Sesame Place spared M lawsuit by federal jury after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip
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Sesame Place spared $25M lawsuit by federal jury after character is accused of ignoring black children in viral clip

ByNews Polite

The $25 million racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Sesame Place alleging one of the theme park’s characters purposely ignored black children has been thrown out. A federal jury in Philadelphia unanimously voted “no” on Wednesday after determining that SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the company that owns the Pennsylvania-based amusement park,…

Disney Q4 profit takes hit despite more Disney+ subscribers
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Disney Q4 profit takes hit despite more Disney+ subscribers

ByNews Polite

Walt Disney said Tuesday its marquee streaming service, Disney+, gained more subscribers than Wall Street had expected, but investment costs dragged quarterly earnings below analysts’ targets. Shares in Disney fell 5% in after-market trading. The entertainment company is spending billions to compete with Netflix and others for streaming television customers as traditional TV declines in popularity. Disney+…