Disney Entertainment and ESPN have announced a significant addition to their leadership team. Adam Smith has been named the new Chief Product & Technology Officer, a role that will see him overseeing the global Product and Technology group across Disney’s entertainment and sports media businesses.… Read More »Disney Appoints Adam Smith as Chief Product & Technology Officer
At the Morgan Stanley Conference on March 5, 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked a bit about a proposed “Avatar” presence at Disneyland…and possibly elsewhere. The Details During a February 2023 Disney earnings call, iger first announced a new attraction based on the “Avatar” franchise… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Announces ‘Avatar’ Will Be A New Land at Disneyland Resort
During yesterday’s Earnings Call, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger announced Disney will invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, alongside a multiyear collaboration on new games with the company, and an entertainment universe focused on Epic’s blockbuster “Fortnite” to expand the reach… Read More »Disney Invests $1.5 Billion in Epic Games and Will Build Partnership Around Fortnite
During today’s Disney Earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the company is going to release “Moana 2” in theaters this November, and here is everything we know about it. The Details The sequel to the Disney Animation Oscar-nominated hit film, “Moana,” was originally supposed… Read More »First Look at ‘Moana 2’ to be Released in Theaters November 2024
D23 members, both general and gold, found an email from Disney CEO Bob Iger in their email boxes with Holiday greetings. The Email Now how much of this email was actually written by Iger is unknown, but I was one of the members who received… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Sends Holiday Message to D23 Members
One day after hosting a company town hall in New York City, Disney CEO Bob Iger participated in a Q&A panel at the 2023 The New York Times’ DealBook conference, where he talked more about where The Walt Disney Company is and where he’d like… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Speaks at The New York Times’ DealBook Conference
Disney CEO Bob Iger held what was billed as a town hall yesterday, along with several other The Walt Disney Company executives, one year after he returned to his role of Disney CEO. The Details “I knew that there were myriad challenges that I would… Read More »Bob Iger Speaks at Disney Town Hall for Cast Members in New York
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger hosted the Q3 2023 quarterly earnings call on August 9, and covered a number of topics from streaming price hikes to revenues from parks and the Disney Cruise Line. Streaming One of the biggest pieces of news coming… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Talks Streaming, Parks, and More During Quarterly Earnings Call