A new report from AdWeek has revealed that Disney, along with other major brands, have resumed advertising spending on X, formerly Twitter, after pausing late last year. Disney Resumes Ad Spending on X The New York Times broke the news of Disney’s pause on ad spending on November 17, 2023. The pause came in light … Read more
Disney filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss Gina Carano’s lawsuit regarding her firing from “The Mandalorian.” Gina Carano v. Disney Disney argues in their lawsuit that they had a First Amendment right to fire Carano after she compared disliking someone’s political views to the Holocaust. Disney makes this motion on the grounds that Disney … Read more
A surprise “Moana” sequel announced, Disney to invest 70 percent of $60 billion in expanding the theme parks — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Walt Disney World EPCOT Walt Disney World Resort Hotels New Merchandise Disneyland Resort Entertainment and Media Disney+ The Walt Disney Company WDW News … Read more
In another series of X posts complaining about The Walt Disney Company, Elon Musk shared a chart of Disney’s entertainment inclusion standards, calling it, “mandatory, institutionalized racism and sexism!” Elon Musk Criticizes Inclusion Standards Musk posted about the inclusion standards on Tuesday evening, writing, “An anonymous source just sent me this from Disney. It is … Read more
The Walt Disney Company released their Q1 2024 earnings report on Wednesday and CEO Bob Iger appeared on CNBC to discuss the results. He was asked on air what his response to Elon Musk funding Gina Carano’s lawsuit against the company was and simply responded, “None.” Bob Iger Responds to Gina Carano Lawsuit Funded By … Read more
Gina Carano is suing Disney over her firing from “The Mandalorian,” Blackwells Capital has launched its Disney proxy fight, and Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. are teaming up for a new sports streaming app — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Walt Disney World Disney’s Hollywood Studios New … Read more
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Gina Carano filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm for her firing from “The Mandalorian” in 2021. Gina Carano Suing Disney & Lucasfilm Carano was fired after she made several controversial social media posts, including comparing being Republican in the modern U.S.A. to being Jewish during the Holocaust and mocking … Read more
With an SEC filing, Blackwells Capital has officially launched its proxy fight with Disney, hoping to get three nominees on Disney’s Board of Directors and criticizing Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management. Blackwells Capital’s Nominees As previously announced, Blackwells Capital has nominated former Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal executive Jessica Schell, Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Craig Hatkoff, … Read more
The Disney+ app has disappeared from at least some Tesla vehicles. The app was pulled amid a software update a month after Disney ceased advertising on X (formerly Twitter), which is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla Removes Disney+ The Disney+ streaming service launched in 2019 and Tesla added the app to vehicles in … 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 Friday, December 8, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
After Disney pulled advertising from Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter) and Musk claimed “I don’t want them to advertise,” he continues to complain about Disney CEO Bob Iger. On Thursday, he posted several times about Disney and Iger (whom he called “Bob Eiger”) because he thinks the entertainment company should also cease advertising on … 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 Thursday, December 7, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Elon Musk has shared more complaints about Disney and the company’s CEO Bob Iger on his platform X (formerly Twitter) after a New Mexico lawsuit against Meta claims Facebook and Instagram enabled child sexual abuse and trafficking. Disney, along with other entertainment and media companies, ceased advertising on X following a Media Matters for America … 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 29, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
X owner Elon Musk has told The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and other corporate executives to “go f*** [them]selves” as his social media platform continues to miss out on advertising revenue from companies who paused spending on his website amid his ongoing controversy stemming from an antisemitic post. Elon Musk Tells Disney CEO … Read more
During a Q&A at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the company pulling advertisements and leaving X (formerly Twitter). Bob Iger on Disney, X, and Elon Musk “I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he’s accomplished,” Iger said on Wednesday. “Not just you know, one business, but … Read more