Tag: Walt Disney Co
Streaming platforms are shrinking their content libraries
Every day the streaming landscape is looking more and more like the beast it sought to slay — cable.Looming talks of platform bundles come as major st [...]
Dana Walden could defy critics and make history
Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney EntertainmentRich Polk | Getty ImagesIn 1994, a captain of the media and entertainment industry saw something in Dana [...]
Nelson Peltz withholds votes from Disney CEO Bob Iger in proxy battle
Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority Summit in [...]
ESPN executives talk streaming plans in CNBC documentary
Disney's ESPN is at a crossroads.For more than 40 years, the world's largest all-sports network has grown annual revenue by increasing cable subscript [...]
Proxy advisory firm ISS backs Nelson Peltz in Disney proxy fight
The Walt Disney company logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Dec. 1, 2023.Michael M. Santiago | Get [...]
Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek says ESPN doesn’t need strategic partners
Bob Chapek, chief executive officer of Disney, speaks at the 2022 Disney Legends Awards during Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Sept. 9, 2022 [...]
George Lucas backs Disney CEO Bob Iger in Nelson Peltz proxy fight
Filmmaker and Hollywood legend George Lucas is throwing his support behind Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in the bitter proxy battle between the company and [...]
Part Two’ box office opening sparks interest in ‘Part Three’
Sandworms emerge on the desert planet Arrakis in Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two."Warner Bros. | Legendary EntertainmentAfter a two-month drought, [...]
Legion M taps fans, investors to make movies
William Shatner attends the William Shatner handprint ceremony hosted by Legion M during 2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego at Theatre Box on Jul [...]
Part Two’ hits theaters Friday amid box office drought
Timothee Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two."Warner Bros. | Legendary EntertainmentLOS ANGELES — Movie theater oper [...]
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) earnings Q4 2023
The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus is pictured after the Writers Guild of America began their strike against the Alliance of Mo [...]
FuboTV sues Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. over sports joint venture
Sports streaming platform FuboTV is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture, citing what the company [...]
Disney star Bridgit Mendler launches satellite startup Northwood Space
Actress and singer Bridgit Mendler attends NBCUniversal's after party for the 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly [...]
Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts
Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesCorporate America has a message for Wall Street: It's serious about cutting costs this year.From toy [...]
Pay TV distributors are confused, concerned about sports joint venture
A Major League Baseball logo at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, May 22, 2022.Ronald Martinez | Getty ImagesIt's been about a week since Disney, [...]