Peter Rice ousted as Disney TV chief in major shake-up
2 years, 6 months ago

Peter Rice ousted as Disney TV chief in major shake-up

LA Times  

Peter Rice, left, Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews, Dana Walden and Kareem Daniel attend the premiere of Hulu’s “The Dropout” on Feb. 24 at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. Peter Rice, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s TV content division, has been fired from the Burbank-based entertainment giant in a move sure to rock Hollywood. “Dana is a dynamic, collaborative leader and cultural force who in just three years has transformed our television business into a content powerhouse that consistently delivers the entertainment audiences crave,” Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said in an email to staff announcing the decision. Ron DeSantis bashed the company as a “woke” corporation, and Florida’s Legislature voted to strip Disney of its special self-governing privileges in the area that encompasses Walt Disney World Resort.

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Disney puts ABC News under TV networks business head Debra OConnell
10 months, 1 week ago

Disney puts ABC News under TV networks business head Debra OConnell

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. is putting all of its traditional TV assets — its news division, entertainment networks and TV station group — under a single executive. Debra OConnell has been elevated to the new role of president, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment. A 27-year-veteran of Disney, OConnell was already overseeing ABC Owned Television Stations and the business side of …

Why would Disney want to sell ABC?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why would Disney want to sell ABC?

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger poses with Mickey Mouse at “Mickey’s 90th Spectacular” in 2018 at the Shrine Auditorium. An episode set in Disneyland or Disney World was a given for every family-centered ABC sitcom, from “Roseanne” to “black-ish.” ABC has long been part of the entertainment behemoth’s DNA, which is why it came as a shock when …

Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract 2 more years through 2026
1 year, 5 months ago

Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract 2 more years through 2026

Associated Press  

Bob Iger will remain as CEO of The Walt Disney Co. through the end of 2026, agreeing to a two-year contract extension that will give the entertainment and theme park company some breathing room to find his successor. “Because I want to ensure Disney is strongly positioned when my successor takes the helm, I have agreed to the board’s request …

Robert Iger restructures Disney’s Entertainment operations; Hulu's future in doubt
1 year, 10 months ago

Robert Iger restructures Disney’s Entertainment operations; Hulu's future in doubt

Firstpost  

Robert Iger is focusing more on family-friendly content and big-franchise stuff such as Star Wars and Marvel superhero content that can fuel the expansion of Disney+ streaming services as he restructures Disney’s entertainment strategy Robert Iger, who returned in a boardroom coup to become Disney’s CEO in November 2022, has started to sketch out a vision that involves slashing costs, …

Disney Fires Bob Chapek, Brings Back Former CEO Bob Iger to Lead Company
2 years, 1 month ago

Disney Fires Bob Chapek, Brings Back Former CEO Bob Iger to Lead Company

News 18  

Disney ousted chief executive Bob Chapek on Sunday and announced that it had brought back former CEO Bob Iger to once again take the reins. “We thank Bob Chapek for his service to Disney over his long career,” Susan Arnold, chair of Disney’s board, said. Chapek upset many of Disney’s 200,000 employees earlier this year with how he handled the …

Key players in the Disney leadership drama
2 years, 1 month ago

Key players in the Disney leadership drama

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co.’s bombshell news Sunday night that Bob Iger would return as chief executive sent shock waves throughout the Burbank entertainment giant, Hollywood and Wall Street. Bob Iger, newly appointed CEO of Walt Disney Co. Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Co., attends the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Media preview event at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim in …

Disney is not what it was when Bob Iger left. Does he have the magic touch to turn it around?
2 years, 1 month ago

Disney is not what it was when Bob Iger left. Does he have the magic touch to turn it around?

LA Times  

Bob Iger’s return to the Walt Disney Co. was greeted with glee by Wall Street and Hollywood’s creative community. Iger on Monday told staff he would enact his own restructuring of the company to put “more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams,” which will effectively unwind Chapek’s controversial 2020 reorganization. “It’s a very difficult time for Bob …

From ‘Hannah Montana’ to ‘High School Musical,’ influential Disney Channel boss to step down
3 years, 3 months ago

From ‘Hannah Montana’ to ‘High School Musical,’ influential Disney Channel boss to step down

LA Times  

Disney Branded Television President Gary Marsh will step down at years’ end and segue into a producing role. Few Disney executives have had the kind of staying power and influence of Marsh, who joined the Disney Channel in the late 1980s, and guided such popular franchises as “Hannah Montana,” “High School Musical,” “Descendants,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Gravity Falls,” and “That’s …

With Disney+ in the spotlight, Disney revamps its business around streaming
4 years, 2 months ago

With Disney+ in the spotlight, Disney revamps its business around streaming

LA Times  

Emboldened by the success of Disney+, Walt Disney Co. is reorganizing its massive entertainment and media operations to focus on creating content for its streaming services in a major effort to accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy, the company said Monday. Under the new corporate structure, Disney’s media and entertainment units will be organized into content businesses that produce movies, TV shows …

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