The Walt Disney Co.

Fourth-quarter earnings rise to $264 million

34-year veteran of soft-drink giant succeeds Christine McCarthy

Price may rise as value of streaming service is assessed

Residential broadband customers rise by 57,000

Revenues rise 3% to $12.6 billion

Analyst Robert Fishman sees lower earnings for Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount NBCUniversal

Argues regulators are more likely to approve a sale to Allen Media Group than a larger media company, tech firm or private equity

Popular channel was blacked out by Charter in fee dispute

Nexstar also interested in broadcast network and stations

At stake are millions of viewers and $2.2 billion in programming payments to Disney