Disney to reveal COVID-19 hit to parks and ESPN, boost to streaming services, on Tuesday

BURBANK, California: For Walt Disney, the ability to sell Frozen-themed water bottles at the Magic Kingdom theme park while selling ads during the NBA playoffs has historically been its greatest strength.

But since the coronavirus pandemic forced theme parks and cinemas to shutter and live sporting events to be cancelled, that exposure has made Disney one of the most vulnerable of its peers.When Disney announces its third-quarter results on Tuesday , investors will gauge how significantly the pandemic has hurt the company's theme parks, TV networks and studios, while boosting streaming services like Disney+.Disney's theme parks are expected to take the biggest hit from the pandemic.

ABC missed out on the NBA Finals during the quarter; the league restarted its season on Jul 30. Major League Baseball’s restart on Jul 23 - which set TV ratings records on ESPN - has been clouded by a COVID-19 outbreak among Miami Marlins players, causing the league to postpone games. A financial rebound from the return of live sports is uncertain.Theaters are starting to reopen, but Disney has postponed the theatrical release of Mulan and other potential blockbusters.

Analysts expect the studio to post operating income of US$356 million, a 55 per cent decline from a year earlier. How and when will Disney fully resume movie production, and what are its plans for films that are already completed?Disney+ is expected to be a bright spot in the third quarter, as viewers remained at home. As Disney invests in building the service, analysts expect a US$1.1 billion loss in the division, about double the loss from the same period last year.

Beyonce’s film Black is King debuted on Disney+ on Friday. The company used Disney+ as the platform for its filmed version of Hamilton, accelerating its Oct 15, 2021 theatrical release to Jul 3 on the streaming service. Will Disney continue to divert hot properties onto Disney+ to maintain its growth streak as the pandemic drags on?

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