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Automobiles
Pendragon owner to cut hundreds of jobs in used car overhaul
...The new owner of UK car dealerships Stratstone and Evans Halshaw is preparing to cut hundreds of jobs after a collapse in the supply of used cars following the coronavirus pandemic....
April 23, 2024
News in-depthWalt Disney Co
Walt Disney’s Bob Iger wins support ahead of AGM showdown with Nelson Peltz
...Less clear is how the company will handle the further decline of its cable networks as more consumers move towards streaming....
April 3, 2024
FT Live
Bank of the Year Awards 2024
Recognising the best in banking globally
Wednesday, 4 DecemberLondon, UK
Walt Disney Co
Who can run Disney? The four insiders competing for Bob Iger’s job
...As chair of ESPN, the sports network, he will need to draw heavily on his experience in digital media as he shifts the cable TV giant into a full streaming service next year....
April 13, 2024
Walt Disney Co
Walt Disney unveils $3bn buyback and lifts dividend ahead of activist battles
...TV networks....
February 8, 2024
Streaming services
Disney, Warner and Fox join forces for sports streaming venture
...The league’s current arrangement with Disney’s ESPN and Warner’s TNT allows for some games to be aired on ABC, Disney’s free-to-air broadcast network, and last autumn Warner began experimenting with simulcasting...
February 7, 2024
Walt Disney Co
Walt Disney wins backing of ValueAct in fight over its future
...Walt Disney has won the support of investor ValueAct Capital, as the entertainment company gears up for a fight with activist Nelson Peltz over how to boost profits and lift its share price....
January 3, 2024
FT Live
Business of Entertainment Summit
Capitalizing on Disruption
Thursday, 19 SeptemberLos Angeles, CA
Walt Disney Co
Disney settles lawsuit in Florida theme-park dispute
...Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, said the company was “pleased to put an end to all litigation pending in state court in Florida”....
March 27, 2024
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Bob Iger defeats Nelson Peltz by wide margin in Disney board clash
...The likes of JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon, Star Wars creator George Lucas, Laurene Powell Jobs and the grandchildren of Walt Disney all threw their support behind Iger....
April 3, 2024
News updates from January 3: US job openings fall to 32-month low, Blasts kill about 100 in Iran
Walt Disney signs ‘information-sharing’ deal withValueAct
...The Walt Disney Company has signed a deal with investor ValueAct Capital, ahead of a battle over the entertainment company’s future expected later this year....
January 3, 2024
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Nelson Peltz backed for seat on Disney board by proxy adviser ISS
...Iger has also drawn endorsements from heirs of company founders Roy and Walt Disney in recent weeks....
March 21, 2024
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Disney strikes $8.5bn deal to merge India business with Reliance Industries
...Iger acknowledged Reliance’s “deep understanding of the Indian market and consumer” and said Disney and the conglomerate would “create one of the country’s leading media companies”....
February 28, 2024
Thames Water
Former Thames Water owner Macquarie among lenders to utility’s parent company
...Macquarie, the former owner of Thames Water criticised for loading the utility with debt, is a lender to its stricken parent company....
April 9, 2024
LexStreaming services
Disney, Fox and Warner sports streaming platform foreshadows consolidation Premium content
...To see why this is required look at Disney’s sports network ESPN, one of the biggest puzzles in media. It generates about $16bn of annual revenue and $3bn to $4bn of ebitda....
February 7, 2024
Walt Disney Co
Jamie Dimon backs Disney’s Bob Iger in proxy fight with Nelson Peltz
...As Iger battles Peltz, he has also secured endorsements from the grandchildren of Disney founders Walt and Roy Disney, who sent a letter to shareholders backing the chief executive....
March 13, 2024
Walt Disney Co
Disney criticises Nelson Peltz as it rejects activist board nominees
...Walt Disney blasted activist investor Nelson Peltz in a proxy filing on Tuesday, saying he had not “presented a single strategic idea” to the company during two years of campaigning for a seat on its board...
January 17, 2024
FT Live
Business of Football Summit
The global gathering of leaders in football and finance
Wednesday, 26 February 2025In-Person & Digital | London
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Disney needs new ideas from its cast of in-activist investors Premium content
...The move is a counter to activist investor Nelson Peltz, who has restarted his battle to join the media company’s board....
January 5, 2024
News updates from March 27: Yen hits 34-year low; Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman dies
Disney settles lawsuit in Florida theme-park dispute
...Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, said the company was “pleased to put an end to all litigation pending in state court in Florida”. Read more here...
March 27, 2024
Walt Disney Co
ValueAct stake adds to activist investor pressure on Walt Disney
...ValueAct Capital has built a significant stake in Walt Disney, adding another activist investor to the entertainment company’s shareholder list, as it contends with a sinking share price and a decline in...
November 15, 2023
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Top proxy adviser Glass Lewis backs Disney’s Iger in Peltz fight
...Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger has won the backing of influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis in his battle against billionaire activist Nelson Peltz, with the group unconvinced that the latter’s plans...
March 18, 2024
Due Diligence
Nelson Peltz gets shut out of the magic kingdom Premium content
...The company spent tens of millions of dollars on its campaign for the nominees and he still needs to execute a turnaround at the company he built into a behemoth as it struggles under the weight of the assets...
April 4, 2024
Due Diligence
Barbarians at the toll road Premium content
...His comments caught the eye of investors pushing back on his proxy fight against Disney....
March 26, 2024
ReviewMusic
Das Rheingold at Walt Disney Concert Hall — singers and set are the stars of Wagner’s opera
...But the most intriguing aspects of the performance of Wagner’s opera at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on January 18 (the first of three) were the set design and the cast....
January 22, 2024
News updates from February 28: US Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity appeal; Bitcoin breaks through $60,000
Disney strikes $8.5bn deal to merge India business with Reliance Industries
...Disney may also contribute additional media assets into the venture, the companies said, subject to regulatory and third-party approvals....
February 28, 2024
News updates from December 14: BoE and ECB hold rates steady, ECB’s Lagarde pushes back against rate cuts expectations
Nelson Peltz pushes for two new directors in Walt Disney proxy battle
...Activist hedge fund Trian Partners plans to nominate two candidates to Walt Disney’s board of directors, intensifying a campaign against the media group that is expected to be one of the most contested proxy...
December 14, 2023
John Gapper
Mickey Mouse should help other characters to escape copyright
...Walt Disney expressed the story in his own way, employing many talented artists to do so....
January 5, 2024

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