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Disney Releases 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Today, The Walt Disney Company released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report , which details its efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion through stories and storytellers who reflect the rich diversity of our world; support environmental sustainability by taking action to help protect our planet; and bring comfort, optimism and joy to communities through its charitable giving. The report also highlights Disney’s commitment to investing in its employees and cast members, and to operating responsibly.

“Every company has a unique impact on the world,” said Jennifer Cohen, executive vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Walt Disney Company. “At Disney, creating stories and experiences that inspire and bring people together is ours. Our stories encourage children and adults to see the world in a positive light, to believe that anything is possible, and to take action to make their world a better place.”

Here are some highlights from this year’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report:

Promoting Greater Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Last year, a company-wide initiative, Reimagine Tomorrow, launched, tapping Disney’s resources to advance opportunities for diverse communities, amplify underrepresented voices and champion the importance of representation in media and entertainment. The Company continued to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in its workplace and beyond in several ways, including implementing new content inclusion standards; launching a new talent acquisition initiative at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and directing more than $150 million of the Company’s annual charitable giving to programs directly serving underrepresented communities. The Company’s intention is to direct more than 50% of its annual charitable giving to programs supporting underrepresented communities, and to spend at least $1 billion with diverse suppliers by 2024.

In September 2021, the Company also launched a digital destination at ReimagineTomorrow.Disney.com , where employees, community partners and fans can see the actions we have taken along with our expanded reporting of workplace and content diversity.

Protecting the Planet for Future Generations

The Company’s commitment to environmental stewardship dates back to its founding nearly 100 years ago. Disney is committed to doing its part to protect the planet and create a positive environmental legacy for future generations as we operate and build its businesses.

Despite the continued impacts of COVID-19, this past year Disney began making progress towards its ambitious 2030 Environmental Goals focused on reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, reducing waste, building more sustainably and reducing the environmental impact of our consumer products. Among its notable accomplishments this fiscal year, the Company announced it is teaming up with local utility providers to build two new solar facilities expected to come online near Walt Disney World in 2023, that—along with existing solar sources—will power up to 40% of the resort’s annual electricity needs. Disney also installed solar arrays at Castaway Cay and Hong Kong Disneyland, diverted 60% of operational waste from landfills and launched plastic-free packaging for a line of classic princess dolls. And the Company invested millions to support nonprofit organizations working across 30 countries through the Disney Conservation Fund.

Supporting Its Communities

Disney brings comfort, optimism and joy to people of all ages and inspires hope, especially among children, through its longstanding support of children’s hospitals and wish granting organizations, and through the contributions of thousands of passionate Disney VoluntEARS around the world. In fiscal 2021, the Company delivered more than 400,000 Disney-themed toys, hospital gowns and other items to over 500 children’s hospitals and installed Disney-themed experiences in five children’s hospitals. The Company also supported local food banks worldwide through a combination of monetary and in-kind giving, including donating more than 320 tons of food to support communities impacted by COVID-19.

Simultaneous with releasing its CSR Report today, the Company also launched its new social responsibility website at impact.disney.com , where it will share stories and updates on our environmental, social and governance work throughout the year.

To learn more about how the Company is using the stories it tells and the experiences it creates to inspire audiences worldwide to join it in positively impacting people, communities and the planet, click here to access the 2021 CSR Report.

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The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners. It also offers direct-to-consumer streaming services through Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, Hulu, and Star+; sports-related entertainment services through ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+ DTC, and Star; sale/licensing of film and episodic content to third-party television and VOD services; theatrical, home entertainment, and music distribution services; DVD and Blu-ray discs, electronic home video licenses, and VOD rental services; staging and licensing of live entertainment events; and post-production services. In addition, the company operates theme parks and resorts comprising Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, National Geographic Expeditions, and Adventures by Disney, as well as Aulani, a Disney resort and spa in Hawaii. It also licenses its intellectual property to a third party for operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort; licenses trade names, characters, visual, literary, and other IP for use on merchandise, published materials, and games; operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform; sells branded merchandise through retail, online, and wholesale businesses; and develops and publishes books, comic books, and magazines. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.

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Burbank, CA-based Walt Disney Company has assets that span movies, television shows and theme parks. Revenues were $88.89 billion in fiscal 2023. In October 2020, Disney reorganized its media and entertainment operations, which were previously reported in three segments: Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer & International. From the first quarter of fiscal 2021, Disney began reporting the financial results of the media and entertainment businesses as one segment, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), across three significant lines of businesses: Linear Networks, Direct-to-Consumer and Content Sales/Licensing. DMED (63.4% of total revenues) segment includes ...

