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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock is rising during the trading session today. A Wall Street analyst turned bullish on the stock.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) stock fell by 18% in March. The spreading coronavirus drove a panic sell-off in company shares.

Overall, Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) stock had a fairly good run this week. The stock gained more than 22% this week through the closing on Thursday.

Walt Disney stock fell by nearly 4.0% on Tuesday. The company announced that longtime CEO Bob Iger stepped down. The news was a big surprise.

Five years ago, Dish entered the video streaming business with the launch of Sling TV—an Internet-based live television and on-demand video service.

With just 2.0 million Indian subscribers at the end of 2019, Netflix was 98 million subscribers away from its target. The company faces a big challenge in India.

Walt Disney (DIS) has pulled its shows from Sky’s Sky Now video streaming service. Previously, Disney withdrew its shows and films from Netflix (NFLX).

Media networks face stiff competition for acquisition and distribution of content. Quality and exclusivity add to competition across the media value chain.

As Netflix (NFLX) and Walt Disney (DIS) go head to head, they’re finding they have a common enemy: criminals taking over their customer accounts.

An Activision Blizzard–Disney merger is looking very possible. After months of stock price decline, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has become an acquisition target for several companies.

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (SIX) is the world’s largest regional theme park company with $1.1 billion in revenue and 18 parks across North America.

Netflix and Walt Disney have both released their financials for the quarter through September, and they’re now facing off in the video streaming market.

Netflix stock has lost value amid weak Q2 results and increasing competition. Ahead of its Q3 results, investors should watch its subscriber growth.

Netflix (NFLX) has something to smile about. A Piper Jaffray survey has revealed customers may not leave Netflix for Disney+ and Apple TV+.

The pace that internet video streaming has evolved is nothing short of revolutionary. Streaming is a serious threat to the cable TV industry.

The Vanguard Group, State Street Global Advisors, and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company raised their holdings in Amazon (AMZN) stock in Q2 2019.

Disney, Netflix, and Apple are competing with rival streaming services. But has the streaming war really morphed into a price war? And if so, who’s winning?

At Apple’s annual media event yesterday, the company unveiled details of its Apple TV+ streaming service, set to launch for $4.99 per month.

South Korea is one of Netflix’s (NFLX) most prominent international markets. NFLX unveiled six original titles for release in South Korea in 2019.

The release date for Disney+ is coming up, making Netflix a riskier bet. However, Netflix has a certain edge that Disney simply can’t replicate.

Amazon (AMZN) stock fell 5.2% in August. Lower-than-expected earnings, political criticism, and macro uncertainties affected its stock.

Netflix’s DVD business has been around for 21 years. This week, the business hit a milestone. Netflix crossed 5.0 billion DVD deliveries.

Netflix (NFLX) is looking to humanize its content curation with the new Netflix Collections, which contains content suggestions handpicked by humans.

Competition taking a toll on Netflix as its share of US subscription video streaming market keep falling as rivals gain ground.

Sony has announced it is acquiring its game development partner, Insomniac Games. Meanwhile, its Spider-Man deal with Disney’s Marvel Studios has ended.

Walt Disney’s (DIS) studio revenue largely depends on the timing and popularity of the movie release and box office collection. Disney’s studio revenues declined 15% YoY to $2.1 billion due to a decline in the worldwide theatrical as well as home entertainment distribution business.

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) completed its much-awaited acquisition of the media and entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox on March 20.

Disney’s Studio Entertainment revenue fell 15% YoY (year-over-year) to $2.1 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

Frontier Communications (FTR) has been making efforts to retain its customers and maintain a lower churn rate in a highly competitive telecommunications sector.

Netflix’s (NFLX) revenue grew 2.2% YoY (year-over-year) to $4.52 billion in the first quarter, beating Wall Street’s estimate of $4.50 billion by 0.4%.

Amid the growing shift from traditional cable to over-the-top streaming services, the Walt Disney Company (DIS) seems to have the upper hand.

Walt Disney (DIS) wants its flagship streaming video service, Disney Plus, to be profitable in five years.

Disney has suspended its share repurchase program temporarily due to its heavy debt load.

Yesterday, Walt Disney (DIS) gained control over most of 21st Century Fox’s (or 21CF’s) media and entertainment assets, including its film production and TV businesses, Hulu, and Star India.

Apple (AAPL) appears to be nearing the launch of its long-anticipated video streaming service.

Hulu, which will soon be controlled by the Walt Disney Company (DIS), and Spotify (SPOT) are extending a collaboration agreement they started in 2017.

On March 12, S&P Global Ratings reportedly downgraded the Walt Disney Company (DIS) to an A from an A+.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) recent purchase of cybersecurity company BluVector for an undisclosed amount looks like a promising opportunity for Comcast.

Disney has been generating substantial revenues from its theme parks, which have remained the driving force of the company’s top line growth.

The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) revenue of $15.30 billion exceeded analysts’ revenue expectation of $15.14 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

According to a Variety report from January 23, Hulu lowered the price of its ad-supported streaming plan from $7.99 per month to $5.99 per month.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal business segment consists of filmed entertainment, theme parks, broadcast television, and cable networks divisions.

Netflix (NFLX) has been spending aggressively on high-quality original content, which has resulted in negative free cash flows.

In the fourth quarter, Netflix’s global paid subscriber base reached 139.3 million.

According to Hulu, its 2018 advertising revenue rose 45%. Hulu is also adding subscribers and investing in original content and licensed series.

The Walt Disney Company is among those large American companies that have launched back-to-school programs for their employees.

Netflix’s (NFLX) TTM (trailing-12-month) gross margin stands at 33.79% compared to the industry and sector average of 42.06% and 40.92%, respectively.

Netflix plans to invest around $1 billion on original and co-produced content in Europe.

In June, the Walt Disney Company agreed to buy the media and entertainment assets of Rupert Murdoch–owned 21st Century Fox.

Netflix’s latest bond offering of $2 billion marks the second time it has been involved in a bond offering this year.