Bob Iger
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Bob Iger Says He’s Had a Call From Nelson Peltz but Doesn’t Have ‘Specifics on What He’s Really After’
The activist investor has been pulling the Disney board into the spotlight as of late
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Disney+ Hits 112.6 Million Core Subscribers, Adding Nearly 7 Million in Q4
The entertainment giant reported adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share on revenue of $21.24 billion
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Combined Disney+ and Hulu App to Launch in Beta in December
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the combination will hopefully reduce churn and foster engagement
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Earnings Double-Header: Streaming Profitability to Take Center Stage for Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery
Wall Street will be watching closely to see if the media sector’s recent trend of narrower streaming losses and upbeat guidance continues when the legacy media giants report
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ESPN’s Direct-to-Consumer Transition Is ‘First Priority’ for Bob Iger, Kevin Mayer Says
The Candle Media co-CEO, who returned to Disney in a strategic advisor capacity, said the studio chief “needed some part of his team back” after the company “vastly changed”
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ESPN Is a Disney Crown Jewel, but Its Financials Demand ‘Drastic Pivot’ to Direct-to-Consumer | Analysis
The sports network generated $1.89 billion operating profit in the first 9 months of fiscal 2023, but cord-cutting and escalating costs for sports rights are weighing on growth
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Bob Iger, Bari Weiss and Others Discuss Antisemitism at Hedge Fund CEO Dan Loeb’s House
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson, actor Chris Pine and playwright David Mamet also attended last Tuesday’s event
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Disney’s Bob Iger Sends Note to Jewish Employees Expressing ‘Profound Outrage’ Over Hamas Attacks
The message follows a more general note that was sent company-wide and did not specifically name Hamas
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Bob Iger Found Disney in ‘Worse Shape’ Than He Expected, Now ‘Overwhelmed and Exhausted’ Bloomberg Reports
Mounting troubles across Disney’s businesses have proven a bigger challenge that the CEO expected when he returned
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5 Days to End the Strike: When Writers and Studios (Finally) Hit a Contract Breakthrough
Months of standoff were broken once Hollywood’s CEOs presented the counteroffer WGA was looking for
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Byron Allen Says Capital ‘Not an Issue’ in $10 Billion Bid for ABC, FX and National Geographic
The media mogul emphasized that the “hard part” would be getting a deal approved at all
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Disney’s Bob Iger, NBCU’s Donna Langley and Other Studio CEOs Return to WGA Strike Negotiation Talks
Thursday marks the second day in a row executives have unexpectedly been present at the table with guild leadership
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Disney to Spend $60 Billion on Theme Parks Expansion Over Next Decade
The investment is double what the company spent on parks in the last 10 years
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Disney Chief Information Officer Diane Jurgens Leaves Company
The executive is the second C-level officer to leave the studio in less than three months
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Bob Iger Refused to Forfeit His Disney Office to Successor Bob Chapek Because of Its Private Shower
The Disney executive power struggle kicked off with Iger’s refusal to move offices after appointing his successor, a new CNBC report alleges