Disney’s Kimmel Problem is Far From Over

Disney’s Kimmel Problem is Far From Over

The days of Hakuna Matata may be long past. Two weeks after taking “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air and a week after bringing it back, the House of Mouse remains in a Whole New World of trouble — with threats coming from all sides. And restoring peace to the Magic Kingdom may be the biggest challenge in lame-duck CEO Bob Iger’s entire Disney career. Plus is More In a divided America, it’s almost impossible to make everyone happy — and seemingly e…

Disney's Kimmel Subscriber Losses Revealed?

The Handbasket journalist Marisa Kabas is reporting on Bluesky that Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancellations during the week of September 17th-23rd. The total allegedly includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN and was confirmed by her Disney source. That falloff reportedly marked a 436% increase over the usual baseline subscriber churn rate. Disney-owned ABC suspended the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 17th…