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1. TECHNOLOGY.

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Computer software industry -- Officials and employees, Internet service providers -- Officials and employees, Video game industry -- Officials and employees, Venture capital, Venture capital companies -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Riot Games Inc. -- Officials and employees, Activision Blizzard Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Idealab Capital Partners L.P. -- Officials and employees, Google L.L.C. -- Officials and employees, ServiceTitan, Inc. -- Officials and employees, Snap Inc. -- Officials and employees, Venture capital, Internet service provider
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PAUL BRICAULT Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Amplify.LA Venture Partner, Greycroft 9 Years on the LA500 In 2011, Bricault co-founded Venice-based Amplify.LA, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage enterprise software [...]

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2024

2. MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT.

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Writers Guild of America, West -- Officials and employees, American Film Institute -- Officials and employees, Public relations agencies -- Officials and employees, Newspaper publishing -- Officials and employees, Sound recording industry -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Sony Group Corp. -- Officials and employees, FOX Entertainment Group Inc. FOX Filmed Entertainment -- Officials and employees, News Corp. -- Officials and employees, Paramount Pictures Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Amazon Studios, Inc. -- Officials and employees, Universal Music Group Inc. -- Officials and employees, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. -- Officials and employees, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Columbia Pictures -- Officials and employees, David Geffen Co. -- Officials and employees, Sitrick and Co. -- Officials and employees
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J.J. ABRAMS Chief Executive Bad Robot Productions 9 Years on the LA500 Hollywood creative multihyphenate J. J. Abrams launched a live-theater division in March of last year reaching for the [...]

Published
2024

3. SCANNING AHEAD: SCAN Group hires former Disney CEO, wins a big legal victory

Author

Fine, Howard

Subjects
United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Medicare, Chief executive officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Business, regional
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LONG BEACH Long Beach-based senior-focused health care nonprofit SCAN Group, whose main business is operating a Medicare Advantage plan, has hired former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek as [...]

Published
2024

4. Boosting Collaboration Between Boards And HR

Author

Martin, Kevin

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Economic indicators, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, general, Business
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A popular business cliche holds that people are a company's most vital asset. If this is true, much can be gained by what is communicated between boards and heads of human resources about the concerns, needs, skills and retention of this crucial human capital. Here is first-person board member intelligence on best practices for aligning governance demands with your HR realities., Over the past two years, the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp--a human capital research firm that reveals the people practices of high-performance organizations) and Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB--a network [...]

Published
2023

5. Bibbidi Bobbidi WHO?

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Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ESPN Inc. -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest
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BY Natalie Jarvey AND Joy Press OF MICE AND MANWalt Disney, photographed by Edward Steichen for Vanity Fair in 1933. Last October, Bob Iger donned shades and a ceremonial black [...]

Published
2024

6. MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT.

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American Film Institute -- Officials and employees, Talent agents, Sony Group Corp. -- Officials and employees, Paramount Pictures Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, FOX News Network L.L.C. -- Officials and employees, Amazon Studios, Inc. -- Officials and employees, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. -- Officials and employees, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Columbia Pictures -- Officials and employees, Sitrick and Co. -- Officials and employees
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As you might expect in a category that includes L.A.'s signature industry, many big-name Hollywood types are featured in this section. But names like Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and J.J. [...]

Published
2023

7. People: Notable executives on the move

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The E.W. Scripps Co. -- Officials and employees, Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ABC News Inc. -- Officials and employees, FOX Entertainment Group Inc. -- Officials and employees, AMC Networks Inc. -- Officials and employees, CBS Inc. CBS News -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Executives, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Psychics, Business, Mass communications
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ABC NEWS ABC News promoted Mary Bruce to chief White House correspondent, succeeding Cecilia Vega who departed for CBS News and 60 Minutes. The ABC News veteran had served as [...]

Published
2023

8. Disney Says It Will Hire a C.E.O. to Succeed Iger in 'Early 2026'

Author

Barnes, Brooks

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Succession -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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In a board shake-up, James Gorman, a director in charge of planning for a successor to the chief executive, Robert A. Iger, will become chairman on Jan. 2, 2025. Disney [...]

Published
2024

9. After Losing Epic Battle, Peltz Is Said to Sell Stake in Disney

Author

Hirsch, Lauren

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Investors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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A billionaire who was critical of Disney's management, Mr. Peltz lost an expensive battle for a place on the company's board. Nearly two months after losing an epic corporate battle [...]

Published
2024

10. Debra OConnell: President, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment

Author

Albiniak, Paige

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FX Networks L.L.C. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Walt Disney Co. Media Networks -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Television stations, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Mass communications
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When Debra OConnell was named president, news group and networks, at Disney Entertainment in February, it aligned two of The Walt Disney Co.'s key verticals: news and TV stations. Also [...]

Published
2024

11. The Unhappiest Succession on Earth?

Author

Hayes, Bill

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Evaluation -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Human resources and labor relations, Law
Abstract

Bob Iger's second stint as CEO of Disney is coming to a close. Will the board finally succeed in identifying his replacement? I have a confession to make: I am [...]

Published
2024

12. Disney Again Fends Off Board Challenge

Author

Barnes, Brooks

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Boards of directors, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Nelson Peltz had campaigned for two seats on Disney's board of directors, as he sought to shake up the company's growth plan. The activist investor Nelson Peltz and Ike Perlmutter, [...]

Published
2024

13. Disney Fends Off Activist Investor for Second Time in 2 Years

Author

Barnes, Brooks

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Political activists, Boards of directors, Reformers, Social reformers, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Nelson Peltz had campaigned for two seats on Disney’s board of directors, as he sought to shake up the company’s growth plan. The activist investor https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/business/media/peltz-disney-proxy.html and Ike Perlmutter, the [...]

Published
2024

14. Disney Ends Legal Fight Vs. DeSantis Over Park

Author

Barnes, Brooks and Moreno, J. Edward

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Amusement parks -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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The entertainment giant and the Florida governor have been sparring for two years over control of a tax district that encompasses Walt Disney World. In a stunning turn, the Walt [...]

Published
2024

15. Disney Ends Its Fight With DeSantis Over Resort Development

Author

Barnes, Brooks and Moreno, J. Edward

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Amusement parks -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, News, opinion and commentary
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The entertainment giant and the Florida governor have been sparring for two years over control of a tax district that encompasses Walt Disney World. In a stunning turn, the Walt [...]

Published
2024

16. The Billionaire Taking on Disney Just Wants Some Respect

Author

Stewart, James B. and Hirsch, Lauren

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Property tax, News, opinion and commentary
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At age 81, with over four decades of dealmaking and corporate cage-rattling under his belt, Nelson Peltz would seem to have pretty much everything. He’s a billionaire. Until the hedge [...]

Published
2024

17. Disney Heirs Line Up Against Activist Investors

Author

Barnes, Brooks

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Political activists, Reformers, Social reformers, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, News, opinion and commentary
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Nine grandchildren of Walt and Roy Disney expressed support for Bob Iger and the company’s board, and criticized Nelson Peltz and others circling Disney. It’s a classic Disney movie plot: [...]

Published
2024

18. Debra OConnell to Oversee News at Disney

Author

Koblin, John

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ABC News Inc. -- Officials and employees, CBS Inc. CBS News -- Officials and employees, Television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, News, opinion and commentary
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Ms. OConnell, a longtime executive at Disney, will become the president of a newly created division that will include ABC News and the company’s local stations. The Walt Disney Company [...]

Published
2024

19. Why Disney just invested $1.5 billion into the metaverse

Author

Park, Gene

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Gene Park Disney just infused $1.5 billion to keep the metaverse dream alive. The corporate announcement avoided using the word metaverse. But the money is going to Epic Games, [...]

Published
2024

20. A century of Disney

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Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ESPN Inc. -- Officials and employees, Pixar Animation Studios -- Officials and employees, Animated films, Toy industry -- Officials and employees
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How the House of Mouse grew from an animation studio into a global entertainment giant. How big is Disney? With a market value of some $150 billion, the Walt Disney [...]

Published
2023

21. RBmedia

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Sony Group Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Library and information science
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* RBmedia has a new CEO: Michael Paull. Paull was most recently the president of The Walt Disney Co.'s direct-to-consumer businesses, and he also held senior leadership roles at Amazon [...]

Published
2024

22. People: Notable executives on the move

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Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ABC News Inc. -- Officials and employees, Charter Communications Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Tennis Channel Inc. -- Officials and employees, CBS Inc. CBS News -- Officials and employees, Executives, Business, Mass communications
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CBS NEWS AND STATIONS John Kelly was named VP of data journalism at CBS News and Stations, overseeing a team of data journalists. He comes from ABC, where he led [...]

Published
2023

23. At a Glance

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Morgan Stanley -- Officials and employees, BCD Travel -- Officials and employees, McKinsey and Company Inc. -- Officials and employees, BAE Systems PLC -- Officials and employees, Pfizer Inc. -- Officials and employees, Royal Dutch Shell PLC -- Officials and employees, Koch Industries Inc. -- Officials and employees, Wells Fargo & Co. -- Officials and employees, Boeing Co. -- Officials and employees, Microsoft Corp. -- Officials and employees, Eli Lilly and Co. -- Officials and employees, Sanofi S.A. -- Officials and employees, Honeywell Inc. -- Officials and employees, International Business Machines Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, LG Electronics Inc. -- Officials and employees, Accenture PLC -- Officials and employees, Publicis Groupe S.A. -- Officials and employees, United Airlines Inc. -- Officials and employees, Citigroup Inc. -- Officials and employees, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. -- Officials and employees, Bank of America Corp. -- Officials and employees, Procter & Gamble Co. -- Officials and employees, Coca-Cola Co. (Atlanta, Georgia) -- Officials and employees, Travel agents -- Officials and employees, Consumer electronics industry -- Officials and employees, Computer software industry -- Officials and employees, BCG vaccines, BCG, Banking industry -- Officials and employees, Computer peripherals industry -- Officials and employees, Travelers, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Pharmaceutical industry -- Officials and employees, Epidemics -- New York -- United Kingdom -- California -- Ireland -- France -- South Korea -- Netherlands -- United States, Advertising agencies -- Officials and employees, Soft drink industry -- Officials and employees, Aircraft industry -- Officials and employees, Financial services industry -- Officials and employees, Petroleum industry -- Officials and employees, Soap and cleaning agents industry -- Officials and employees, Petroleum services industry -- Officials and employees, Chief financial officers, Consulting services -- Officials and employees, Computer industry -- Officials and employees, Airlines -- Officials and employees, Securities industry -- Officials and employees, Consumer electronics industry, Securities industry, Microcomputer industry, Financial services industry, Computer industry, Banking industry, Business, Human resources and labor relations, Business, international, Travel industry
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RANKED BY 2020 U.S.BOOKED AIR VOLUME $100M RANKING Amazon 1 $97.1M Deloitte 2 $95.6M FedEx 3 $95M Apple 4 $80M KPMG 5 $80M The Walt Disney Company 5 $58M EY [...]

Published
2021

24. Hedge Fund Backs Disney Against Activist

Author

De la Merced, Michael J.

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ValueAct Capital Management L.P., Capitalists and financiers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Boards of directors -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Investment companies, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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ValueAct Capital, known for working constructively with boards, said it would support the media giant's director nominees amid a challenge by Nelson Peltz. The Walt Disney Company said on Wednesday [...]

Published
2024

25. Facing Activist Investor Pressure, Disney Adds 2 Board Members

Author

Barnes, Brooks

Subjects
Morgan Stanley -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Political activists, Succession planning (Business), Securities offerings, Reformers, Social reformers, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Securities industry -- Officials and employees, Securities industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's chief executive, and Jeremy Darroch, who ran the British TV company Sky, will join early next year. The Walt Disney Company, bracing for a second proxy [...]

Published
2023

26. The Digest

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Guidehouse Group PLC -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Ryanair Ltd. -- Company forecasts, Bain Capital L.L.C. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Investment banks -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Chief financial officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Investment companies -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Airlines -- Company forecasts, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Company acquisition/merger, Company business forecast/projection, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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FINANCE Bain Capital Acquires Guidehouse The private-equity firm Bain Capital will acquire Guidehouse, a government and business consulting firm, in a deal valued at $5.3 billion, the companies said on [...]

Published
2023

28. Bob Iger makes big changes at Disney

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Evaluation, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Economics, Business, international
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NELSON PELTZ is a man accustomed to winning. So when his hedge fund, Trian Partners, called off a proxy fight for a seat on Disney's board on February 9th, it [...]

Published
2023

29. ESPN: Iconic Network Award

Author

Lafayette, Jon

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, ESPN Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Associated Press -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, News agencies -- Officials and employees, Cable networks (Television), Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Mass communications
Abstract

In the year 2000, Espn Curiel was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Espen Blondeel was born in Michigan. At the time, Espen Blondeel's father, Chad, told the Associated Press [...]

Published
2022

30. Business

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, FTX Trading Ltd. -- Cases, Financial services industry -- Cases, Chief executive officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Fraud -- Cases, Entrepreneurship -- Cases, Bankruptcy -- Cases, Businesspeople -- Cases, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Company legal issue, Financial services industry, Company bankruptcy, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

In a shock move, Disney ousted Bob Chapek as chief executive after just 33 months in the job, and brought back Bob Iger, the previous CEO, to replace him. Senior [...]

Published
2022

31. The impossible-to-replace CEO; Schumpeter

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Succession -- Evaluation, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Like many celebrity boomers, superstar bosses just can't leave the stage Y OU HAVE to hand it to Sir Elton John. Not only is he the only musician ever to [...]

Published
2022

32. Disney's surprise sequel; The entertainment business

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The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Economics, Business, international
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Hollywood's biggest studio brings back its leading man. But the real problem is the script F ILM CRITICS often complain that the box office is overrun with sequels. Now so [...]

Published
2022

33. THE WATCH LIST 2020: People to Watch as Industry Adapts To Shifting Consumer Demands

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FOX News Network L.L.C. FOX Business Network -- Officials and employees, Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, TelevisaUnivision Inc. -- Officials and employees, ESPN Inc. -- Officials and employees, ABC News Inc. -- Officials and employees, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. -- Officials and employees, Broadband Networks Inc. -- Officials and employees, Charter Communications Inc. -- Officials and employees, Cable Television Laboratories Inc. -- Officials and employees, TiVo Inc. -- Officials and employees, Walt Disney Co. Media Networks -- Officials and employees, ViacomCBS Inc. CBS Television -- Officials and employees, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Cable News Network. CNNfn -- Officials and employees, Apple Music -- Officials and employees, DISH Network Corp. -- Officials and employees, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Television broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Direct broadcast satellite television industry -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Officials and employees, Entertainment industry -- Officials and employees, Video equipment industry -- Officials and employees, Broadband transmission, Sound recording industry -- Officials and employees, Vaccines, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications equipment industry, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Mass communications, National Football League -- Officials and employees, Roku (Set-top Internet box), Amazon Prime (Online service), Apple TV (Set-top Internet box)
Abstract

The past year has presented unique challenges to the TV industry, to broadband providers--to the entire country. Even with vaccines coming to address the pandemic, the disruptions to TV production, [...]