Burbank, CA-based Walt Disney Company has assets that span movies, television shows and theme parks. Revenues were $88.89 billion in fiscal 2023. In October 2020, Disney reorganized its media and entertainment operations, which were previously reported in three segments: Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer & International. From the first quarter of fiscal 2021, Disney began reporting the financial results of the media and entertainment businesses as one segment, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), across three significant lines of businesses: Linear Networks, Direct-to-Consumer and Content Sales/Licensing. DMED (63.4% of total revenues) segment includes Domestic Channels, International Channels, a 50% equity investment in A+E Television Networks (A+E), Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, ESPN+, Hulu and Star+ DTC streaming services, Sales/licensing of film and television content to third-party television and subscription video-on-demand (TV/SVOD) services, Theatrical and Music distribution, Home entertainment distribution and Staging and licensing of live entertainment events on Broadway and around the world. Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products (36.6% of revenues) segment combines global consumer products business with Parks and Resorts. Parks and Resorts segment owns and operates the Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort in California, the Disney Vacation Club, the Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney. The company also has ownership interests in Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort, and licenses the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan. Consumer products business engages with licensees, manufacturers, publishers and retailers to design, develop, publish, promote and sell a wide variety of products based on existing and new Disney characters and other intellectual property via its Merchandise Licensing, Publishing and Retail businesses throughout the world.

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The walt disney company reveals espn’s financial data.

For the nine months ending on July 1, 2023, ESPN generated more than $12.5 billion in revenue.

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Reports throughout the summer indicated that The Walt Disney Company would release financial data for ESPN as part of the company’s strategic reorganization of its business into three unique sectors. Those metrics were officially divulged to the public late Wednesday. The numbers come at a time when Disney is working to find a business partner to purchase a minority equity stake in ESPN. The company currently owns 80% of the sports media network while the other 20% is under the purview of Hearst Communication.

Disney shared that the sports earning segment for ESPN consists of eight ESPN branded television channels, ESPN programming on the ABC Network and the ESPN+ direct-to-consumer video streaming service. Sources of revenue within the sector include affiliate fees, advertising, subscription fees and various other profits yielded through pay-per-view events, programming and brand licensing. Operating costs, depreciation and amortization are some of the factors that are within the expenses of the category. In an interview with Barrett Sports Media ahead of the long-anticipated release, ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus gave his thoughts on what insights consumers would be able to extrapolate from the numbers.

“People will get a look into the ESPN business like they’ve never had before, at least from a financial perspective,” Magnus said. “I think they’ll understand through those reports just how complicated our business is, but at the same time, just how dynamic and how healthy in many ways our business is.”

For the nine months ending on July 1, 2023, ESPN generated more than $12.56 billion in revenue, a testament to the strength of its broad sports portfolio which includes the National Football League and National Basketball Association. The network earned just over $4 billion in revenue in the fiscal third quarter, which is down from the first two fiscal quarters in 2023. While revenue for the network is up by approximately 2.26% year-over-year (YoY), operating income is down 8.35% YoY, equating to $1.89 billion.

As a whole, Disney’s sports segment attained more than $13 billion in overall revenue over the first three fiscal quarters, the other $500 million emanating from Disney Star in India. The sports segment reported revenues of $13.2 billion through this time, down 1.26% YoY. Its operating income equated to $1.48 billion over the same nine-month stretch, down 19.65% YoY.

In fiscal year 2022, which ended in October of last year, ESPN was responsible for $16 billion in revenue and had overall profits of $2.9 billion. Disney’s entertainment division, which includes other television networks and streaming services, along with film and television studios, had higher revenues of $39.6 billion. Conversely, its profits equated to $2.1 billion, diminished because of losses in the streaming business.

At the end of fiscal year 2022, the sports segment collected $10.8 billion in affiliate fee revenue, $4.37 billion in advertising and $1.11 billion in subscription fees. Its operating income totaled $2.71 billion, still finding a way to continue profiting in sports media despite a changing business.

Through the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, the segment has already surpassed its earnings in subscription fees, revealing in the SEC filing that it had garnered approximately $1.14 billion in revenues in that subset. Affiliate fees are down by just over 1.2% YoY, totaling $8.05 billion at this time on the calendar, while advertising revenue is down 12.2% YoY to $3.19 billion.

