Disney Extends CEO Iger’s Tenure Amid Analyst Skepticism Stock remains neutral as uncertainty looms over succession and challenges facing the entertainment giant. Zenger · Jul 18, 2023
Disney Board Extends Bob Iger’s CEO Contract Through 2026 Search for long-term successor continues Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 12, 2023
What Nike got right and Anheuser-Busch got wrong in Dylan Mulvaney controversies Sarah Kate Ellis analyzes the fallout of a "battleground" Pride Month. Fortune · Jul 11, 2023
Should You Buy the Dip in Disney Stock? Disney's stock is up just 1.92% year to date, compared to the S&P 500's 14.85% gain. Is now a good time to scoop up shares of the multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate? Barchart · Jul 6, 2023
Disney’s Post-Iger Succession Plan? ‘Sell to Apple,’ Analyst Laura Martin Suggests The Needham & Co. senior analyst tells Next TV that Disney would fix the $3 trillion technology company’s biggest problem: ‘It’s been doing an absolute sh** job on content’ Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 3, 2023
Disney Head Honcho Bob Iger Speaks Out After Surprise Exit Of Longtime CFO Disney's longtime CFO is stepping down at the end of the month. Cinemablend · Jun 16, 2023
Disney CFO Christine McCarthy is leaving the company Walt Disney Co. Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy is leaving after more than two decades at the Burbank entertainment company. Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2023
Disney CFO Christine McCarthy Steps Down To Take Family Medical Leave Kevin Lansberry named to role on interim basis Broadcasting & Cable · Jun 15, 2023
Protesters fly Nazi and DeSantis 2024 flags outside Disney World entrance The protesters reportedly pulled a similar stunt last May The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are locked in a legal battle over free speech. How did we get here? The Florida governor has been feuding with the "House of Mouse" for more than a year — and it all started with a law colloquially known as "Don't Say Gay". ABC News · Jun 2, 2023
Disney Defying DeSantis? Mouse House To Reportedly Double Down On Florida With $17B Investment Walt Disney Co Zenger · May 29, 2023
Walt Disney World Vs. Ron DeSantis: A Timeline Of The Theme Park's Battle With Florida An updated look at the ongoing battle between Walt Disney World and Ron DeSantis. Cinemablend · May 26, 2023
DeSantis v Disney: Why Florida’s governor is at war with the Mouse A year-long feud between the governor and Disney has boiled over into legal battles that could shape the company’s future in the state, Alex Woodward writes The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
DeSantis v Disney: Why Florida’s governor is at war with the Mouse A year-long feud between the governor and the powerful entertainment company has boiled over into legal battles that could shape the company’s future in the state, Alex Woodward writes The Independent UK · May 24, 2023
Zenger · May 20, 2023 Disney’s Stock Ratings Plunge After Negative Earnings Were A Contributing Factor The media giant scrapped its plans to move the headquarters to Florida amid the fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2023 Disney cancels plan to move 2,000 workers to Florida amid DeSantis fight Last week, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger issued a not-very-subtle challenge to the state of Florida and its Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been openly attacking the company as a "woke corporation" as he prepares for an expected presidential run.
Cinemablend · May 16, 2023 Following DeSantis Lawsuit, Disney Is Getting Sued Again. This Time, Bob Chapek Is Involved Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek has been named in a new lawsuit against the company.
Fortune · May 9, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2023 DeSantis v Disney: Why Florida’s governor is at war with the Mouse A year-long feud between the governor and the powerful entertainment company has boiled over into legal battles that could shape the company’s future in the state, Alex Woodward writes
Broadcasting & Cable · May 1, 2023 Disney and Iger Find the Best Defense Against DeSantis Is More Offense (Bloom) Disney’s latest suit has big implications for both Disney’s Iger-led transformation, and for DeSantis’s wilting presidential aspirations
The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2023 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
Fortune · Apr 21, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 Victoria Alonso ‘settles’ with Disney after ‘refusing’ to make ‘reprehensible’ change to Marvel movie Alonso’s attorney previously claimed the producer had been ‘silenced’
Fortune · Apr 20, 2023 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.
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023 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.