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Operator

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Walt Disney Company's Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Lowell Singer, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Lowell Singer

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Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

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Lowell Singer

ready Okay. transition physically afternoon, all note questions me by to my Christine. to And operator, appropriate since And that we together with will Thanks, question. to that, the are the we not again directing once I your are Q&A, this as the do let for best we first moderate executive.

Operator

[Operator Ben Instructions] Our first question comes from Swinburne with Stanley. Morgan

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Ben Swinburne

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Lowell Singer

on one you take question. first the Thanks questions. will the Christine will cash then flow Ben. Okay, for the Bob, response, price and take

Bob Chapek

All right.

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Christine McCarthy

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Ben Swinburne

Thanks a lot.

Lowell Singer

Operator, you. please. question next Ben, thank

Operator

from comes JPMorgan. with question next Alexia Quadrani Our

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Alexia Quadrani

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Lowell Singer

Thanks you Alexia. do those? both for Bob, want both take Okay, of to questions.

Bob Chapek

Yes, I'll take both. them

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Alexia Quadrani

you. Thank

Operator

you. Thank

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Michael Nathanson

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Lowell Singer

Bob, you Christine. to we'll why start don't go over then and

Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

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Michael Nathanson

Christine. Thanks,

Lowell Singer

… Okay. Michael

Michael Nathanson

other sorry, was question -- My Lowell. Thanks.

Lowell Singer

Go ahead. Michael. Go ahead,

Michael Nathanson

make rethink strong And has you breakeven guidance on given your timelines, how that Hulu been? does

Christine McCarthy

No.

Michael Nathanson

No.

Christine McCarthy

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Michael Nathanson

Okay. Thank Christine. you,

Operator

you. Thank

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Jessica Reif Ehrlich

parks just and DTC. I’ve same, Thanks. the

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Lowell Singer

Jessica. Thanks,

in you Bob, to want if you may Christine, to questions? start question, parks jump on Disney+ at the take the So, want then the And don't why end.

Bob Chapek

Okay.

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Lowell Singer

Christine? I you’re think muted.

Christine McCarthy

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Jessica Reif Ehrlich

Thank you.

Lowell Singer

Operator, Thank you, next question Jessica. please.

Operator

Suisse. Credit Doug Our with next question Mitchelson comes from

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Doug Mitchelson

so question. the much. taking Thanks for Thanks

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Lowell Singer

Bob. Doug, thank the of over questions. for them I you. Thanks to both will turn

Bob Chapek

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Doug Mitchelson

you. Thank

Lowell Singer

Thank Operator, question you, Doug. next please.

Operator

Our next question Barclays. Venkateshwar with comes from Kannan

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Kannan Venkateshwar

you. Thank

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Lowell Singer

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Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

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Kannan Venkateshwar

you, Got it. Thank both.

Lowell Singer

the thanks Hey, Kannan, for question. questions. next Operator,

Operator

comes John UBS. with question next from Hodulik Our

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John Hodulik

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Lowell Singer

thank Bob, take do John, those? you. want you to

Bob Chapek

thank you. Yes,

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John Hodulik

Bob. Thanks, Okay.

Lowell Singer

Okay. today. Thanks, for we one Operator, have John. question more time

Operator

Goldman with We from Feldman have Sachs. question a Brett

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Brett Feldman

Yes. taking question. Thanks for the

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Lowell Singer

take do that? Bob, want Brett. you Thanks, to

Bob Chapek

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Brett Feldman

you. Thank

Lowell Singer

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Operator

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The Walt Disney Company (DIS) 14 May 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript