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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
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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
Business of Entertainment Summit
Capitalizing on Disruption
Thursday, 19 SeptemberLos Angeles, CA
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Disney settles lawsuit in Florida theme-park dispute
...as part of classroom instruction....
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
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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
...“For each of [the networks’ sports divisions] the pay-TV bundle was a vital part of our business,” said one person involved in the new business....
February 7, 2024
FT Live
Bank of the Year Awards 2024
Recognising the best in banking globally
Wednesday, 4 DecemberLondon, UK
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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
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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
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
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
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Disney strikes $8.5bn deal to merge India business with Reliance Industries
...The new entity is valued at $8.5bn, the companies said on Wednesday. Disney acquired Star India in 2019 as part of its blockbuster $71bn acquisition of Fox from Rupert Murdoch....
February 28, 2024
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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
Due Diligence
Barbarians at the toll road Premium content
...Job moves Dave Calhoun, chief executive of Boeing, is to step down at the end of this year, as part of a sweeping overhaul at the embattled US aircraft manufacturer....
March 26, 2024
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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
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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
FT Live
Business of Football Summit
The global gathering of leaders in football and finance
Wednesday, 26 February 2025In-Person & Digital | London
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
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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
News updates from April 3: Iger defeats Peltz in Disney proxy war; Eurozone inflation falls to 2.4%
Bob Iger defeats Nelson Peltz in Disney board contest
...About a third of Disney’s shareholder base is composed of individuals — many of whom are enthusiasts of its theme parks and characters. Read more here...
April 3, 2024
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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
News updates from February 7: Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire demand, Disney unveils $3bn buyback
Disney launches $3bn buyback and lifts dividend ahead of activist battles
...The company said it expected to meet its target of reaching profitability in its streaming division by this autumn. Read more here...
February 7, 2024
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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
News updates from February 27: Hungary backs Sweden’s Nato bid, FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
Disney movie studio head departs as Iger continues company shake-up
...Sean Bailey is stepping down after 15 years as president of Disney Studios motion picture production, a tenure that produced successful remakes of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, the company...
February 27, 2024
ReviewTelevision
Shōgun, Disney+ review — deftly-plotted tale of power and pride in 17th-century Japan
...The painstaking effort to root this vast saga in the specificities of era and culture is part of what makes Shōgun so compelling....
February 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 27: McKinsey touted its advice to Chinese government, EU parliament bars Amazon lobbyists
Disney shakes up film studio as Bob Iger seeks to regain ‘focus’
...Sean Bailey is stepping down after 15 years as president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, a tenure that produced successful remakes of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, the...
February 27, 2024

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