech from the MLB, which made financial sense.

The point that I think needs to be made here is that Disney isn't hunting for new acquisition targets such as new Studios right now. If something falls in their lap that is too attractive an offer to pass up and it makes strategic and financial sense yes they might buy it. But this is not like Pixar, Marvel, Lucas, etc. Disney is in a restructuring phase right now, not a buy phase.
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I know. I hope it lasts until March next year. That's probably when they'll be in the buy phase.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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brodie999 said:
I know. I hope it lasts until March next year. That's probably when they'll be in the buy phase.
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Not sure why March 2023 has any significance but I think it’ll be more than just 4 months before they make any large acquisition again. In fact just a guess but in my opinion Disney won’t make any large acquisitions at all until long after Iger is gone, think 5 years or longer.
 
Andrew25

Andrew25

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The situation with Hulu needs to happen first before they even consider an acquisition. Determine the future of streaming and see what happens with HBO Max or whatever they are calling it now. Netflix is way too expensive for Disney.

I've always said that Disney's next realm would be the video game industry - it's the last entertainment frontier (outside of casinos and gambling) for them to contend in. Right now all they do is license, which should be their current strategy as they absolutely suck at it.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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Andrew25 said:
The situation with Hulu needs to happen first before they even consider an acquisition. Determine the future of streaming and see what happens with HBO Max or whatever they are calling it now. Netflix is way too expensive for Disney.

I've always said that Disney's next realm would be the video game industry - it's the last entertainment frontier (outside of casinos and gambling) for them to contend in. Right now all they do is license, which should be their current strategy as they absolutely suck at it.
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They already tried its hand at video games with Infinity, Iger shut that down in 2016.

I don't see Disney getting back into the video game space again any time soon.
 
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matt78

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I saw elsewhere today that Iger and ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro had a meeting with WWE's Nick Khan. Rumors have been swirling about the WWE being sold sometime this year. My question is do you think Disney is interested in buying them or were they just meeting to discuss WWE upcoming media rights deal.

Personally, I think that Comcast has to be the front runner for a purchase due to their long history with the WWE and that this is just Disney doing their due diligence.
 
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DisneyFan32

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brodie999 said:
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Disney Reportedly in Talks to Acquire "Harry Potter" from Warner Bros. Entertainment - Disney Dining

Disney is reportedly in talks to acquire the Harry Potter brand from JK Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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I wonder Warner Bros would say "Hmm, you WANT to acquiring Harry Potter from us, Disney. Well let's see we will acquiring Steven Spielberg's Roger Rabbit from you because YOU didn't use him as IP for future sequel as new Roger Rabbit shorts as new Roger Rabbit attractions since this Oswald ride rumor to replace RRCT, we use Harry Potter at Universal parks, but YOU always do this STUPID Avatar land at Animal Kingdom to beat us."
 

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