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Disney Q2 2023 Earnings Call Live Blog: Bob Iger Talks Disney World's Florida Lawsuit, Disney+, Layoffs, And More

Bob Iger will likely address ongoing battles with Florida and the ongoing Disney layoffs in the quarterly earnings report.

Cinemablend

Why there will be no winners in the never-ending war between Disney and DeSantis

Every governor in the country, Republican or Democrat, would be thrilled to have Disney make these investments in their state–except Ron DeSantis.

Fortune

Why BuzzFeed's founder reportedly turned down Bob Iger's offer of $650 million—10 years before killing his news division and laying off 15% of staff

According to BuzzFeed News’ former editor-in-chief Ben Smith, Iger was furious with Jonah Peretti for backing out of the deal.

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Disney v DeSantis: how a corporate behemoth turned beacon of diversity

The fight between the Florida governor and the Magic Kingdom is weird and getting weirder, for a company that was not always a defender of LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US

CEO Bob Iger is trying to recapture Disney's magic. 3 big problems stand in his way

Whether Iger can pull off a turnaround may ultimately define his legacy.

Fortune

After Disney flubbed the most basic equation in finance, Bob Iger has to dig out of deep hole to move the stock price

In its rush into streaming, Disney mishandled three big initiatives. Those unforced errors account for its shockingly poor financial performance over the past three years.

Fortune

Beth Kowitt: Disney embraces its role as hero to DeSantis’s villain

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war against Walt Disney Co. reached parody level on Monday when he floated his latest threat: building a prison next to its theme park complex in the state.

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Disney's Bob Iger claims Steve Jobs is his chief inspiration in returning to his old CEO job amid rumors of sale to Apple

Speculation has persisted that the 72-year-old returned to sell the Mouse House to Apple, a rumor he himself helped nourish four years ago.

Fortune

Beware the boomerang CEO

Boomerang CEOs signal a succession-planning failure, as evidenced by Disney’s Bob Iger.

Fortune

The Great Netflix Correction One Year Later: April 19, 2022, the Day That Transformed the Streaming Biz (Bloom)

Sure, Netflix rebounded nicely, but Wall Street's dramatic reaction to its Q1 2022 earnings had huge impacts on its streaming competitors that continue to reverberate

Broadcasting & Cable

Bob Iger says he's willing to meet with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about Disney World: 'I do not view this as a going-to-mattresses situation'

Disney and DeSantis have been sparring for over a year now, and despite the tension, Florida and Disney are deeply intertwined.

Fortune

Disney's Bob Iger wanted to fire Marvel's Ike Perlmutter even before he backed a proxy war

'This decision would have been made regardless,' claimed the returning CEO of Disney, who clashed with the frugal billionaire before.

Fortune

Disney Parks Needed A Win With Fans. Why I Think Annual Pass Changes Are It

The return of Annual Passes at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are a big step in the right direction.

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Apple at heart of US-China selective decoupling, Gallagher says

Apple Inc. and Walt-Disney Co. are among U.S. businesses that will face the steepest challenges in a “selective decoupling” from China, a key lawmaker said after a series of meetings with executives and experts in Hollywood and Silicon Valley this week.

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Marvel Head Honcho Ike Perlmutter Claps Back After Disney Firing, Says It Wasn't A Shock

The former head of Marvel Entertainment speaks out on being fired by Disney.

Broadcasting & Cable

Asad Ayaz Named Chief Brand Officer at The Walt Disney Co.

Exec continues as president of marketing for The Walt Disney Studios

Fortune

Billionaire ex-head of Marvel said he was fired for complaining its films were too expensive

Ike Perlmutter, the chairman of Marvel Entertainment, was one of the highest-profile casualties of Disney's recent layoffs last week.

The Guardian - US

Disney chief Bob Iger calls Ron DeSantis ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’

CEO’s comments are latest round in bitter feud between governor and state’s largest corporate employer over ‘don’t say gay’ law

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France 24

Disney CEO Iger slams Florida governor DeSantis as 'anti-business'

Disney CEO Bob Iger has criticised Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis as being "anti-business" and "anti-Florida". The comments are part of an ongoing feud between the entertainment giant and DeSantis that started when Disney voiced its opposition to a state law banning education on LGBT issues in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Disney Developing Live-action ‘Moana’ with Dwayne Johnson

“Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced a live-action “Moana” remake is in development Monday in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages — no…

Tribune News Service

Disney CEO blasts DeSantis’s policies as ‘anti-business’

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger came out swinging at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis saying his policies regarding the theme-park giant have been “not just anti-Florida, but anti-business.”

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Ron DeSantis Drops New Document Calling Out Disney World’s ‘Ethics’ And It Looks Like The Chess Match Isn’t Over Yet

The battle between Walt Disney World and the state of Florida continues.

The Independent UK

Disney-DeSantis war of words heats up at annual meeting

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company for its policy positions that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only “anti-business but anti-Florida.”

Tribune News Service

US lawmakers to meet with Taiwan’s Tsai, Tim Cook, Bob Iger

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is taking their concerns about China to California next week where they plan to meet with top technology and entertainment executives, as well as with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Fortune

Months after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out

Perlmutter's role at Marvel Studios had shrunk over the years after a 2015 restructuring by Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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