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CEO pay is surging amid a roaring bonus rebound

Bonuses are bouncing back from last year despite flat financial performance as some companies work to keep top talent from fleeing.

Fortune

Activist investors have sharper claws—and they want board seats

The Walt Disney showdown with Trian’s Nelson Peltz was the “second-wildest campaign” in 2024, according to a new report.

Fortune

Oracle CEO Safra Catz steps down from Disney's board after Ellisons' $28 billion Paramount-Skydance deal

Billionaire Larry Ellison is helping to fund the two-step merger.

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Disney Shareholders Rally Behind CEO Robert Iger

Disney shareholders support CEO Robert Iger over activist investors. Iger's return boosts stock performance.

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Disney And India's Reliance Agree Merger: Bloomberg

India's entertainment market is already one of the world's biggest, with the expected merger set to create a vast and powerful entertainment giant.

International Business Times

Disney Beats Forecasts As Streaming Struggles Improve

Disney on Wednesday reported higher than expected profit in the final three months of last year as it strives to adapt to a shift from television to streaming.

International Business Times

Disney CEO Bob Iger Faces Backlash Over Strike Comments Amid Sale Speculation

Criticism mounts as Iger's remarks on Hollywood strike raise questions about potential Disney sale

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Bryan Cranston takes aim at Disney boss Bob Iger with impassioned anti-AI speech

The action involves the Sag-Aftra union, which represents around 160,000 actors across the US

Evening Standard

Yes, tourism has slowed in Orlando, but don’t blame Disney vs. DeSantis

This hasn’t been the most sizzling of summers for Central Florida’s theme parks. Rising costs, searing heat and the shifting of post-pandemic travel to international locations and cruise ships are putting a damper on attendance, experts say.

Orlando Sentinel

What has gone wrong for the studio behind ‘Indiana Jones’?

"Dial of Destiny" is one of the most expensive films ever made and initial reviews suggest it could bomb big at the box office, meaning the match made in heaven risks becoming an albatross around Disney’s neck.

Fortune

Disney Defying DeSantis? Mouse House To Reportedly Double Down On Florida With $17B Investment

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Bob Iger to Ron DeSantis: Does Florida Want Us To Invest More, Employ More People and Pay More Taxes, or Not?

Disney CEO says company plans to invest $17 billion in Florida over the next 10 years

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney names chief brand officer as company faces scrutiny over politics, content

ORLANDO, Fla. — As it faces criticism from conservatives of its politics and content, the Walt Disney Company has appointed Asad Ayaz, a marketing and publicity veteran of Disney’s film and TV series division, as its first chief brand officer.

Orlando Sentinel

Corporate America girds for a challenging 2023 proxy season

The forecast is that several factors will make it tumultuous.

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Pioneering U.S. television journalist Barbara Walters dead at 93

Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on U.S. television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV's most prominent interviewers, died on Friday at age 93, her longtime ABC News home said.

The Independent UK

Barbara Walters death: Pioneering journalist who created The View dies aged 93

Trailblazing broadcaster was known for her interviewing skills

StockNews.com

Is Disney Stock Now a Buy Following Robert Iger’s Return as CEO?

Last month, Walt Disney (DIS) announced the return of Robert A. Iger as CEO, replacing Bob Chapek. This lifted investor sentiment surrounding the stock. However, does that mean the stock is a buy now? Read on to find out….

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From CNN to Paramount, Media Firms Cut Jobs as Pressures Mount

An advertising slowdown, economic worries and strains of the shift to streaming have many major media companies in cost-cutting and layoff mode.

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The Guardian - US

‘There is a lot to do’: Bob Iger outlines vision for Disney as he returns as CEO

Priorities will be creativity and profitability, a shift from a costly streaming services growth strategy pursued by predecessor

Los Angeles Times

In Hollywood stunner, Robert Iger returns to head Disney as Bob Chapek exits

LOS ANGELES — In a blockbuster development, Walt Disney Co.'s longtime chief Robert Iger is returning to lead the Burbank-based entertainment giant.

Salon

The real "problem" with Jon Stewart

As predicted, the "Daily Show" veteran got his mojo back. If only his show were on a platform more can see

Fortune

Bob Iger joining Jared Kushner's brother's venture-capital firm as executive mentor and trend spotter

The former Disney CEO has invested in various startups since his departure from the media giant in 2020, and will link up with Joshua Kushner.

Bangkok Post

After Walt Disney, Iger Enters the Metaverse via Genies Investment

Robert Iger spent decades helming a company known for its animated characters. For his next act, the former Walt Disney Co. boss is backing a startup that celebrities and others are using to create avatars for the much-hyped metaverse.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: On Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice

It has become increasingly clear that relying on American corporations for moral leadership is a mug's game.

The Independent UK

Disney boss Bob Chapek’s total compensation almost doubled in fiscal 2021

The firm said the senior executive had delivered a ‘strong performance given the unprecedented challenges’ of the coronavirus pandemic.

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