Tag: The Walt Disney Company
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Disney Earnings Q4 2024: CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston Highlight Successes of Strategic Efforts This Year
Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney CFO Hugh Johnston share the highlights of Disney earnings from the last year.
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The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2024
The Walt Disney Company has released its fourth quarter and full year earnings report.
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Disney Ultimate Toy Drive Launches to Deliver Toys & Happiness to Children Across the Country
The Disney Ultimate Toy Drive kicks off as The Walt Disney Company once again continuing a legacy that began with Walt Disney.
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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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The Walt Disney Company Executives To Discuss Fiscal Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results Via Q&A Webcast
The fourth quarter and fiscal full year results will be discussed by Disney executives on November 14th.
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ABC News Cuts 75 Jobs Amid Ongoing Disney Restructuring
75 jobs have been cut from ABC News as Disney continues to restructure.
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300 More Corporate Jobs Cut at Disney
300 more jobs were cut at the corporate level of Disney this week.
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Michael Eisner | DISNEY THIS DAY | September 22, 1984
On this day in 1984, Michael Eisner was elected CEO and Chairman of Walt Disney Productions, replacing Ron W. Miller and Ray Watson. Frank Wells joined him as President and Chief of Operations. These new appointments proved to be wise, as Walt Disney Productions went from being about $900 million in debt in 1984 to…
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The Walt Disney Company Makes History with Record-Breaking 60 Emmy® Awards
The Walt Disney Company proudly announces a record-breaking 60 wins for the 76th Emmy® Awards.
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The Walt Disney Company Releases Statement on Passing of James Earl Jones
Read The Walt Disney Company’s statement on the passing of legendary actor James Earl Jones.
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DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Disney
DirecTV has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission amidst an ongoing dispute with Disney.
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Disney Provides Alternative Ways for DirectTV Subscribers to Watch Disney Content
Disney has provided other ways for viewers to watch its programming during the dispute with DirectTV.
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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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The Walt Disney Company Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Earnings for Fiscal 2024
The Walt Disney Company has released its third quarter earnings report along with a progress report for the year.
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20th Century Fox | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 28, 2018
On this day in 2018, shareholders of Disney and 20th Century Fox each voted to merge the companies.
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Former Marvel Chairman Sells Entire Disney Stake
Former Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter has sold off all of his stake in The Walt Disney Company after a failed proxy fight.
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Disney Reduces Size of Board as Oracle Corp. CEO Departs
The Walt Disney Company is reducing the size of its board of directors from 12 to 11. This comes with the news that Oracle Corp. CEO Safra A. Catz is leaving the board. Catz had been on Disney’s board for six years. The Walt Disney Company announced her departure on Friday afternoon. “Throughout her tenure…
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Disney Earns Record-Breaking Amount of Emmy Award Nominations
The Walt Disney Company earned a record amount of Emmy Award Nominations this year.
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The Walt Disney Company Executives To Discuss Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Via Q&A Webcast
The Walt Disney Company Executives To Discuss Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Via Q&A Webcast
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Hacktivist Group Claims to Have Hacked Disney
A “hacktivist” group is claiming to have hacked Disney.
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Angels in the Outfield | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 15, 1994
On this day in 1994, the live action sports comedy ‘Angels in the Outfield’ was released. An orphaned boy prays for a family, dependent on the Angels winning the pennant. Actual angels are sent in to turn the struggling baseball team around. It was a remake of a 1951 film by the same name, but…
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Disney Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Governor DeSantis and Other Florida Leaders
Disney has dropped a Federal lawsuit against Governor DeSantis and other Florida leaders after a development agreement was approved.
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Disney Announces Major Gift to London’s Great Ormond Street, Furthering Commitment to Children’s Hospitals
Building on The Walt Disney Company’s $100 million commitment to help reimagine the patient experience in children’s hospitals around the world, CEO Bob Iger announced funding for the creation of a state-of-the-art, fully accessible MediCinema theater at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The project will bring movie magic to patients, their families, and the…
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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…