Disney has been 'unnecessarily aggressive" in carriage talks with YouTube TV, with an "antiquated view" of the economics of pay-TV, the tech giant says.

Entertainment giant Disney would be better off shutting down its ABC broadcast network and dealing with the one-off financial hit than attempting to sell off its affiliate network, an investment firm found in its analysis. Needham wrote in a client note ...

Tucked amid the outcry over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, FCC threats against broadcast licensees, and all the rest, a modest analyst proposal surfaced that would short circuit the possibility of a future repeat of the mess. What if Disney stopped ...