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Speculations about Disney selling the entire conglomerate to behemoths like Apple or Amazon persist, but Bloomberg suggests that such a sale remains improbable. Bob Iger, known for a legacy-focused, builder mentality, is unlikely to relinquish Disney’s core assets lightly. Selling off flagship assets like ABC or ESPN could be viewed as a defeat or loss of strategic footing.
Furthermore, any acquisition by a single entity like Apple would likely face intense antitrust scrutiny. The FTC would probably swoop in to prevent a monopoly over entertainment and broadcasting markets, pushing a potentially All-Or-Nothing sale into a complex, fragmented process.