Tag Archives: Disney

A brief digression on baseball broadcasting and leveraged buyouts

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I call your attention to this fine article about some current baseball-business news, which among other things helped me better understand some business lingo. Diamond Sports Group, the company that owns Bally Sports Network and thus the rights to 14 … Continue reading →

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Multiple cities sue streaming services over franchise fees

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This has been coming for awhile, it seems. A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the streaming giants are required to pay under state … Continue reading →

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Beaumont versus Disney, Netflix, and Hulu

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, this is going to be fun. The City of Beaumont is suing Netflix, Hulu, and Disney for failure to pay franchise fees. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the city attorney was officially authorized to file the lawsuit. The city … Continue reading →

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A few bumps in the road for the NBA

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

How’s that season restarting going? A month ago, superstar players got on a Zoom call and reportedly created a united front to support a safe return to play. A lot has changed since. Last week, the 28 NBPA player representatives all voted … Continue reading →

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MLS agrees on its restart, WNBA still considering options

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

More sports coming. The MLS Players Association voted Wednesday to approve a revised collective bargaining agreement with the league. The new deal will run through 2025 and clears the way for Major League Soccer to resume its 2020 season via … Continue reading →

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NBA sets a plan, MLB still working it out

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Happening today. The NBA is finalizing details of a plan which is expected to be approved by the league’s Board of Governors on Thursday, paving the way for a return from the coronavirus shutdown. The board is poised to give … Continue reading →

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The NBA inches closer to a return

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll know more soon. NBA teams are expecting the league office will issue guidelines around June 1 that will allow franchises to start recalling players who’ve left their markets as a first step toward a formal ramp-up for the season’s … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Meant To Be

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? I remember them well, and I wish they had made more CDs. I’ve been a fan of various forms of swing/jazz/ragtime music since my earliest exposure to jazz band in school. Of the bands that … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 12

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Feels appropriate to have a Donna Summer song in this first post-Labor Day post. Summer may be psychologically over, but Donna Summer is forever. 1. Mad About The Boy – Dinah Washington 2. I Touch Myself – Divinyls (Chrissy Amphlett) … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: I Wanna Be Like You

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

A Disney classic, sung by “King Louie” Prima in The Jungle Book, here’s Los Lobos: That’s from a live morning-show TV appearance; skip ahead to about 1:30 to get past the talk. This is a different rendition than what they … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Heigh Ho

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Two very different takes on a Disney classic. First up, Tom Waits: That’s from the great album Stay Awake. Sure puts another spin on the Dwarfs’ day, doesn’t it? I didn’t really like this version when I first heard it … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Parenthetically speaking, part 11

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

More great parentheticals coming right at you. 1. Remember (Walking In The Sand) – Aerosmith 2. Right Next Door (Because Of Me) – Robert Cray 3. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) – Bruce Springsteen 4. S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In My Pants) – … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: How do you say “Heigh Ho” in Spanish?

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Los Lobos makes everything better: Kind of fitting for Labor Day weekend, don’t you think? Hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.

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Saturday video break: Vacation

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This is approximately how I feel about being in nature: But for better or for worse, it’s where I’m gonna be for the next few days. Barring anything unexpected, I will have little to no Internet connectivity during this time. … Continue reading →

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