Disney to buy Twitter?

[rteetz]

According to WDWNT and Bloomberg apparently Disney is working out possible financials for a bid to buy Twitter.

Jack Dorsey Twitter CEO and founder is on the Disney board of directors...

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/09/breaking-disney-potentially-attempting-buy-twitter/

 

[WebmasterJackie]

I was just reading this too, Ryan!

Here's another source on it: http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/disney-twitter-acquisition-possible-1201870392/

 

[rteetz]

I was just reading this too, Ryan!

Here's another source on it: http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/disney-twitter-acquisition-possible-1201870392/

It would be quite the interesting buy. I don't know what Disney would do with it exactly.

 

[gwynne]

Disney Working with an Advisor on Potential Twitter Bid

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...working-with-adviser-on-potential-twitter-bid
(just noticed one of the other links goes to this bloomberg story, sorry for the double post.)

 

[peterpanforpresident]

I'm interested to see how and why Disney would do this...

 

[SJMajor67]

I'm interested to see how and why Disney would do this...

Maybe it has something to do with Twitter showing CBS and NFL Network live streams of the NFL Thursday Night Football games? If Disney were to buy Twitter I'd be willing to bet that ESPN may be shown on there as a live stream option. That, in turn, would mean more advertising dollars coming from ESPN, since people are cord cutting and showing ESPN the door. Just a thought though.

 

[rteetz]

Maybe it has something to do with Twitter showing CBS and NFL Network live streams of the NFL Thursday Night Football games? If Disney were to buy Twitter I'd be willing to bet that ESPN may be shown on there as a live stream option. That, in turn, would mean more advertising dollars coming from ESPN, since people are cord cutting and showing ESPN the door. Just a thought though.

Exactly what I'm thinking. Twitter has begun streaming all sorts of things from NFL games to Presidential debates. This would help them in their BAM tech investments and finding a future for ESPN.

 

[Somnia]

Exactly what I'm thinking. Twitter has begun streaming all sorts of things from NFL games to Presidential debates. This would help them in their BAM tech investments and finding a future for ESPN.

I almost guarantee you that's exactly why they are considering this bid. It makes perfect sense for them to get more of their products streamed and twitter is huge.

 

[mikepizzo]

Weird, I was just reading that Google may buy Twitter. Guess Twitter is looking at multiple buyers.

 

[peterpanforpresident]

Maybe it has something to do with Twitter showing CBS and NFL Network live streams of the NFL Thursday Night Football games? If Disney were to buy Twitter I'd be willing to bet that ESPN may be shown on there as a live stream option. That, in turn, would mean more advertising dollars coming from ESPN, since people are cord cutting and showing ESPN the door. Just a thought though.

That does make a lot of sense

 

[rteetz]

Weird, I was just reading that Google may buy Twitter. Guess Twitter is looking at multiple buyers.

Twitter has been on the selling block for months now. With their stock price not being great it makes sense for multiple companies to be interested.

 

[TwoMisfits]

This would be a disaster - Twitter still hasn't made a dollar...ever...it's a huge money suck...only a patsy would buy this for anything more than bankruptcy prices...http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/twitter-10th-anniversary/

 

[Somnia]

This would be a disaster - Twitter still hasn't made a dollar...ever...it's a huge money suck...only a patsy would buy this for anything more than bankruptcy prices...http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/twitter-10th-anniversary/

It doesn't matter to a company like Disney that it hasn't made money yet. The fact they can stream Monday Night Football and other sports programs will make it worth it for them. Also the ad business for their in house TV/Movie's would make it worth it.

If any companies can find out how to make money on Twitter it's Google and Disney.

 

[TwoMisfits]

It doesn't matter to a company like Disney that it hasn't made money yet. The fact they can stream Monday Night Football and other sports programs will make it worth it for them. Also the ad business for their in house TV/Movie's would make it worth it.

If any companies can find out how to make money on Twitter it's Google and Disney.

This has AOL-Time Warner written all over it, except in reverse...

 

[lockedoutlogic]

It would be quite the interesting buy. I don't know what Disney would do with it exactly.

...try to sell it to Facebook as a stock steroid?

 

[lockedoutlogic]

It doesn't matter to a company like Disney that it hasn't made money yet. The fact they can stream Monday Night Football and other sports programs will make it worth it for them. Also the ad business for their in house TV/Movie's would make it worth it.

If any companies can find out how to make money on Twitter it's Google and Disney.

Disney is notoriously awful in tech...questionable in expanding media...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This would be a disaster - Twitter still hasn't made a dollar...ever...it's a huge money suck...only a patsy would buy this for anything more than bankruptcy prices...http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/twitter-10th-anniversary/

It's not about making money from Twitter it's the technology to stream things and just the news, opinions, etc that pass through there - I mean, somethings that gathers info to tell what is trending by category and stuff like that would be big for Disneybas well

 

[rteetz]

Disney is notoriously awful in tech...questionable in expanding media...

Disney also just invested in BAM tech streaming service which is a 33% stake and as an option to become majority owner if I am not mistaken.

 

[rteetz]

This would be a disaster - Twitter still hasn't made a dollar...ever...it's a huge money suck...only a patsy would buy this for anything more than bankruptcy prices...http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/twitter-10th-anniversary/

Its not about the money necessarily its about the tech with it.

 

[Ellwood970]

Take more money from the parks and destroy their reputation even more.