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Disney delivers gloomy warning for parks, touts streaming business

Disney's latest earnings report beat analyst estimates on Wednesday as the House of Mouse said it brought in $23.2 billion in the third quarter.

Ike Perlmutter reportedly dumps entire Disney stake after proxy loss, expects stock to keep plunging

Ike Perlmutter, one of Disney's largest independent shareholders, reportedly dumped his entire stake in the media giant after losing a bruising proxy fight against Mouse House CEO Bob Iger --...

Celebs and Hollywood power players are turning on Joe Biden after George Clooney ditched him: sources

Hollywood's elite are at war over President Biden — and it could cost the Democrats millions of dollars and crucial A-list support they rely on.

Sun Valley 2024: Paramount, AI, the NBA and Disney -- and why Warren Buffett won't be at 'summer camp for billionaires'

The invite-only events on the lodge’s sprawling grounds are a closely-guarded secret to the public, but the annual conference has traditionally served as a hotbed for dealmaking among moguls like...

Disney CEO Bob Iger, wife to buy LA women's soccer team for $250M

Bay and Iger will replace Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian as the controlling shareholder of Angel City FC.

ABC News executive editor quits following exit of boss Kim Godwin

Last month, Stacia Deshishku's boss, ABC News President Kim Godwin, announced her resignation.

Billionaire Nelson Peltz rakes in $1B after selling entire Disney stake following board fight: report

In April, Disney shareholders backed Chief Executive Bob Iger and other company directors after a multimillion-dollar, mud-slinging battle launched by Peltz and Blackwells Capital.

Disney's Pixar cutting nearly 200 jobs, will focus exclusively on feature films, cut streaming series

Disney CEO Bob Iger has scaled back spending on original streaming content to lift Disney+ to profitability.

Disney CEO Bob Iger to cut spending 'pretty dramatically' on traditional TV programming

Iger said linear channels such as ABC still serve as an important marketing tool and reach older viewers who are not watching series such as "Abbott Elementary" on Disney's streaming...

This Bob Iger comment tells you all you need to know about the sorry state of Disney

Forget “when you wish upon a star.” Now, it’s “when you drill upon IP.”

Disney to cap Marvel output at 3 movies per year to focus on 'quality'

Disney said it will release no more than three Marvel movies and up to two Disney+ shows each year as it focuses on "quality" following criticism that the company has...

Disney to overhaul its money-losing Disney+ streaming service with new TV channels

Disney wants Disney+ users to remain on the platform instead of clicking over to other streaming options.

Disney's Bob Iger beats back activist investors to keep control of Mouse House after bitter battle

Iger received 94% of votes cast, while Disney director Maria Elena Lagomasino, whose seat Trian contested, won 63%. Peltz nabbed just 31%. 

Disney, Bob Iger poised to win bitter board fight with billionaire Nelson Peltz

The tussle has been bitter and closely watched, serving as a referendum on Disney's efforts to reinvigorate its film and television franchises, make its streaming business profitable and find partners to...

Disney gets backing of largest shareholder to pull ahead of Nelson Peltz's Trian in fierce battle for board seats: report

With the votes of more than half of all shares counted, Disney has pulled ahead of Trian thanks to the backing of Vanguard, BlackRock and T. Rowe.

Hollywood is skeptical that Disney CEO Bob Iger will step down in 2026 as successor search continues

“It wouldn’t surprise me if he stays,” the Disney source said of Iger. “He is ageless and there aren’t many internal successors who are ready.”

Disney has harmed investors with 'woke' agenda pushing 'anti-police and anti-White content': letter

An episode of "Muppet Babies" depicts Gonzo -- a bird-like creature originally thought to be a boy -- struggling to tell his friends that he wants to wear a dress...

Disney dealt stunning blow as activist investor lands big endorsement in bitter fight over who will help guide House of Mouse

The fight over who will help guide Disney, valued at $213 billion, is one of the year's most bitter and closely watched board battles.

Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek breaks silence, rips Bob Iger's plan to find strategic partner for ESPN

Chapek said he believes Disney is planning on selling all or part of ESPN, and that Iger's move to split it from other entertainment is the first step.

George Lucas backs Disney CEO in proxy fight with Nelson Peltz: 'Creating magic is not for amateurs'

Disney and Iger have been gathering the support of prominent figures who are well-known to individual investors.