According to The Walt Disney Company’s last quarterly earnings report, ESPN+ has 25.2 million subscribers, slightly down from the prior quarter (25.3 million). The average monthly revenue per user on the streaming service also declined from $5.64 in Q2 2023 to $5.45 in Q3 2023. Additionally, a recent cable carriage estimate stated that ESPN is available in 71.321 million households, continuing a decline precipitated by cord cutting that the company hopes to offset through the development of its own direct-to-consumer (DTC) service, currently known as “Project Flagship.”

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“This is an exhilarating moment for women’s sports. The WNBA and Fever are leading the charge with this groundbreaking local broadcast rights agreement.”

The Indiana Fever and superstar Caitlin Clark will be seen on television a lot, both nationally and now locally as well. The Fever and Tegna announced a partnership earlier today to air 17 games between local NBC affiliate WTHR and MeTV affiliate WALV.

“So many new fans are tuning in to watch the world’s best basketball players compete in the WNBA, and the Fever have built a roster of incredible young talent that has caught the attention of basketball fans all over the globe,” Rick Fuson, CEO of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, said in a release. “Tegna and WTHR have been amazing local partners for years, and we are excited that more fans than ever before will get the chance to watch these amazing athletes play.”

The release also noted Tegna was working on expanded access outside of Indianapolis.

“This is an exhilarating moment for women’s sports. The WNBA and Fever are leading the charge with this groundbreaking local broadcast rights agreement,” Dave Lougee, President and CEO of Tegna, said in a release. “The remarkable journey of Caitlin Clark and her teammates has captured the hearts and minds of millions. We’re thrilled to deliver all the Fever action to every household in the Indianapolis region.”

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Ian Rapoport Staying at NFL Network

“We’re excited for Ian to continue to be a part of the NFL Network news-breaking team, providing fans the most trusted source of NFL news across the industry.”

Despite layoffs and uncertainty surrounding the future of NFL Network, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports Ian Rapoport , the top insider for the network, will be staying put.

The 44-year-old Rapoport has covered the league since 2009 and has been with NFL Network for 12 years. He previously served as the Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for three seasons. He also covered college football for the Birmingham News and Jackson Clarion-Ledger prior to that.

“We’re excited for Ian to continue to be a part of the NFL Network news-breaking team, providing fans the most trusted source of NFL news across the industry,” NFL Vice President of Communications, Alex Riethmiller told Marchand.

Earlier this month, NFL Network laid off Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer, and Will Selva. There has been speculation the NFL is working to sell part of the network to ESPN or another outlet to take over operations, but for now it is business as usual.

NEWS: NFL insider Ian Rapoport agrees to stay with the network, The Athletic has learned. https://t.co/S3FDOy2BRc — Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) April 22, 2024

Howie Schwab, Longtime ESPN Researcher and Feature of ‘Stump the Schwab’, Dies

Many former ESPN colleagues, and those in the sports media at large, paid homage to Schwab’s memory after the announcement of his passing.

Longtime ESPN researcher and feature of the mid-2000s ESPN game show Stump the Schwab Howie Schwab has died.

Schwab joined ESPN in 1987 after serving as the editor-in-chief of College & Pro Football News Weekly . He then worked as a producer for ESPN.com before joining ESPN’s studio production team, working on shows like Outside the Lines and SportsCenter .

In 2004, ESPN launched a sports trivia game show — Stump the Schwab — hosted by Stuart Scott, which pitted contestants against Schwab in a test of sports knowledge. The program ran for four seasons, featuring 80 episodes in total, before ending in 2006.

Howie Schwab was part of widespread layoffs at ESPN in 2013. He then worked on Sports Jeopardy! alongside Dan Patrick as a writer beginning in 2014, and also briefly spent time at FOX Sports after his departure from ESPN.

