Disney soars on parks and movies but ESPN lags
Chief executive Robert Iger says plans to turn things around include mobile offerings and ESPN-branded subscription streaming service
New York
THE Walt Disney Co reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, with theme park profits climbing 20 per cent and movie income soaring 21 per cent. But Robert Iger, Disney's chief executive, once again found himself peppered with questions about the health of ESPN - long the company's profit engine - on a post-earnings call with analysts.
"We're not sitting on our hands," Mr Iger said when asked about the shift by viewers from traditional shows like ESPN's SportsCentre towards the delivery of scores and game clips on smartphones. "There is nothing we can really do to slow that down. It's important f…
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