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Only Disney has those numbers, and releasing them would tank the stock that's already dipping.

There is zero reason for them to admit what is happening.

Also of note, trump is pushing for it to go from quarterly to (I think) annual reports, so companies will be able to hide this stuff for longer, the whole time doing insider trading.

Because Newsweek is a rag. If they reported that the sky was blue, I'd go outside and check myself

It's because nobody but Disney has that data, and they stopped sharing sub numbers because it fucks with stock price too much.

Talkin out their ass seems to be Newsweek's brand identity these days.

We'll never know exactly how many. I suppose there's a way for outsiders to estimate it, but that won't happen for weeks or months. Disney certainly won't tell the truth over this.

I think this chart might be a bit dated, I'm fairly certain Disney has taken full control of Hulu, not 67%

I wouldnt say Im even trying to boycott, but I could care less about literally everything under that umbrella except for Pixar, and I havent seen a new Pixar movie in probably 10 or more years.

What the fuck does Winnie the Pooh Workbook even mean?

The only reason I've never canceled is because I've never subscribed.

But I wish I had something to cancel in protest of the egregious 1st amendment violations.

Disney when they see people cancelling their subscriptions.

Here's Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

Here's Nexstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Nexstar_Media_Group

Edit: *David Smith, son of the founder and currently CEO of Sinclair, has a hilarious entry-

In an August 1996 prostitution sting, Smith was charged with committing an "unnatural and perverted sex act" (oral sex) in a Sinclair company vehicle. He was sentenced to community service, which was fulfilled by having Sinclair station WBFF produce reports on a local drug counseling program.[14][15]

Aaaaand not so funny-

Prior to Ajit Pai's appointment under the first Donald Trump presidential administration as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Smith met with Pai to discuss deregulation of the FCC's media ownership rules. This meeting, plus Sinclair having been granted additional access to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, resulted in accusations that Sinclair was currying favor with the Trump administration in exchange for deregulation of the industry.[16][17][18] Smith met with Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election year, in which he told Trump, "We are here to deliver your message."[3]

Yeah, pressure at all levels.

You can also look at a local station's website and see advertising partners. Not the little fish that buy 1-2 ads a year for a local business, the ones that get their ads ran the most and in the best timeslots.

That's where pressure is best applied on affiliates

A lot of us are only here because we wanted to join a consumer action against Reddit. The first few months I was on Lemmy every post was about how Reddit users were fleeing in droves and we were going to show those big bad corporate clowns over at Reddit not to mess with us and Reddit would collapse within weeks.

Welp. Reddit is doing just fine, so yeah, color me cynical as well. I like it better here though.

For me, it’s not about boycott to affect. I just don’t want to give my money to what I do not believe. It’s a personal choice, I can’t control anything, I am just trying to live my life. This is a small thing I can control.

It’s like why delete my Reddit account to be here.

The very personal and highly disorganized boycott of American goods and services by Canadians is definitely having an effect on several sectors including tourism, alcohol, and media.

Tourism alone has resulted in a loss of about 30 BILLION.

Because the regime and his sycophantic cunts are fucked and can suck our collective dick.

It's really sloppy wordmanship but I think what it's supposed to be saying is that the news has been met with both condemnation and praise from across the political spectrum aka condemnation from the left, and praise from the right. So technically the statement is true, but clumsily written.

If I could download a car, you bet your ass I would!

Yarr? 🏴‍☠️