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Bob Iger, Willow Bay Acquire Controlling Stake in Angel City Football Club
Even before the investment, the club was considered the world’s most valuable women’s sports franchise
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Hollywood’s Pivot to Streaming 5 Years On: Fatal Error – or Key to Survival?
TheWrap investigates the effect of Hollywood’s race against Netflix and how it left theatrical behind
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Bob Iger and Willow Bay Near $50 Million Deal to Buy LA Women’s Soccer Franchise Angel City FC
The investment would nearly double the value of the team, which is already the most valuable in women’s sports globally
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Nelson Peltz Sells His Entire $1 Billion Stake in Disney After Losing Proxy Battle, CNBC Reports
The move comes week after Trian Fund Management’s bid was shot down by Disney shareholders
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Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Bob Iger at Disney Upfronts Over Rumored ABC Sale: When People Test the Waters ‘They Don’t Drown Their Children’
The late night host also likened former CEO Bob Chapek’s “short union” to the failed “Golden Bachelor” marriage
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Wall Street Turns Its Back on Disney’s Streaming Profit Milestone | Analysis
The company turned a corner but Iger may be settling into a more conservative growth strategy
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Despite ‘Apes’ and ‘Deadpool,’ Bob Iger Doesn’t Expect Disney to ‘Lean Into’ 20th Century IP
“We’re going to look opportunistically at it,” Disney CEO tells shareholders
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What Every Major Media Executive Got Paid in 2023
As Hollywood went on strike, top brass made nearly $642 million in total compensation, 16% more than in 2022, TheWrap’s yearly analysis shows
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Bob Iger Says Succession Is Disney Board’s No. 1 Priority After Proxy Fight Win: ‘Treating It With a Sense of Urgency’
“They are confident they will choose the right person at the right time and they have some time to do that,” the chief executive tells CNBC
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Bob Iger Teases New Details for ‘Avatar’-Themed Land Coming to Disneyland
Ready to venture to Pandora?
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A Shareholder Revolt Put Bob Iger in Power. Another One Could Strip Him of It
Two decades after the Save Disney campaign led by Roy Disney, Iger finds himself in the middle of a new quagmire
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NYC Retirement Systems Back Disney in Activist Investor Proxy Battle so Board Can Focus ‘on a Strategic Transformation’
“Nelson Peltz’s troubling performance on other company boards raise concerns about the value he would bring to the table,” city comptroller Brad Lander says
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The Disney-Nelson Peltz Proxy Battle, Explained
The activist investor is pushing for two board seats at the House of Mouse to try to boost transparency, focus and accountability
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Disney Proxy Fight Is About Board Members, Not CEO, Trian Says: ‘This Campaign Is Not About Mr. Iger’
The latest statement to shareholders says “Disney’s problems lay at the feet of the board,” calls Iger “admired and respected”
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Michael Eisner Backs Disney, Bob Iger in Proxy Fight With Activist Investors
The former Disney CEO said that bringing someone in with no company or industry experience is “playing not only with fire but earthquakes and hurricanes as well”