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...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”....
...Though the parks business is immensely important to Disney’s film business — theme park attractions deepen fans’ connections to characters and franchises — it is viewed as a separate universe from the movie...
...The theme parks are performing strongly and he credited Iger with reducing Disney’s exposure to India by merging its local film and TV business with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries in February....
...Walt Disney handily beat Wall Street’s expectations in its latest quarterly earnings and unveiled shareholder-friendly measures including a $3bn share buyback and a 50 per cent dividend increase, as it prepares...
...About a third of Disney’s shareholder base is composed of individuals — many of whom are enthusiasts of its theme parks and characters....
...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....
...The valuation multiple now ascribed to ESPN may be too low for Disney’s business, which includes theme parks and the movie studio....
...Peltz will have to face off against Disney and other investors at the fast-approaching annual meeting on April 3....
...Under DeSantis’ instructions, the Florida state legislature dissolved the special taxation district Disney had operated around its Orlando theme parks for decades....
...Morfit described Disney as “the world’s leading entertainment company”, adding it had “the best intellectual property, sports brand and parks and experiences assets in the industry”....
...But those don’t address the longer-term problem of lacklustre franchises, quieter theme parks and the end of television. If Disney wants a radical change it needs to consider sales....
...Iger has also drawn endorsements from heirs of company founders Roy and Walt Disney in recent weeks....
...Dimon on Wednesday said of the Disney CEO: “Bob is a first-class executive and outstanding leader who I’ve known for decades....
...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....
...Disney had enjoyed unusual privileges in Florida for decades through the special taxation district, which had been created after a lobbying effort by Walt and Roy Disney in the 1960s....
...Walt Disney expressed the story in his own way, employing many talented artists to do so....
...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...
...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...
...He joined Disney in 1986 and was named president of its parks and resorts business in 2002. He served as chief financial officer from 2010 until he resigned in 2015....
...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...
...That explains the lukewarm reception the House of Mouse received after it announced its intention to spend $60bn expanding theme parks, cruise lines and resorts over the next decade....
...Walt Disney has struck an $8.5bn deal to merge its India business with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries conglomerate, in a move that will reduce the entertainment group’s financial exposure to what has...
...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...
...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...
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