Media
Disney slams Peltz for lack of media experience, but its board is light on it, too
Nelson Peltz David A. Grogan | CNBC Disney directors unanimously rejected activist investor Nelson Peltz’s request to join the board this month, in large part due to his lack of media industry expertise. That would be a stronger argument if Disney’s current board members had ample media and entertainment experience when they joined. Almost all […]
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Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter
Mounting a comeback for the White Residence, Donald Trump is seeking to get back regulate around his powerful social media accounts. With access to his Twitter account back again, Trump’s marketing campaign is formally petitioning Facebook’s father or mother corporation to unblock his account there soon after it was locked in reaction to the U.S. […]
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Disney rips Peltz around board combat, defends Iger’s acquisitions
Nelson Peltz David A. Grogan | CNBC Disney ripped Nelson Peltz and his bid for a board seat Tuesday, as the amusement giant’s proxy struggle with the investor and his activist agency, Trian Fund Management, requires condition. Disney reported in a securities submitting Tuesday that its board was the place it essential to be to […]
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This week’s best performers include two airlines and a media stock expected to rally 48%
Stocks are set to end the week higher, despite some gyrations Friday, amid investors’ hopes for a slowdown in Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Equities started the week strong on confidence that inflation was cooling and on Thursday, the latest consumer price index data confirmed those expectations. However, stocks wobbled on Friday after JPMorgan Chase […]
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‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller avoids jail with plea deal for unlawful trespass in Vermont
Actor Ezra Miller arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Justice League’ at Dolby Theatre on November 13, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/bauer-griffin | Filmmagic | Getty Images Ezra Miller agreed to a plea deal Friday to avoid jail time related to a May 2022 incident in which they allegedly stole alcohol from a […]
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Rupert Murdoch deposition in Dominion-Fox lawsuit delayed until next week
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is now slated to appear for a deposition later in January […]
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WWE’s smaller rival AEW interested in merger, sources say
WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. Getty Images All Elite Wrestling, a professional wrestling league owned by the Khan family, is interested in merging with World Wrestling Entertainment, according to people familiar with the matter. The Khans, who […]
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Nelson Peltz’s attempt to join Disney’s board could force much-needed accountability
If Nelson Peltz were to win his fight to join Walt Disney ‘s (DIS) board of directors, the activist investor could force a level of accountability at the company that’s sorely needed. Peltz is the CEO and founder of Trian Partners, an investment firm that owns 9.4 million shares of Disney valued at nearly $940 […]
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HBO Max raises price for ad-free service for the first time since it launched
‘House of the Dragon’ series logo displayed on a phone screen and HBO Max website are seen in this illustration photo taken on August 16, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is raising the monthly price of HBO Max by $1 as the company looks to further invest in content […]
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Disney board exposed itself to activist intervention, but Peltz may be overreaching
Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and […]
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