Tag: Bob Iger
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James P. Gorman Named Next Chairman of The Walt Disney Company with New CEO to be Announced in 2026
The Walt Disney Company has decided who will be its next Chairman of the Board. James P. Gorman will be succeeding Mark G. Paker on January 2, 2025. Parker will be leaving the Disney Board on January 2nd after serving for nine years. Gorman is currently the Chair of Disney’s Board Succession Planning Committee. He…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Eye is Once Again on Retirement and Succession
Bob Iger talks about retirement and succession in an interview with Kelly Ripa on ‘Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa.’
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Bob Iger Receives Hearty Welcome Upon D23 Return
Bob Iger receives a hearty welcome as he returns to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
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Disney Entertainment Reveals Packed Lineup at D23
The world-class storytelling engines of The Walt Disney Company took center stage at the Honda Center during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Disney
Disney CEO Bob Iger has received a service award from The Walt Disney Company honoring 50 years of service. The service award is a statue with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on it. It has an inscription on it that says, “Recognizing 50 magical years with the Walt Disney Company.” Technically, Bob Iger has…
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Tokyo Disney Resort Celebrates Opening of Fantasy Springs
Fantasy Springs is now officially open at the Tokyo Disney Resort. This new area in Tokyo DisneySea celebrates the stories of Frozen, Peter Pan, and Tangled. It also includes the new Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel. To celebrate the opening of this new addition, there was a special event held the night before. This was…
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Fifth Disney World Theme Park Possible In New Disney-DeSantis Development Deal
Rumors about a fifth Disney World theme park being built have been around for years. Now it seems that a fifth Disney World Park could be possible as Walt Disney World and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are entering a more peaceful era which might be coming as a new development deal would allow for expansion…
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After Losing Proxy Fight, Nelson Peltz Reportedly Sells All Disney Stock
After recently losing a proxy fight with The Walt Disney Company leadership, activist investor Nelson Peltz has reportedly sold off all of his Disney stock. CNBC is reporting that he did this at a profit of over $1 billion. Peltz sold his stock at $120 a share. Currently, Disney stock is trading at around $100…
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Disney Accelerator at 10: Innovating and Looking Towards the Future
Bob Iger held up his phone and asked, “Can you build this?” In The Walt Disney Company CEO’s hand was an image of the BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, months before it would first be seen by the public. “And of course, then this was top secret,” David Min, Disney VP of Corporate Innovation, said.…
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Bob Iger, CEO Of The Walt Disney Company, To Participate In MoffettNathanson’s Media, Internet & Communications Conference
Bog Iger will be answering questions at the MoffettNathanson’s Media, Internet & Communications Conference.
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Disney Experiences Future Includes DisneylandForward, Disney CEO Bob Iger States
On the day of the final vote for DisneylandForward, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the future of its Experiences segment includes this plan.
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ESPN Tile to Be Added to Disney+ By End of the Year
Today The Walt Disney Company shared its second quarter fiscal results during a call that began before the start of stock trading. Hosted by Bob Iger, the results showed that once again Disney’s Experiences segment is driving growth for the company. However, the streaming services were also on track to achieve profitability by the end…
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It’s Star Wars Season! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #707
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week is the start of Star Wars season, Season of the Force that is! The Geeks talk about some of their favorite things about this celebration of Star Wars at Disneyland. After a quick Indy Cam, it’s time to talk about new audio-animatronics that were seen in “We Call It…
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Disney Releases Date For Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results Webcast
The Walt Disney Company has announced when its webcast for financial results will be. Disney will be discussing its Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 financial results on May 7, 2024. The following announcement was shared earlier today: The Walt Disney Company Executives To Discuss Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results Via Webcast BURBANK, Calif., April 9,…
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Disney+ to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing in June
It has been known for quite some time that Disney+ will be cracking down on password sharing. The actual implementation of the updated user agreements for Disney+ regarding password sharing hadn’t been known until now. Bob Iger, fresh off winning a proxy fight against shareholder activist billionaire Nelson Peltz, spoke with CNBC on Thursday morning.…
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Magic of Imagineering Shown in ‘We Call it Imagineering’ with New Audio-Animatronics for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
“There’s really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney A new series from Walt Disney Imagineering arrived on YouTube this morning. We Call It Imagineering pulls back the curtain of Walt…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Shares Confidence for Strong Future at Disney Annual Shareholder Meeting
Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that he has a sense of “renewed strength” during Disney’s annual shareholder meeting after Disney’s slate of nominees were elected to the Board of Directors. He also thanked shareholders for their “trust and confidence” in Disney with their votes. Shortly after the meeting, Disney shared that it appeared that Disney’s…
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Disney Shares Concept Art For Future Avatar Experience at Disneyland Resort
During its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company shared concept art for what a future experience based on the Avatar movies could look like. This was a brief glimpse of what could possibly be but it will undoubtedly foster more conversation, excitement, and opinions as people analyze every inch…
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Disney Reportedly Fends Off Proxy Fight Foes
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly had its full slate of 12 nominations reach a point where they will be elected to Disney’s Board of Directors. This means that the company has successfully fended off the efforts of Trian Group and also Blackwells Capital. This is according to Reuters. As of Tuesday night, there were…
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The Walt Disney Company To Webcast Annual Shareholder Meeting
The Walt Disney Company will be webcasting its annual shareholder meeting on April 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT. The meeting will include comments by Disney CEO Bob Iger and other leaders from the company. It will also mark the end of the current proxy fight that Disney has predominantly with Nelson Peltz and his…
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The Walt Disney Company Releases List of Major Disney Shareholders and Influential Business Figures Who Support Disney CEO Bob Iger and Board of Directors
As the ongoing proxy fight ramps up to its conclusion at the Disney annual shareholder meeting on April 3, The Walt Disney Company has released a list of Major Disney Shareholders and Influential Business Figures who have come out in support of Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney’s Board of Directors. Many of these supporters…
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Laurene Powell Jobs Joins in Supporting Bob Iger and Disney Board Amidst Ongoing Proxy Fight
More and more hats continue to get thrown into the ring of the ongoing proxy fight for the future of The Walt Disney Company and its Board of Directors. This week has seen Josh Gad, former Walt Disney Imagineering President Bob Weis, and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner all join the fray and voice their…
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner Joins Growing Chorus of Support for Current Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney’s Board of Directors
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner has jumped into the fray of the ongoing proxy fight that is predominantly between Disney CEO Bob Iger and Nelson Peltz (and his Trian Group). This fight is over the future of The Walt Disney Company and the Board of Directors that will lead it. Disney has laid forth its…
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Disney Responds to Institutional Shareholder Services Recommendation for Disney’s Board of Directors
The Walt Disney Company has released a statement in response to a recommendation from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) that shareholders should vote for 11 of 12 nominees endorsed by Disney for its Board. In place of Maria Elena Lagomasino, it suggests electing activist investor Nelson Peltz to the Board of Directors. ISS does not endorse…