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FILTER RESULTS ►Iger: Behind-The-Scenes Of Disney in China
Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger was one of the panelists at Thursday’s Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu, China, discussing the interaction between culture and economics and brands in the future development of China:
I think there’s a misconception...Show More Summary
Disney Hints at ‘Star Wars’ Theme Park, I Force-Choke Myself
Exemplifying the kind of ominous desss-ti-nyyy best articulated by heavily cloaked, poorly lit British guys, or people with mouse ears embossed on their business cards, Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted this week that a Star Wars theme park may be in the works. As a Star Wars fan, I think that’s my cue to jump up and [...]Show More Summary
Disney CEO Bob Iger Hints At 'Star Wars' Theme Parks
"Star Wars" theme parks may be the next adventure for Disney. During yesterday's earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at the possibility of a theme park while discussing further opportunities for its "Star Wars" acquisition. "In...Show More Summary
Will Sirius XM's Jim Meyer Be the Next Tim Cook or Bob Iger?
Sirius XM's CEO transition seems awfully similar to what happened at Apple and Disney. One worked brilliantly. The other is a work in progress.
Kathleen Kennedy May Be Disney's Next CEO
The most fascinating tidbit in Variety's story about Disney CEO Bob Iger's legacy is a promising glimmer of light in the darkness that has been Disney's approach to Star Wars so far.
Disney Is Staying on Its Toes
Disney recently announced layoffs and the closure of LucasArts, a strange move for a company reaching 52-week highs and recording solid profits. But this shows that CEO Bob Iger isn't allowing the company to rest on its laurels and that he's thinking strategically about what Disney will look like a decade from now. Show More Summary
The Last Months Of LucasArts
In November, just after purchasing LucasFilm, Disney CEO Bob Iger held a meeting with the employees of LucasArts, the LucasFilm subsidiary and 30-year-old video game studio responsible for a number of beloved games. Read more...
Disney Plans Layoffs For Studio, Consumer Products Divisions
Disney will soon begin a series of layoffs in its studio and consumer products divisions. CEO Bob Iger is reportedly looking to cut some costs after evaluating a recent internal audit. The layoffs are scheduled to begin within the next two weeks. It’s believed that most of the layoffs at Disney will come from the [...]Show More Summary
Disney Planning Layoffs (Report)
The move is said to stem from an internal audit ordered by CEO Bob Iger, who is seeking to cut costs. read more
The Star Wars News Roundup - 3.15.13
Episode VII News Summary On the Star Wars sequel news front this week, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC (via TheForce.Net ) that George Lucas' mention of the original cast being signed may have been premature: No decision has beenShow More Summary
Disney: Hand-Drawn Cartoons Coming to TV This Summer
Old-school Disney fans were saddened last week when, at a shareholder’s meeting for the company, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the hand-drawn 2D animation for which the studio has long been known—the style that made Walt Disney a household name—was no longer part of the company’s movie plans. Show More Summary
Bob Iger: There’s “No Evidence” It’s A Problem When A CEO Is Also Chairman
The Disney CEO and chairman seems bemused by last week’s effort by shareholder rights advocates to split the company’s two top jobs when he steps down. “This is essentially a cause looking for a problem,” Bob Iger told CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo in an interview this afternoon. Show More Summary
Disney Ditches Hand-Drawn Animation
Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that the animation studio responsible for classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and The Lion King is not working on any hand-drawn animated films and currently has no plans to do so in the future, according to The Guardian. ”To my knowledge we’re not developing a 2D or [...]
Disney CEO Defends ABC News, ESPN Against Shareholder’s Charges Of ‘Liberal Bias,’ Concedes ‘Mistakes’
During Disney's annual shareholders meeting, the company's CEO Bob Iger defended ABC News and ESPN against the charge of "liberal bias." Iger conceded there have been mistakes, but stood behind the news organizations' integrity. The goal is to be "fair and unbiased," he underlined.
ABC News CEO: We've Presented the News 'In a Slightly Inaccurate Way'
At a shareholder Q&A Wednesday, Disney/ABC CEO Bob Iger met a shareholder unhappy over ABC News' bias, specifically an attack on the Tea Party that ended up being horribly wrong [emphasis added]: When it came time for a general Q&A,Show More Summary
Steve Jobs used to tell Disney CEO Bob Iger his movies sucked…which Iger appreciated
Bloomberg BusinessWeek published a lengthy piece today on “How Disney Bought Lucasfilm- and Its Plans for ‘Star Wars’” and within we get some insight from Disney CEO Bog Iger on his relationship with Steve Jobs. According to Iger, after becoming a Disney board member and the company’s largest shareholder, Jobs would sometimes call him to [...]
Bob Iger: Steve Jobs Used To Call Me And Tell Me My Movies 'Sucked' (DIS)
Steve Jobs was kind of a jerk. But in an endearing way. From Bloomberg BusinessWeek's big story on Disney buying Star Wars, there is this nugget on Jobs relationship with Disney and CEO Bob Iger after Iger acquired Pixar: The transaction gave Disney a new source of hit movies. Show More Summary
First image of Shanghai Disneyland released
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger unveiled the first image of Shanghai Disneyland at an annual meeting of shareholders of the Walt Disney Company on Wednesday. The Shanghai park is due to open in 2015. [ more › ]
Disney Not Developing Any Hand-Drawn Animated Films Right Now
If Walt Disney emerged from cryo-slumber and heard what Disney CEO Bob Iger just said at the company's shareholder's meeting, we're guessing he'd be pretty disappointed. Iger revealed today that the Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Disney Animation, and Disney Toons - is currently not in development on any hand-drawn feature films. Show More Summary
The Walt Disney's CEO Hosts Annual Meeting of Shareholders Conference (Transcript)
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Annual Meeting of Shareholders Conference Call March 06, 2013, 12:00 pm ET Executives Bob Iger - Chairman & CEO Belinda Massafra - Representative, Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions Cornish Hitchcock - Representative, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Orin Smith - Director Roy E. Show More Summary
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