ESPN remembers longtime researcher & producer Howie Schwab, who passed away at the age of 63 pic.twitter.com/5ZVfcWhgZ2 — ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) April 20, 2024

OMG -just rec’d word that my buddy for several decades who helped me so much in my career @howieschwab passed this morning . Just received the news from his loving wife Suzie . May he RIP! 🙏🙏🙏 — Dick Vitale (@DickieV) April 20, 2024

So sad to learn of the passing of my loyal dedicated buddy ⁦ @howieschwab ⁩ – he was recently at my home . Had various health issues but was feeling good when he visited .May he please RIP pic.twitter.com/mbkiZ9h5cg — Dick Vitale (@DickieV) April 20, 2024

So sad to hear of Howie Schwab’s passing this morning. I talked to him twice this past week & knew he was struggling physically. As kind a soul as you will ever meet. And, a ESPN Hall of Famer. RIP “Stump The Schwab” pic.twitter.com/Fyl2nOLDm0 — Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) April 20, 2024

RIP to a legend @howieschwab . We can all agree Stump the Schwab was an all-time show. When he jumped into bracket forecasts for Fox and I was in the early days of hosting Shootaround trying to find guests, Howie always said yes and was giving of his time. A great and kind person. pic.twitter.com/Xco6TQf3ZE — John Fanta (@John_Fanta) April 20, 2024

Good morning everyone. It is with tremendous sadness that I need to relay the news that Howie Schwab has died. He was a beloved friend and recently what a big part of our @DrivingTheLine family. We are absolutely gutted this morning as we spoke on Thursday and in true Howie… pic.twitter.com/CnvCA6qU8t — The Coach (@Thecoachrules) April 20, 2024

RIP to the man with all the sports knowledge @howieschwab . He was kind to me for years and became a big OVW fun, writing me often after watching shows online. Prayers to him and his family https://t.co/Q2i58il3ZI — Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) April 20, 2024

RIP Howie…A Bristol original…and just a great guy. Absolutely legendary that he became a TV star as well! https://t.co/j3klAFSyuq — Burke Magnus (@burkemagnus) April 20, 2024

One of my absolute favorites at ESPN. Greatest stat brain ever and hell of a human. https://t.co/fYwGkFG5t8 — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 20, 2024

RIP Howie Schwab. https://t.co/3bozCx55N9 — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 20, 2024

Howie was such a wonderful guy. Very caring. And was the secret sauce at ESPN for many years. RIP — Mike Soltys (@MichaelJSoltys) April 20, 2024

RIP Howie Schwab ( @howieschwab ) A good man. Stump The Schwab was brilliant TV and equal parts comedy and mind-blowing. Beano introduced me to Howie as they were fast and longtime friends and Howie couldn’t have been a more kind soul. RIP. — Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) April 20, 2024

Damn. Howie was pure ESPN. What a time it was in Bristol when everyone was a fanatic sports follower–the real heart and soul of the place. The newsroom had such a palpable energy and Howie was a light all us bugs were drawn to. Lived and loved the job. A producer once asked… https://t.co/0mkzyfqCeP — BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) April 20, 2024

There is a chorus of grief today from those of us who work, or worked, at ESPN Howie Schwab was an unlikely on-air cult figure but long before then he was one of those who truly built the place: diligent, professional, and more importantly endlessly friendly and supportive to… pic.twitter.com/xCtkvGJ7aH — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 20, 2024

He was one of the true believers in ESPN and its place in the sporting world, someone who defined the institutional knowledge at a place. He was then part of an awful layoff in 2013. It was a sober reminder of how many are just line on a balance sheet. I wish his family peace… https://t.co/KyE9EwQoxP — Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) April 20, 2024

So incredibly sad to hear of the passing of our old friend @howieschwab . He was a passionate, thorough, dedicated pro and a true sweetheart of a guy. And no one ever knew more about sports. RIP Howie, thanks for all the laughter and insight. — Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) April 20, 2024

Devastated to learn that Howie Schwab has passed away. Howie was the real spirit of ESPN. No one in Bristol loved sports—or cared about sports—more than Howie. He made the place much smarter, and better. I am grateful that Howie gave me a chance in the summer of 1994, when he was… — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) April 20, 2024

My second day at ESPN, fall of 2003, I met Howie Schwab. I was walking into building 4 and a fairly frumpy man stopped me “Doug Gottlieb, 943 assists 7th all time- played at Notre Dame and Oklahoma State, lost to Duke in ‘98, Auburn in ‘99 & Florida in ‘00… great passer who… — Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) April 20, 2024

My ❤️ is heavy just learning about my friend Howie Schwab's passing. We always kept in contact and one of the best people you could ever meet!!! RIP Howie and your spirit is in SO many of us. — FreddiE ColemaN (@ColemanESPN) April 20, 2024

I’m my 2+ decades at ESPN Howie Schwab was on of the best teammates I ever had, was incredibly smart and great at his job, but was a better person, treated all with respect, a great friend. RIP Howie, you will be missed!!! — Mike Golic (@golic) April 21, 2024

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