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Can A Duck Save The Walt Disney Company From Activist Investors?
Ludwig Von Drake is back in a starring role: telling Disney shareholders who to vote for.
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Key Disney Exec Says Apple Vision Pro Is ‘A Big Deal’ And Will ‘Change How We Make Content’
Disney talks big about its future with the Apple Vision Pro.
Pixar Suffers A ‘Soul’-Crushing Defeat At Box Office
In a previously unimaginable scenario, Disney released a Pixar film in theaters and no one showed up.
Elon Musk Tells Disney CEO Bob Iger To ‘Go Fuck Yourself,’ Says Advertiser Boycott Will Bankrupt X
The Walt Disney Company, recently a bogeyman for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, is once again caught in the crosshairs of a public feud.
Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
The key issue: Microsoft’s AI image-creation tools were generating a Disney-Pixar logo.
Disney To Purchase Comcast’s Hulu Shares, Becoming Sole Owner Of The Platform
Disney will pay at least $8.61 billion for Comcast’s 33% stake in the company, but that total could change before the deal is finalized.
100 Years Of Disney Surrealism: More Than Just Fairy Tales And Princesses
Disney may be the leading purveyor of safe, family-friendly entertainment today, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Disney Plans To Spend $60 Billion On Theme Parks And Cruises, With New Experiences Based On Animated Features
The company cited titles including ‘Frozen,’ ‘Zootopia,’ and ‘Coco’ as properties that it plans to “bring to life across our business.”
Bob Iger Made Bob Chapek’s Time As Disney CEO “About Three Years Of Hell,” Says New Report
Thanks to a new report by CNBC’s Alex Sherman, we now know far more about the tumultuous period from 2020-2022 when The Walt Disney …
Will Disney Split Its Business In Two?
And could separating linear tv operations from the rest of the company signal a future sale to a larger entity like Apple or Alphabet?
Lucasfilm/ILM Is Ending Its Animation And VFX Operations In Singapore, Where The Studio Produced ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’
The shutdown comes as parent company Disney is looking to cut 7,000 jobs and save $5.5B this year.
Pixar’s President Explains Why The Studio’s Films Cost So Much – And It’s Not For The Reason You Think
Pixar’s president offers some good reasons for why ‘Elemental’ cost $200 million to produce.
Disney Has An AI Taskforce That Is Looking For Ways To Trim Ballooning Production Budgets
The group will study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across Disney’s many businesses, including production.
Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Unionize With IATSE
In a historic first for the industry, dozens of vfx workers at Marvel Studios are demanding union representation.
Former Disney Execs Kevin Mayer And Tom Staggs, Now Owners Of ‘Cocomelon’ Parent Company Candle Media, Return As Consultants
The two former Disney executives have both previously been touted as possible replacements for CEO Bob Iger when his contract is up in 2026.
Disney CEO Bob Iger On Disney And Pixar Animation: Work To Be Done On ‘Improving Our Creative Output’
Iger believes that Pixar has had some “creative misses.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger Gets Contract Extension Through 2026
“Bob has once again set Disney on the right strategic path for ongoing value creation,” says Disney’s chairman of the board of directors.
U.S. Companies Own Nearly Half Of Europe’s Kids’ Channels
A new study from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that more than a third of on-demand providers have U.S. parent companies as well.
53 Animation Pros Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Women, Black, and Asian artists were mostly overlooked in the animation branch.
Christine McCarthy Exits As Walt Disney Company CFO
McCarthy, who is taking family medical leave, will continue to serve as a strategic advisor during the transition.
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