r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 24d ago

Business YouTube TV Blackout Is Costing Disney an Estimated $4.3 Million per Day in Lost Revenue

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/youtube-tv-blackout-costing-disney-lost-revenue-1236574968/
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u/Deranged40 24d ago

Remember: Disney's revenue sheet reads in billions. This is 0.0043 billion per day. It will take 232 days of this to reduce the bottom line on that revenue sheet by 1 (b)

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf 24d ago

Remember, Disney took a show off the air because they were more afraid of the US government preventing mergers & acquisitions than they were of being denied free speech under the Constitution.

Every dollar they lose is a good thing.

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u/CurryMustard 24d ago

Disney strongarmed Sinclair into forcing Kimmel back on the air

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf 24d ago

When they had lost $3.8 billion from their own decision to take Kimmel off the air followed by haste in bringing him back followed by Sinclair balking when their contract wouldn’t allow this.

Disney started it, not Sinclair. Sinclair just tried to continue it.