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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Bob Iger to fix streaming by gutting Disney content

Disney CEO Bob Iger needs to cut content spending by $3 billion. (Credit: Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images)

Bob Iger hatched a costly new plan to turn around Disney’s loss-making streaming business—gutting content. 

The launch of Disney+ three and a half years ago sought to insulate the media giant from declining profits at its traditional cable business as more consumers cut the cord.

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