As the initial dust settles over the “indefinite” suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over comments he made about MAGA fans' reaction of the shooting of far-right extremist Charlie Kirk, the onus now falls on Disney/ABC for the next move.According to a report from NBC News, the exe...
  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    NBC News is also reporting more alarming news for the conglomerate.

    “A number of celebrities, including NSYNC band member Lance Bass and ‘Transparent’ star Amy Landecker, have shared screenshots to social media that show their cancellations of their Disney-affiliated subscriptions,” NBC is reporting before adding, “As the message gained traction over the last day across social media sites, Google Trends showed an uptick of searches for the terms ‘cancel Disney Plus’ and ‘boycott Disney,’ as posters declared they were leaving the streaming platforms behind.”

    That led popular podcaster Bill Simmons, who was doubtful about Kimmel’s ABC future to have second thoughts.

    I don’t know who those people are. Or care. (I “know” NSYNC, but it’s not like I can name them or any songs.) As for a “popular” podcaster - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ okay?

    Just - for a huge story on billion dollar media conglomerates folding under fascism, ending with . . . that - what I quoted there . . . ehh. Not great. Obama? Harrison Ford? fuck, i dunno - someone with a little more footprint or relevance?

    • IronBird@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      some of these podcasters have higher viewership numbers than Kimmel, just fyi.

      these boomer networks are a dying business and they know it, when people leave they don’t come back

      • Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Yup. Kimmel got just 220k viewers in the 18 to 49 demo last quarter. Colbert got 219k and Fallon got like 159k or something like that. The kids arent watching, and thats just a simple fact.

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      I don’t know who those people are.

      But divorced parents trying to buy their kids love care. And after comic book nerds collectors , they’re probably the second biggest income for Disney. After all the collectors only buy for themselves usually, whereas a parent may have to buy for more than one.