Bob Iger stunned the entertainment industry when he reassumed his role as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company on Sunday night. The former Disney chief will earn a $1 million base salary for going back ...
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Can Bob Iger Fix Disney In Two Short Years?
Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney. Getty Images for Disney In one of the wildest management shake-ups in history, Bob Chapek—who has been widely praised by insiders and investors for ste...
Disney CEO Bob Iger plans restructuring, Chapek loyalist Kareem Daniel to leave
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...
Jim Cramer says he’s bullish on Disney after Iger’s return as CEO
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that he’s sticking by Disney after the company welcomed Bob Iger back to the chief executive role. “Disney’s the defining story of the day. This i...
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...
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...
Disney reappoints Genesis adviser Robert Iger as CEO – crypto.news
Bob Iger, a supporter of the Metaverse, has announced a sudden return to his previous position as Disney’s CEO, succeeding the company’s former CEO, Bob Chapek. Since he left The Walt Disney Company, ...
Walt Disney executives staged revolt against ousted chief Bob Chapek
Senior Walt Disney executives led a rebellion against chief executive Bob Chapek in recent weeks, which resulted in his ousting and replacement with predecessor Bob Iger, according to people familiar ...
Disney, Carvana, Diamondback Energy and more
A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making head...
Disney Brings Back Bob Iger as CEO to Boost Growth
As Disney faces challenging times in terms of revenue slowdown, Bob Iger is once again here to provide a strategic direction for the company. In a major announcement over the weekend, the media empire...
Jim Cramer reacts to Disney ‘renaming’ Bob Iger as its CEO
Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), on Monday, renamed Bob Iger as its Chief Executive, replacing Bob Chapek after less than three years in that role. Shares opened nearly 10% up. Cramer sees it as a positi...
Walt Disney, Carvana, Coinbase and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walt Disney (DIS) – Walt Disney rallied 8.8% in premarket trading after the weekend announcement that former Chairman and CEO Bob Iger is re...
Bob Iger is back as Disney’s CEO. Is it safe to buy Disney stocks?
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is up over 9% in pre-market trading hours. The news that Bob Iger, its previous CEO, is back triggered a sharp rally after the company missed the estimates on the last quarterly ear...
Disney (DIS) shares rise after Iger replaces Chapek as CEO
Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2022. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Shares of Disney popped in premarket trade Monday, the morning after the company announced i...
Disney stock up 10% premarket
Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) shot up in the premarket on Monday, November 21, as the company announced that after less than a year in retirement, Bob Iger has returned as the CEO. The unexpected ...
Disney brings back Bob Iger as CEO: Here’s the crypto connection
Metaverse-backer Bob Iger has announced a surprise return to his former role as CEO of Disney, taking over from now-former CEO Bob Chapek. While Iger is most well known for serving 15 years as the CEO...
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...
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO in shocking upheaval
What’s old is new again at Disney (DIS) — Bob Iger is officially back as CEO. In a shocking turn of events, the media giant announced late Sunday that Iger will return to lead the company as its...
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...
Disney Fell Short Of Expectation Of Profit And Revenue
Walt disney theme parks are still looking to get back to normal before covid. Meanwhile the relaunch of disney fan favorites did not go as planned. Disney has fell short for the expectations of profit...
The Technology Behind The Epic Livestream Of ‘Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium’
Elton John’s final live concert in the United States will be streamed live on Disney+ on “Elton John … [+] Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.” Disney+ It is the end of an era....
Competing Against Netflix In Streaming Video Becoming Increasingly Expensive
Photo by Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images. Future Publishing via Getty Images Launching an online streaming video service to compete with NetflixNFLX was once thought of by investors as ...
Cramer says fire Disney CEO Bob Chapek; fix ‘balance sheet from hell’
Jim Cramer on Thursday called on Disney (DIS) to oust CEO Bob Chapek and clean up the company’s ugly balance sheet. Chapek is “incapable of running a fantastic company,” Jim said. &#...
John Malone says he’s skeptical of ad-supported content as Netflix, Disney roll out ad tiers
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone told CNBC he’s doubtful that adding commercials to long-form streaming content would help media companies be successful in the long run. “I’m a lit...
Jim Cramer on Disney stock: ‘I screwed up’
Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is trading up this morning after the entertainment conglomerate announced a “targeted hiring freeze” and revealed plans of “some job cuts”. What CEO Bob Chapek said in an in...
Disney reportedly freezes hiring and expects some layoffs
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has told division leads in a letter that the company is implementing cost cutting measures in part to help it “achieve the important goal of reaching profitability for Disn...