Behind the scenes at Disney on Thursday, senior executives were giddy. The activist investor Nelson Peltz, in a surprise morning phone call to CNBC, had ended his attempt to install […]
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Back to news homeDisney To Lay Off About 7,000 Employees as It Cuts $5.5 Billion in Costs
Robert A. Iger gave Disney’s corporate critics the equivalent of a punch in the mouth on Wednesday.In his first earnings report since he came out of retirement to retake the […]
Disney’s Iger Returns to Familiar Stage, but With Different Challenges
Even in decline, traditional television remains Disney’s largest business, delivering $8.5 billion in operating income in the fiscal year that ended in October.Disney and other old-line media companies are facing […]
Early Version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Will Soon Be Public Property
The expiration of the “Steamboat Willie” copyright means that the black-and-white short can be shown without Disney’s permission and even resold by third parties. (There may not be much sales […]
Bob Iger, Acknowledging ‘Challenging Times,’ Meets With Disney Employees
It was part pep rally and part therapy session: For 45 minutes on Monday, Robert A. Iger stood inside a film soundstage in Burbank, Calif., and fielded questions from Disney […]
Bob Iger’s Return to Disney Shocks a Discontented Kingdom
But Disney has one problem that its competitors do not, and it involves Mr. Chapek’s biggest move during his time as chief executive.In 2020, Mr. Chapek restructured Disney to give […]
Bob Iger Returns as Disney CEO After Chapek Is Fired
Mr. Iger said in a statement on Sunday night that he was “extremely optimistic for the future of this great company and thrilled to be asked by the board to […]
Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports
LOS ANGELES — More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music industry and Amazon upended retail, the tech heavyweights have set their sights on a new arena ripe for […]
Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real World
Since its founding in 1923, Disney has stood alone in Hollywood in one fundamental way: Its family-friendly movies, television shows and theme park rides, at least in theory, have always […]
C.E.O. Pay Remains Stratospheric, Even at Companies Battered by Pandemic
And, according to security filings, a select few are rapidly accumulating new fortunes. Chad Richison, founder and chief executive of an Oklahoma software company, Paycom, is worth more than $3 […]