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Monday, February 9, 2026
TopicWalt Disney Co.

Topic: Walt Disney Co.

135-yr-old National Geographic magazine lays off its last 19 staff writers, may go off newsstands

This is the second round of layoffs in the past nine months, and the fourth since the magazine saw a series of ownership changes.

Disney+ Hotstar offers free streaming of cricket tournaments for mobile users

The decision to lift the paywall comes after Hotstar lost the streaming rights for IPL cricket tournament to Reliance Industries’ Jio Cinema earlier this year.

Disney to cut 7,000 jobs to save $5.5 billion in costs & make streaming business profitable

Disney is the latest media company to announce job cuts in response to slowing subscriber growth and increased competition for streaming viewers.

What is ‘golden parachute’ that may entitle Twitter executives fired by Musk to millions

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired three of Twitter’s top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal. Historically, golden parachutes have been used as a safeguard against hostile takeovers.

‘Asia a great proxy for other markets’ — Netflix on fixing its subscription crisis

Streaming platform to curb spending, while maintaining investments in Asian market, producing local films and creating partnerships with wireless operators to reach potential customers.

Her father in prison, Uighur activist wants Disney to apologise for Mulan

Jewher Ilham hopes Disney can publicly condemn the concentration camps, and use part of profits from filming in China to help Uighur refugees.

Locked down India to get one more streaming service as Disney launches this week

The new streaming platform is crucial for Disney to advance its position in India, where its Hotstar is already a leader thanks to the popularity of cricket.

The big advantage Netflix has over the world’s largest media companies

Strong overseas presence puts Netflix well ahead of streaming rivals such as Disney+ and HBO Max, which is due to be released in May.

Hollywood studios can’t quit Netflix — even if they want to

Despite Walt Disney parting ways with Netflix, under their current deal, every movie released between January 2016 & December 2018 will be back on Netflix starting around 2026. 

Netflix is signing up enough subscribers for investors to keep faith

Netflix's third quarter results show 6.96 million new users even as it expects 9.4 million new customers in the final quarter of 2018.

On Camera

Modi vs Rahul is no contest in national security. LoP needs lessons in an old military tactic

The Treasury benches laid a trap for LoP Rahul Gandhi with their vehement opposition to his reference to former Army chief Gen MM Naravane’s book. And he walked right in.

Companies must enable young talent to become decision makers. It isn’t optional anymore

Growth models that depend on innovation and consumer insight cannot succeed while sidelining the cohort most attuned to emerging technologies and cultural changes.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.