Daily Variety – Upfronts 2026: Disney’s Rita Ferro Details the Mouse House’s Cross-Platform Push, Embracing Live and Connecting Grammys, Super Bowl and the Oscars for the Biggest Brands

On today's special Upfronts-themed episode , Rita Ferro, Disney's president of global advertising, offers a preview of the Mouse House's May 12 presentation to advertisers in New York. Ferro details Disney's plan to link the live spectacle of the Grammys, the Super Bowl and the Oscars for big brands. She gives her perspective on the state of the scatter market, the mood of the upfront compared to last year, and how Disney is embracing the creator economy.

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Daily Variety – Upfronts 2026: Disney’s Rita Ferro Details the Mouse House’s Cross-Platform Push, Embracing Live and Connecting Grammys, Super Bowl and the Oscars for the Biggest Brands is an episode from Strictly Business by iHeartPodcasts.

This episode is 18:16 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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