Fishing tournament in Little Egg Harbor to fund Disney Cruise for child with rare condition
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Volunteers from the Southern Ocean County Chapter of the Sunshine Foundation will host their 28th Annual Fishing Tournament on Saturday, raising funds to send a local…
Activist investor Peltz kicks off battle for Disney board seat
(Reuters) – Nelson Peltz has launched a fight for a board seat at Walt Disney Co to help turnaround a company he says is “in crisis” due to failed succession planning, mounting…
Disney asks employees to work from office four days a week – CNBC
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s top boss Bob Iger told employees to return to corporate offices four days a week starting March 1, CNBC reported on Monday, citing an email. The entertainment…
Disney+ streaming service launches with major advertisers
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – The ad-supported version of the Disney+ service launched Thursday, attracting major advertisers from different sectors, bringing in new revenue as Walt Disney Co strives to push its…
Disney buys MLB’s stake in streaming firm BAMTech for $900 million
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co disclosed on Tuesday that it has taken full control of BAMTech, a video-streaming firm spun off from Major League Baseball’s digital media company MLB Advanced Media. Disney…
Disney CEO Pledges To Double Down On LGBT ‘Storytelling’ In Animated Kids’ Movies
Disney CEO Pledges To Double Down On LGBT ‘Storytelling’ In Animated Kids’ Movies Laurel Duggan on November 29, 2022 Bob Iger, the newly appointed CEO of Disney, pledged to double down on…
Disney says returning CEO Iger to get $1 million base salary
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Monday returning Chief Executive Robert Iger will get an annual base salary of $1 million and a long-term incentive award with a target value of…
Disney Set For Layoffs After Billion Dollar Earnings Miss
Disney Set For Layoffs After Billion Dollar Earnings Miss John Hugh DeMastri on November 11, 2022 CEO Bob Chapek of Disney told executives that layoffs at the entertainment giant were likely, just…
Disney Shares Plummet Following Billion Dollar Earnings Miss
Disney Shares Plummet Following Billion Dollar Earnings Miss John Hugh DeMastri on November 8, 2022 The Walt Disney Company missed investor expectations for growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022,…
Disney to test early merchandise access for U.S. Disney+ customers
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. subscribers to the Disney+ streaming service will be able to purchase new Star Wars lightsabers, Black Panther masks and other merchandise starting on Tuesday,…
Disney CEO, asked if company is ‘too woke,’ says it will cater to audience
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Chapek, asked to address criticism the company had become “too woke,” said on Wednesday that its programming will cater to the audience and…
Motor racing-Formula One and Walt Disney extend ESPN deal until 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Liberty Media-owned Formula One and the Walt Disney Company announced an extension of their broadcast partnership on Saturday, keeping the sport on ESPN networks in the United States…
Disney to reopen theme parks on Friday
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will restart operations at its theme park and Disney Springs located in Florida in a phased manner on Friday following their closure due to Hurricane Ian, the…
Former Disney chief Iger to join VC firm Thrive Capital
(Reuters) – Thrive Capital said on Tuesday that Walt Disney Co’s former top boss, Robert Iger, will join the investment firm as a venture partner. Iger will advise on day-to-day initiatives including…
Walmart held talks on streaming deal with Disney, Comcast and Paramount- NYT
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc has held talks with media companies about including streaming entertainment in its membership service, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the conversations.…
Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law
Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over…
ANDERSON: Disney Overdosed On Wokeness. You’d Think They’d Know Better By Now
ANDERSON: Disney Overdosed On Wokeness. You’d Think They’d Know Better By Now Brad Anderson on July 2, 2022 Disney’s mouse is staying in his house. In a surprise move, Disney’s Board of…
Disney cancels exclusive Disney+ streaming deal with Israel’s YES
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Competition Authority said on Tuesday it closed a case against Walt Disney and Bezeq Israel Telecom’s satellite TV unit YES after the companies agreed to cancel an exclusive streaming…
Shanghai Disney Resort to reopen Disneytown, hotel on June 16
BEIJING – Shanghai Disney Resort said on Tuesday it will reopen Disneytown and Shanghai Disneyland hotel on June 16 but the main Disneyland park will remain closed until further notice. Toy Story…
CBP Arrests Fugitive from Justice Wanted for a Bomb Threat to Disney World
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Ogdensburg Port of Entry arrested a 22-year-old male, Canadian citizen who had an outstanding felony warrant out of Florida. …
Third Point’s Loeb turns back on Disney, cools on Amazon in first quarter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Third Point liquidated its position in Walt Disney Co during the first quarter, two years after the hedge fund first invested and began urging the media company…
Did DeSantis’ Scorched Earth Blitz Against Disney Spook Woke Corporations?
Did DeSantis’ Scorched Earth Blitz Against Disney Spook Woke Corporations? Laurel Duggan on May 13, 2022 Large corporations have been quiet about the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, including those who…
SHEFFIELD: Disney Proves That Going Woke Means Going Broke
SHEFFIELD: Disney Proves That Going Woke Means Going Broke Carrie Sheffield on May 12, 2022 The market has spoken: Disney should stick to entertainment instead of politics in order to stop its…
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Rufo Explains Secret To Taking On Disney
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Rufo Explains Secret To Taking On Disney Samantha Renck on May 8, 2022 Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo, who has worked to expose Critical Race Theory, is now taking…
‘Shock And Awe’: Disney Quietly Surrenders To DeSantis, GOP
‘Shock And Awe’: Disney Quietly Surrenders To DeSantis, GOP Laurel Duggan on April 28, 2022 Disney plans to keep quiet about politics after publicly sparring with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over…
RENSI: Corporate America Should Stay Out Of Politics Or Risk Becoming The Next Disney
RENSI: Corporate America Should Stay Out Of Politics Or Risk Becoming The Next Disney Ed Rensi on April 26, 2022 At its annual meeting today, Bank of America shareholders are voting on…
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