Bob Iger attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. Jeff Kravitz | FilmMagic, Inc | Getty Ima...
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Disney blindsided Chapek with decision to replace him with Iger
Disney chose to rehire Bob Iger as chief executive after receiving internal complaints from senior leadership that Bob Chapek was not fit for the job, according to people familiar with the matter. The...
Disney’s decision to replace Chapek with Iger makes everyone look bad
Bob Iger Stephen Desaulniers | CNBC The Disney board’s decision to swap out Bob Chapek for Bob Iger as CEO may be the right one for the company’s future. But the process to get to this cho...
Bob Iger is back. He’s the steady hand that Disney needs as CEO to get it back on track
Bob Chapek is out as chief executive of Disney (DIS), the company said late Sunday, a leadership shakeup that nearly two weeks ago we began to champion as necessary to get the entertainment giant back...
Robert Iger Returns As Disney CEO After Successor Bob Chapek Is Ousted
Disney on Sunday announced that Robert Iger will return to lead the company as its CEO in a stunning move that comes just two and half years after he stepped down from the role and handpicked his succ...
What Bob Iger’s return means for Disney and Chapek’s decisions
Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO at The Walt Disney Company speaks in Laguna Beach, California, October 22, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Bob Iger’s shocking return as Disney‘s chief executive o...
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO effective immediately
Bob Iger is back. Disney, in a shocking late Sunday announcement, said it had re-appointed Iger as chief executive, effective immediately, after Iger’s handpicked successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, c...
Netflix is losing the streaming war amid Disney+’s rapid growth
Over the past 25 years, Netflix has changed the film and television landscape. The company has amassed nearly 221 million subscribers across 190 countries, billions of hours watched for popular series...
How Bryan Lourd became one of the most powerful people in Hollywood
Bryan Lourd speaks onstage during the Lincoln Center American Songbook Gala honoring Bonnie Hammer at Broadway Theatre on January 29, 2020 in New York City. Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Entertainment ...
Moviegoing won’t return to pre-pandemic levels, says Disney’s Bob Iger
Robert Iger attends the Stella McCartney “Get Back” Capsule Collection and documentary release of Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” at The Jim Henson Company on November 18, 202...
Poor ‘Lightyear’ Box Office Highlights Disney’s Increasing Reliance On Marvel
SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE – The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic advent...
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger takes stake in Australian design company Canva
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has acquired a stake in Australian design company Canva and agreed to be an advisor to the closely held company. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Bob Iger as...
Funko sells 25% stake to group including Bob Iger, Rich Paul, eBay
A consortium including former Disney CEO Bob Iger, sports agent Rich Paul, eBay and the Chernin Group is buying a 25% stake in toy maker Funko. The investment, which is worth $263 million, or $21 per ...
Here’s Who Is Behind The Dark Horse Bid For Chelsea FC
Stephen Pagliuca is one of four managing partners for the Boston Celtics. AP Photo/Charles Krupa In the last 24 hours, Stephen Pagliuca, the co-chair of Bain Capital and part-owner of the Boston Celti...
Disney CEO Chapek under pressure, at odds with ex-boss Bob Iger
Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney Charley Gallay | Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images April 12, 2020. That’s the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger’s relationshi...