Later this year, it’ll mark the fifth anniversary of the launch of Disney+ and over that time, we’ve seen many changes to the streaming service and to the whole entertainment business as a whole. Disney+ was able to launch and hit Disney’s initial subscriber number target within the first year, but the pandemic caused a […]
Ever since Bob Iger returned as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, he quickly started a full investigation into the company and started making major changes, one of which was to drastically reduce the amount of content being created by all of its studios. Disney’s spending on new shows and films for theatrical, linear […]
With the streaming wars moving into a new phase of consolidation and reduction as the boom of new subscribers during the pandemic is over and people are cutting back on spending, we are starting to see many of the streaming services being offered in bundles. Disney has been using a bundle to get people invested […]
Over the past few years, Disney has come under fire for its films and shows, where many believe the company has focused too much on a political “agenda” through its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The company has also come into the line of fire following its involvement in the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in […]
Before the pandemic, Disney was riding high on releasing one billion dollar box office hit after another, with the biggest box office receipts of any major studio. However, during the pandemic, the crown slipped as cinemas closed around the world, and audiences didn’t return in the same way as before. While Disney has had some […]
Earlier today, Disney held a special Town Hall event for employees today, which was hosted by CEO Bob Iger at the New Amsterdam Theatre and it was moderated by ABC News anchor David Muir. Also speaking during the one-hour event were Entertainment bosses Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, along with the theme park boss, Josh […]
Last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger appeared on CNBC for an interview about many different topics, including his recent contract extension. One of the topics brought up during that interview, was that Bob Iger was looking to possibly sell the linear television channels, which include ABC, Freeform, FX and National Geographic. Bob Iger explained that […]
Later today, the Screen Actors Guild is voting on if it should go on strike following a failure to come to an agreement with the studios, which include Disney, over several different issues, including the use of AI and about the residuals from streaming platforms. These issues are also some of the core issues facing […]
Since Bob Iger’s return to Disney in November, he has been doing some major research within the company as he tries to steer Disney into the next 100 years. With the world shifting more towards streaming, linear television is no longer a growth market and continues to decline, year on year. This is why Disney […]
Last year, Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to the company to replace Bob Chapek in a surprise move that shook up the company, which has seen Iger making big changes to the company, restructuring it, trying to sort out the debt issue, laying off 7000 employees and trying to correct the issues facing the company. […]
Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed one of the ways that the company is looking to reduce costs and try to save over $5 billion dollars, is to start cutting back on the amount of general entertainment content that they produce, as has raised concerns about undifferentiated general entertainment and how that competes […]
Following Disney purchasing 20th Century Fox, it acquired control of 66% of Hulu, resulting in a deal being made with Comcast, who owns 33%, that in 2024, both companies could force Disney to buy out Comcast’s stake. Part of the deal is that Hulu has to be independently valued, but at a minimum of $27.5 […]
One of the last major projects Bob Iger launched before he retired from Disney, was Disney+, and since his return to Disney late last year, there has been a big shift within the company to making a profit from its streaming services. During a recent Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Disney CEO Bob […]
Today saw Bob Iger speak to investors for the first time during the Walt Disney Company’s first quarterly results investor call, where he outlined the plan for the future, which will see the company restructured into three divisions, Disney Entertainment, ESPN and Parks & Experiences. One of the major focal points of the investor’s call […]
Following the return of Bob Iger as the Walt Disney Companies CEO, after a week of getting readjusted to being back in the role after over two years, Bob Iger held a special town hall question and answer session with cast members today in Burbank, California. During the town hall session, Bob Iger did address […]