World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Nick Khan met with The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and ESPN President James Pitaro about potentially selling them WWE, Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer. As we recently reported, The Walt Disney Company and Comcast are among the potential buyers for WWE, which is looking to sell. Other … Read more
Mark Parker, the newly appointed chairman of The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors, will lead a committee specifically created to find Bob Iger’s replacement for CEO. The press release about Parker’s appointment states, “Mr. Parker will also chair a newly created Succession Planning Committee of the Board, which will advise the Board on CEO … Read more
The Walt Disney Company will require hybrid employees to be on-site four days a week starting March 1. Disney CEO Bob Iger sent a message to Cast Members saying that “working together more in-person will benefit the company’s creativity, culture, and our employees’ careers.” As of March 1, 2023, employees who are currently working in … Read more
The Walt Disney Company executives will discuss the fiscal first quarter 2023 financial results on a live audio webcast on February 8, 2023. Results will be released after the close of regular trading (4:00 p.m. ET) on that day. The webcast will then be at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT. This will be … Read more
Deadline’s Dominic Patten has shared his breakdown of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s “ghosts” of Disney past, present, and future. Iger retired as CEO in 2020, with Bob Chapek replacing him. But Chapek was fired, and Iger returned just last month. With only a two-year contract, Iger will have to find another replacement CEO by the … Read more
Alex Sherman of CNBC has shared a list of 2023 predictions from anonymous media executives, including four predictions for The Walt Disney Company, which was recently rocked by the firing of Bob Chapek and the return of CEO Bob Iger. Sherman did a similar article last year, with executives predicting Bob Iger’s return. The first … Read more
Nearly a month after Bob Chapek was forced out as Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company, more details have emerged surrounding what was taking place behind the scenes of the C-Suite shakeup that led to the return of Bob Iger at the helm. In an article by the Wall Street Journal, more details … Read more
Ever since Disney announced that Bob Iger would be returning as the company’s CEO, the stock ($DIS) price has soared. This week, we saw the first drastic drop in the stock price. When Iger stepped back into the role of CEO, Disney stock spiked to $99.43. Disney hit a low of $91.61 on Wednesday, and … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
On Tuesday evening, Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, was honored in New York City at the Sandy Hook Promise Benefit for his strong support of gun control, creating safer communities for America’s children, and the organization’s Start with Hello initiative, which works to combat social isolation. The benefit was a 10-Year Remembrance … Read more
In a surprise twist, Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy has now emerged as the leading candidate to take over the CEO position at The Walt Disney Company. According to Deadline, McCarthy was “a steady hand” when Iger and Chapek were in charge. She was “influential in helping to successfully engineer a string of key … Read more
After reports that some Florida lawmakers are working to compromise with Disney regarding the Reedy Creek Improvement District rather than dissolve the district, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis denies that there will be a “U-turn” on the decision. The self-described purpose of the Reedy Creek Improvement District is “to support and administer certain aspects of the … Read more
Florida lawmakers are now working to reverse the decision to dissolve Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, Financial Times reports. The self-described purpose of the Reedy Creek Improvement District is “to support and administer certain aspects of the economic development and tourism within District boundaries.” The creation of the district in 1967 meant Walt … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Shared on his Twitter account, DeSantis made an appearance on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, where he responded to Bob Iger’s recent town hall meeting. At the town hall, CEO Bob Iger spoke about Disney’s ongoing feud with the state of Florida. When questioned at the recent Town Hall meeting about the controversial “Parental Rights … Read more
The Walt Disney Company reports growth in global employment throughout 2022, making a significant rebound in the size of its global workforce since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic.