[ad_1] Christina Spade attends The Hollywood Reporter, SAG-AFTRA and Heineken Celebrate Emmy Award Contenders at Annual Nominees Night on September 10, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. Michael Kovac | The Hollywood Reporter | Getty Images AMC Networks told its employees Tuesday that it is planning significant layoffs, according to a …
Read More »Bob Iger’s fast start back as Disney’s CEO is welcome news to shareholders like us
[ad_1] Bob Iger, who returned last week as CEO of Disney (DIS), told employees Monday he intends to maintain the company’s current hiring freeze. He also reiterated the need for Disney to pivot its streaming business objective away from subscriber growth at all costs and toward profitability. As shareholders for …
Read More »Disney hiring freeze will stay in place, CEO Bob Iger tells employees
[ad_1] Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, November 27, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said Monday during his first town …
Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger to hold town hall with employees on Monday
[ad_1] Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger will speak to employees at 9 a.m. PT Monday in a town hall, marking his return to the company. Iger said in a memo to employees he will discuss the future of Disney and answer …
Read More »News Corp, Fox reunion faces opposition from large shareholder
[ad_1] Rupert Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer of News Corp. Getty Images Rupert Murdoch’s proposed plan to reunite News Corp and Fox is facing opposition from one of the largest shareholders in both companies, Independent Franchise Partners. The London-based firm believes other alternatives, such as a breakup of News Corp, should …
Read More »Taylor Swift tour promoter says it had no choice but to work with Ticketmaster
[ad_1] Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift’s tour promoter is shifting blame for the botched “Eras” ticket sale …
Read More »Disney counting on Bob Iger to make hard choices about TV, streaming
[ad_1] Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images For nearly three years, Bob Chapek had a plan at …
Read More »Trump Media partner DWAC delays Truth Social merger
[ad_1] This illustration photo shows Donald Trump’s new social media app Truth Social’s logo on a smartphone in Los Angeles, February 21, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images The blank check company that plans to take Trump Media and Technology Group and its Truth Social platform public said …
Read More »Disney head of media Kareem Daniel is out following Iger’s return
[ad_1] Kareem Daniel Source: Business Wire Kareem Daniel, Disney’s head of media and entertainment — and right hand to now-departed CEO Bob Chapek — is out at the company following Bob Iger’s return to the top job. Iger announced Daniel’s departure in a memo to employees Monday along with a …
Read More »Paramount scraps deal to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin
[ad_1] The Penguin logo is visible on the spines of books displayed on a shelf at Book Passage on Nov. 2, 2021 in Corte Madera, California. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at …
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