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Disney CEO says 40% of upfront ad sales went to streaming or digital

June 14, 2021 4:10 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's advertising revenue for the upcoming fall television season rose by "double-digits" from the levels of 2019 before the global pandemic, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on Monday.

About 40% of sales during the "upfront" sales period went to streaming or digital ads, Chapek said at Credit Suisse's virtual Communications Conference.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Leslie Adler)



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