Published
2020

34. MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT.

Subjects
Writers Guild of America, West -- Officials and employees, Video games, Robots, Showtime Networks Inc. -- Officials and employees, Paramount Pictures Corp. -- Officials and employees, Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, Twentieth Century Fox Television -- Officials and employees, AT&T Inc. -- Officials and employees, ICM Partners -- Officials and employees, Beats Electronics L.L.C. -- Officials and employees, ViacomCBS Inc. CBS Television -- Officials and employees, News Corp. -- Officials and employees, Fox Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Universal Music Group Inc. -- Officials and employees, Netflix Inc. -- Officials and employees, Live Nation Entertainment Inc. -- Officials and employees, Universal Pictures International -- Officials and employees, Walt Disney Co. Walt Disney Studios -- Officials and employees, Sitrick and Co. -- Officials and employees, Robot
Abstract

J.J. ABRAMS Chief Executive Bad Robot Productions 5 YEARS ON THE LA500 THE LATEST: In September, Abrams' Bad Robot Productions signed an exclusive deal worth a reported S250 million to [...]

Published
2020

35. If DAZN Doesn't Dazzle You, Kevin A. Mayer Will

Author

Serafini, Dom

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Streaming media, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Streaming media technology, Business, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

In May, The Los Angeles Times ran a lengthy article about how to pronounce the name of the newest sports platform, DAZN. Apparently, according to the paper, not even Jerry [...]

Published
2021

36. Justin Simien: 'Too Black' or 'too queer' for some and not enough for others, the Haunted Mansion filmmaker gets real on Bob Iger, streaming budgets and dead pitches: 'To be in Hollywood is to be gaslit constantly'

Author

O'Connell, Mikey

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Simien, Justin -- Interviews, Filmmakers -- Interviews, Chief executive officers -- Portrayals -- Interviews, Video production companies -- Portrayals, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Filmmaker Justin Simien was the main attraction at the July 15 red carpet premiere of his latest effort, The Haunted Mansion. But it wasn't because he arrived in a floor-length [...]

Published
2023

37. Disney

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Boards of directors -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and former Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch will join the Disney board in [...]

Published
2023

38. Disney Names New Chief Financial Officer: It will also acquire NBC's 33% stake in Hulu LLC

Author

Madler, Mark R.

Subjects
PepsiCo Inc. -- Officials and employees, Comcast Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Hulu L.L.C. -- Officials and employees, Personal finance, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

The Walt Disney Co. made several big announcements this month, including the naming of a new chief financial officer. Hugh F. Johnston has been named senior executive vice president and [...]

Published
2023

39. Hugh Johnston

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

[up arrow] Bob Iger taps the Pepsi exec to succeed Christine McCarthy as Disney's chief financial officer--adding a new name to spark the CEO succession rumor mill. Please Note: Illustration(s) [...]

Published
2023

40. Briefings

Subjects
Athletic shoe industry -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Nike Inc. -- Officials and employees
Abstract

OKRP launches Black-owned studio Putney Chicago-based agency OKRP is launching Putney, an independent Black-owned production and content studio. Putney will emphasize hiring people of color and aims to help brands [...]

Published
2022

41. BOB IGER'S LONG GOODBYE: Eighteen months into a tense transition, Disney's talent-friendly former CEO lingers even as successor Bob Chapek makes aggressive, industry-rattling moves to signal the company is firmly under his control

Author

Masters, Kim

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

IN MID-JULY, DISNEY'S BOARD and top management flew to the company's Aulani resort in Hawaii for their annual retreat. It was executive chairman Bob Iger's last official appearance at such [...]

Published
2021

42. The Digest

Author

Barnes, Brooks and Twomey, Matt

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Amazon.com Inc. -- Buildings and facilities, Online information services -- Buildings and facilities, Strawberries -- Product defects and recalls, Online services -- Buildings and facilities, Fruit industry -- Product defects and recalls, Information services -- Buildings and facilities, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

EXECUTIVES Disney's Finance Chief Says She's Stepping Down Christine M. McCarthy, who in her eight years as Disney's chief financial officer helped stabilize the company during the pandemic, when most [...]

