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Disney Executive Chairman Robert Iger praised the incoming presidential team in a late tweet today, “Today was a great day in our nation, as President Biden & Vice President Harris assumed their roles with dignity, humility, a strong adherence to values & to the weighty responsibility of high office. We congratulate…

A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit Even though Christmas is almost upon us , Hanukkah is in the rear view mirror, and 2019 is right around the corner, we can’t say that has stopped the major studios from trying to compete with the likes of Netflix and other entities for a stake in this…

Names and faces of the 59 people who were killed last night in the tragic Las Vegas shooting are beginning to be released, one of them being Carrie Barnette, a cast member that worked at the Pacific Wharf Cafe in Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. In addition, Jessica Milam, also a Disney cast member, was one of…

Shanghai’s financial district may soon be better known as the city’s entertainment hub. Robert De Niro and his partners are working on a massive cultural development there while Bruno Wu’s Pinewood Chinawood studio base is also due to be housed in the waterfront Bund area. Today, The Walt Disney Company China said it…

The first glimpse of Shanghai Disneyland, the centerpiece of Shanghai Disney Resort, was unveiled earlier today during the company’s annual meeting:  Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger showed off a model of the new theme park centered on the Enchanted Storybook Castle. Under development since 2005, Shanghai Disney…

“It has all been leading up to this night,”  AFI CEO and President Bob Gazzale told me at the Hollywood Roosevelt pre-screening reception for the AFI Fest closing film, the official World Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. It was actually first presented in “unfinished” form at the New York Film Festival, a fact…

Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Robert Iger this week exercised stock options that netted an estimated $26.6 million in profit, Bloomberg reports. The sale of 1.8 million shares worth $81.6 million took place Thursday, according to an SEC filing, at a cost to Iger of $55 million. The shares sold at an average price…

Related: Why Rich Ross Was Fired At Disney: But Does This Say More About Bob Iger's Leadership? BREAKING… Below is what fired Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross just sent to his staff, followed by a statement from Disney Chairman Bob Iger. But make no mistake about it: Ross did not simply decide to step down – he…

Disney announced today it has reached an agreement to launch a free-to-air ad-supported Disney Channel in Russia early next year. The joint venture with media holding company UTH Russia will see UTH’s Seven TV channel become Disney Channel, with Disney owning a 49% stake and UTH 51%. At launch, the network will reach…

BURBANK, Calif. — The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors announced today it has agreed to extend Robert A. Iger's contract through June 2016 as part of the Company's ongoing succession planning. Under the new agreement, effective Oct. 1, Iger will assume the role of chairman…