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With Nelson Peltz angling for a seat on Disney’s board, the company on Thursday blasted the activist investor, his firm Trian Group, and his son, Matthew Peltz, whom Trian is proposing as a possible alternate candidate. Related Story Disney Proxy Battle: Who Is Nelson Peltz And Why Does…

The initial exuberance and relief following Bob Iger's return as Disney CEO has been replaced by anxiety as speculation about a pending corporate restructuring is intensifying — and with it, rumors about the layoffs that are likely to follow. Rumblings of a new org-chart unveiling are growing louder…

Disney CEO Bob Iger has joined with four other prominent investors to take a small stake in venture firm Thrive Capital. Before returning to Disney in November, Iger briefly became a partner at Thrive before stepping down upon the move back into the corner office. The firm was founded in 2009 by Josh…

Former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek earned $24 million in fiscal 2022, down sharply from $32 million the year before, the company revealed in its proxy Tuesday. Chapek, who exited abruptly in November, is entitled to just over $6.5 million in remaining base salary through the scheduled…

Disney came out swinging Tuesday against Trian Partners and owner Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who's pushing a proxy fight to take a seat on Disney's board. "The current board is the right board for Disney shareholders," the company said in a filing today with the SEC. "Nelson Peltz does not…

Nelson Peltz’s broadside against the Walt Disney Co., and the prospect of a rare proxy fight at the media giant, stunned media circles this week — and a flurry of SEC filings over the past few days suggest plenty more fireworks to come. Related Story Bob Iger’s Christmas Carol & The Ghost…

Disney, newly under Bob Iger's wing, is taking steps to mollify theme park-goers, some of whom have been at a low boil. Theme parks saw big changes coming out of Covid under former CEO Bob Chapek with new technology, ticket pricing and advances aimed at making the business more lucrative and the…

Disney's newly returned CEO Bob Iger said employees currently working a hybrid schedule will be asked to spend four days a week on-site as of March 1, targeting Monday through Thursday as in-person workdays, saying it's his "belief that working together more in-person will benefit the Company's…

"Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself," said Disney CEO Bob Iger tonight after the passing of the longtime ABC host at the age of 93. In an email Friday to staffers the man who once worked as a crew member to Walters way back in the day…

In about 698 days, the Walt Disney Company is supposed to have its fourth CEO in three years. Optimistically presuming that past and current House of Mouse boss Bob Iger really does hand over the keys to the Magic Kingdom in late 2024 to a designated successor, the soon-to-be 100-year-old media…

With the unexpected return of Bob Iger last month for a new stint as Disney CEO, the entertainment giant’s veteran chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to take over the top job. “Christine has always been a force to be reckoned with, but you have to put her on…

AMC got its meme back Thursday, with the stock surging 27% at its high on heavy volume, way outpacing the broader market and other publicly traded theater chains. The jump was its biggest since May as the stock revisited its days as huge chatroom favorite. Volatility is a hallmark of meme stocks with…