Published
2023

43. Updating Disney Classics Isn't for the Faint of Heart

Author

Barnes, Brooks

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, The Little Mermaid (Marshall, Rob) (Motion picture) -- Demographic aspects -- Market share, African American actresses -- Works, Animated films -- Demographic aspects, Motion pictures -- Casting, African American actors -- Works, Sex role -- Political aspects, Culture conflict -- Political aspects, Motion picture remakes -- Demographic aspects, Theater -- Casting, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Company business management, Company market share, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Sean Bailey is in charge of live-action remakes of films like ''The Little Mermaid.'' It's a job that puts him in the middle of a partisan divide. For more than [...]

Published
2023

44. DeSantis might have met his match in Disney's Iger as both sides dig in

Author

Frankel, Todd C. and Rozsa, Lori

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Florida. Parental Rights in Education Act of 2022
Abstract

Byline: Todd C. Frankel and Lori Rozsa Bob Iger was getting restless. It was late February 2022, and Iger was only a few weeks into his retirement after a storied [...]

Published
2023

45. The man who animated Disney: How a personable and vulnerable radical became the most successful CEO of the past decade

Author

Leslie, Ian

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Pixar Animation Studios -- Officials and employees, Movie industry -- Officials and employees, Film and video production companies -- Officials and employees, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

The RIDE of a Lifetime Robert Iger Bantam Press, 272pp 20 [pounds sterling] At his first board meeting as CEO of the Walt Disney Company in 2005, Robert Iger told [...]

Published
2019

46. DIRECTORS ROSTER: A quarterly record of new director appointments

Author

Wenger, Barbara

Subjects
Tenet Healthcare Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Blackstone Group Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, McKesson Corp. -- Officials and employees, GameStop Corp. -- Officials and employees, Hewlett-Packard Co. -- Officials and employees, Cisco Systems Inc. -- Officials and employees, DowDuPont Inc. -- Officials and employees, Lockheed Martin Corp. -- Officials and employees, The Home Depot Inc. -- Officials and employees, Computer peripherals industry -- Officials and employees, Building materials industry -- Officials and employees, Investment advisers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals -- Officials and employees, Chemical industry -- Officials and employees, Aerospace industry -- Officials and employees, Health care industry -- Officials and employees, Film and video production companies -- Officials and employees, Specialty stores -- Officials and employees, Pharmaceutical industry -- Officials and employees, Computer industry -- Officials and employees, Retail trade, Home center stores, Internal auditing, Public relations executives, Health care industry, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Human resources and labor relations, Law
Abstract

The Directors & Boards Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by Directors & Boards Roster editor Barbara Wenger, and is sponsored by [...]

Published
2019

47. DeSantis Appointees Seek to ‘Void’ Disney World Agreement

Author

Barnes, Brooks

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Amusement parks -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A board overseeing the resort wants lawyers to prepare a resolution to stop Disney from maintaining vast control over the complex for decades to come. The https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/business/ron-desantis-disney-world-florida.html between the Walt [...]

Published
2023

48. Mike White

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Mike White was tapped to lead Disney's metaverse strategy as senior vp in charge of next-generation storytelling Feb. [...]

Published
2022

49. Disney specialists cheer for Bob Iger as he returns as Walt Disney Co. CEO

Author

Biesiada, Jamie

Subjects
The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Video production companies -- Officials and employees, Business, Travel industry
Abstract

It was the ouster heard around the world: Disney CEO Bob Chapek was replaced immediately by his predecessor, Bob Iger, on Nov. 20, much to the approval of travel advisors [...]

Published
2022

50. Analysts: Iger Faces Adversity.

Author

Madler, Mark R.

Subjects
Video production companies -- Officials and employees, The Walt Disney Co. -- Officials and employees
Abstract

DISNEY: CEO must oversee downsizing amid a recession With Bob Iger back at the helm of The Walt Disney Co., analysts who follow the Bur-bank-based entertainment and media giant say [...]

Published
2022

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