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Disney is counting on Bob Iger to make hard decisions about its streaming and TV assets – or find someone who will
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 For nearly three years, Bob Chapek had a plan at Disney: Bob Iger’s plan. “We are […]
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Taylor Swift’s tour promoter says it had no choice but to work with Ticketmaster
Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift’s tour promoter is shifting blame for the botched “Eras” ticket sale squarely onto Ticketmaster, potentially fueling even […]
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Trump Media deal partner says shareholders approve delay of merger with Truth Social parent
This illustration photo shows Donald Trump’s new social media app Truth Social’s logo on a smartphone in Los Angeles, February 21, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank check company that plans to take Trump Media and Technology Group and its Truth Social platform public, said Tuesday that […]
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Iger announces first big moves in new tenure as Disney CEO: Restructuring and departure of Chapek right hand Kareem Daniel
Bob Iger attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. Jeff Kravitz | FilmMagic, Inc | Getty Images Bob Iger, less than 24 hours after returning to the helm of Disney, told employees Monday that the company would be undergoing a restructuring […]
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Paramount scraps deal to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin after weeks after judge rejected merger
The Penguin logo is visible on the spines of books displayed on a shelf at Book Passage on Nov. 2, 2021 in Corte Madera, California. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at $2.175 billion. Justin Sullivan | Getty […]
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JPMorgan breaks from relaxation of Wall Road, says you should not chase Disney shares listed here
Disney’s inventory may possibly be receiving in advance of by itself soon after the return of famous CEO Bob Iger, according to JPMorgan. Shares of the media giant rallied after the Sunday night announcement that Iger was changing Bob Chapek , his previous successor. Wall Road analysts mainly cheered the go, with MoffettNathanson upgrading Disney […]
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Disney board’s decision to replace Bob Chapek with Bob Iger makes everyone look bad
Bob Iger Stephen Desaulniers | CNBC The Disney board’s decision to swap out Bob Chapek for Bob Iger as the company’s CEO may be the right one for the company’s future. But the process to get to this choice makes everyone involved look less than stellar. No sudden CEO change is easy, but the specifics […]
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Analysts cheer Iger’s return to Disney; MoffettNathanson upgrades and sees 30% upside
Wall Street analysts broadly approved of Bob Iger’s return to Disney . Iger was reappointed as chief executive officer, effective immediately, after his successor, Bob Chapek, faced criticism for his handling of the company. Disney shares rose 8% in premarket trading Monday. They’re off 40% this year. As a whole, analysts welcomed the CEO change, […]
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Disney board reached out to Iger on Friday following concerns over earnings
Disney’s board reached out to Bob Iger on Friday, without any other serious candidates in mind to replace Bob Chapek as CEO, CNBC’s David Faber reported Monday, citing sources. The board’s outreach to Iger and discussion to replace Chapek came after surging concerns crested following Disney’s most recent quarterly earnings report, according to Faber’s sources. […]
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Bob Iger is back. He’s the steady hand that Disney needs as CEO to get it back on track
Bob Chapek is out as chief executive of Disney (DIS), the company said late Sunday, a leadership shakeup that nearly two weeks ago we began to champion as necessary to get the entertainment giant back on track. We’re pleased to see Bob Iger is returning to the CEO role nearly three years after he vacated […]
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