The Mouse Matrix: Disney Plus the Metaverse

Disney’s latest reorg as an entree to the future of entertainment — video, gaming, and the fusion thereof

In case you missed it, The Walt Disney Company just announced a pretty major “Strategic Reorganization of Its Media and Entertainment Businesses”:

In light of the tremendous success achieved to date in the Company’s direct-to-consumer business and to further accelerate its DTC strategy, The Walt Disney Company today announced a strategic reorganization of its media and entertainment businesses. Under the new structure, Disney’s world-class creative engines will focus on developing and producing original content for the Company’s streaming services, as well as for legacy platforms, while distribution and commercialization activities will be centralized into a single, global Media and Entertainment Distribution organization. The new Media and Entertainment Distribution group will be responsible for all monetization of content — both distribution and ad sales — and will oversee operations of the Company’s streaming services. It will also have sole P&L accountability for Disney’s media and entertainment businesses.