Sports streaming company Fubo has filed an antitrust lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corp and Warner Bros. Discovery over plans to launch a joint streaming platform.
James P. Gorman and Sir Jeremy Darroch join Walt Disney board
The Walt Disney Company has appointed James P. Gorman, chairman CEO of Morgan Stanley, and Sir Jeremy Darroch, a veteran media executive and former group chief executive of Sky, as […]
Walt Disney hires Hugh F. Johnston
Hugh F. Johnston has been named senior executive VP and CFO of The Walt Disney Company, effective December 4.
Walt Disney to buy up Hulu
The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will acquire the 33% stake in the streaming service Hulu held by Comcast Corp.’s NBC Universal (NBCU), following Comcast’s November 1 exercise […]
Bob Iger returns to head Walt Disney
The Walt Disney Company has re-appointed Bob Iger as CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Bob Chapek, who has stepped down from the position after less than three years.
Disney extends Bob Chapek’s contract
The Walt Disney Company board of directors has unanimously voted to extend Bob Chapek’s contract as CEO for three years.
Disney reaches 179m streaming subs, creates new content hub
The Walt Disney Company had a total of 179 million subscriptions across Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu as of the end of fiscal 2023 and plans to more than double the […]
Susan Arnold to chair Disney
Susan Arnold has been elected chairman of the board, The Walt Disney Company, effective December 31.
AWS to support Disney+ expansion
The Walt Disney Company has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage the global rollout of its steaming service Disney+.
RTL acquires Disney stake in Super RTL
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will acquire Disney’s 50% shareholding in Super RTL, turning the German children’s and family channel into a 100% subsidiary.