Tag: Bob Iger
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Magical Details About New Disney twenty-three Magazine Revealed as Disney Continues Disney100 Celebration
D23 has released new details about the upcoming release of its next Disney twenty-three magazine. This magazine, which comes out quarterly, will continue to celebrate and explore the 100-year legacy of The Walt Disney Company. This will include a letter from Disney CEO Bob Iger, artwork by the voice of Mickey Mouse Bret Iwan, a…
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California Governor Newsom Meets with Bob Iger and Josh D’Amaro Before Attending Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite
It was a day full of Disney for California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The Governor was seen at the Disneyland Resort during the day and in the evening, later sharing about it on social media. Governor Newsom met with Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro and was briefed…
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Disney+ Will Be Offered on Day 1 With Apple Vision Pro
Today at Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote, Bob Iger made an appearance and announced a collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and Apple for Apple Vision Pro. Bob Iger announced that when Apple Vision Pro is released, Disney+ will be offered with it on day one. The announcement was not overly long and had Bob Iger…
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Disney+ to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off After Pulling Titles From Streaming Services
Disney is going to be taking a $1.5 billion impairment charge for the June quarter after pulling dozens of titles from Disney+ and Hulu. The news came from an FEC filing that The Walt Disney Company made on Friday. The filing said that the company removed content from its streaming services on May 26, 2023,…
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DeSantis Continues to Attack Disney During Campaign Swing Through Iowa
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced his candidacy for the President of the United States during a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk. During this event, DeSantis took a swipe at Disney as his feud with what he calls “woke Disney” continues. It appears that as his presidential bid continues to ramp up speed, his…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Charbel Barakat to Recently Vacated Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board Seat
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a new appointment to the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. DeSantis has appointed Charbel Barakat to the board. This comes after former board member Michael Sasso resigned from the board. This is the ruling board for the district that replaced the former Reedy Creek Improvement District.…
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The Walt Disney Company Reportedly Completes Layoffs
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly finished its 7,000 layoffs that were part of a cost-cutting strategy that was announced earlier this year. The bulk of the layoffs took place in three waves throughout the last few months, with the second wave being the biggest. The first wave took place in March, the second in…
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Both Florida Senators Voice Concern Over Ongoing Governor DeSantis Feud with Disney
Both of the Senators from Florida have voiced concern about the ongoing feud with Disney that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is engaged in. This feud began after Disney voiced opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Since then, DeSantis has said “There’s a new sheriff in…
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Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings Blames Florida Business Environment on Lake Nona Move Cancelation
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings released a statement in response to Disney announcing that it will not be continuing forward with a major move of staff to a campus in Lake Nona. The news stops any progress that was still happening on the $1 billion campus which was also going to lead to 2,000…
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Disney Cancels Lake Nona Move as Florida Fued Continues
Disney has canceled its Lake Nona move in Florida which would have created 2,000 jobs in Florida and moved a significant portion of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products staff to the new home. In a memo to cast members, Josh D’Amaro, the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products said “Given the considerable changes that…
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What Bob Says – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #660
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there is a lot of ground to cover with a lot of topics. The show starts with the news that reservations will be able to be modified without canceling them at the Disneyland Resort. The conversation then moves to the new Haunted Mansion trailer. This is followed by a…
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Comcast CEO Indicates Hulu Will Most Likely Be Sold to Disney
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told investors on a call that he thinks Hulu will end up being sold to Disney. Roberts also thinks that Comcast will come out in a good place when the deal with Disney is made. “I think we have a very valuable position,” Roberts told the MoffettNathanson Inaugural Technology, Media and…
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Disney to Pull Content From Streaming Services
Earlier this week during an earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney CFO Christine McCarthy both indicated that there will be content that is pulled from Disney’s streaming services. This comes as Disney continues to evaluate its long-term strategy toward profitability with its streaming services, also known as Direct to Consumer (DTC). “We are…
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Disney to Release Single App Experience for Those With Both Disney+ and Hulu
On an earnings call Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that before the end of the year subscribers to both Disney+ and Hulu will be able to utilize a single app to experience both streaming services. This one app experience will be found on the Disney+ app. It comes as Disney continues to provide a better…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Speaks Out on Florida Feud Calling it “A Matter of Retaliation”
During an earnings call today, Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about the ongoing feud between Disney and the state of Florida led by Governor Ron DeSantis. His response was strong and straightforward. In it, he stated Disney’s position and how he also saw Florida’s. In Iger’s opinion, it all comes down to retaliation. “Regarding…
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LIVEBLOG: The Walt Disney Company Shares Second Quarter Financial Results
On May 10, 2023, at 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT The Walt Disney Company discusses their fiscal first quarter 2023 financial results. Follow along as Mr. Daps and the Daps Magic team provide live updates on this financial call here: The earnings call is hosted by Disney CEO Bob Iger. Since returning to…
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Second Round of Layoffs to Hit The Walt Disney Company This Week
The second round of layoffs are expected to begin this week at Disney. This is the second of three rounds of layoffs for The Walt Disney Company as part of its efforts to cut $5.5 billion. Variety is reporting that starting today, the layoffs for the second round will begin. They should be done by…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Named One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and Discusses the Future, Creativity, and Feud with DeSantis
Bob Iger, recently returned CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2023. The Disney CEO sat down with TIME for an an interview that covered the future of Disney, the current challenges, creativity, and the feud between Disney and Florida Governor…
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Disney Legend Don Hahn Honored With Disney Legends Award During Special Ceremony at Walt Disney Studios
Disney Legend Don Hahn was honored with his Disney Legends Award during a special ceremony at the Walt Disney Studios. This came after he was unable to attend the Disney Legends Ceremony at the 2022 D23 Expo. During the ceremony at Disney Legends Plaza, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, “Don, I can’t think of anybody…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Actions Anti-Business and Anti-Florida
During the Disney Annual Shareholders Meeting this morning Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke out about the actions of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis against The Walt Disney Company. The Disney CEO was responding to a question during the Q&A period at the end of the meeting. The response was in reaction to a question about Disney’s…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Expresses Optimism Moving Forward in Shareholder Meeting Remarks
During the 2023 Annual Shareholder meeting for The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger shared remarks about the company he has once again returned to lead. While acknowledging the challenges that the company faces, he also expressed optimism for the company moving forward in a video that was released for the virtual shareholder meeting. After the…
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Disney Announces Live-Action ‘Moana’ Movie
During Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that a live-action Moana is in production from The Walt Disney Company. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined the annual meeting from Hawaii with a video that included his kids on the beach to make the announcement. Johnson will be returning to the role of Maui…
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LIVEBLOG: The Walt Disney Company 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting
Welcome to Daps Magic’s coverage of The Walt Disney Company 2023 Annual Shareholder meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT with Daps Magic’s coverage starting a few minutes earlier. Watch the liveblog coverage as Bob Iger leads his first annual shareholder meeting for Disney since returning as the…
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Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac Perlmutter Laid Off by Disney
Earlier this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger sent an email out to employees saying that the layoff process had begun at The Walt Disney Company. This process would be done in three phases, with the first one happening this week. Names are now starting to trickle out about who is being laid off at The…