Nelson PeltzDavid A. Grogan | CNBCDisney and its investors are going to start hearing a lot from activist investor Nelson Peltz.In the coming weeks, Peltz's Trian Fund Management plans to post on X and add content to its website RestoreTheMagic.com as a crescendo to launching a dense white paper...
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 09: Former NFL player and host Pat McAfee speaks on radio row ahead of Super Bowl LVII at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.Mike Lawrie | Getty ImagesESPN's Pat McAfee problem is getting more complicated.On Friday, the host and former...
Let's say you have a crush on two people and you find out one of them may like you back. Do you just start dating that person, or do you find out what the other person thinks, too?That's where Warner Bros. Discovery finds itself today. The company has held...
NYT Columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and C.E.O. of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger speak during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesIt's the most wonderful time of the year! It's the third annual anonymous media...
The GrinchSource: Universal Studios It's human nature for a new year to bring optimism and hope.For executives, investors and employees in the entertainment and telecommunications industries, 2024 is set to disappoint.Maybe that's too grinchy. Some things will get better. The actors' and writers' strikes are over. The 2024 U.S. presidential...
Rege-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor star in Netflix's "Bridgerton."NetflixCreators rejoice: Netflix is finally revealing viewership statistics about nearly all of its shows and movies.Netflix released its first "What We Watched" report Tuesday, which ranks almost all of its shows and movies by amount of hours viewed over the last...
Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAltice USA is in talks to sell the financial news streaming service Cheddar News to L.A.-based private equity firm Regent LP, according to people familiar with the matter.No deal is assured and discussions around structure are still fluid, said the people, who asked...
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, left, and Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speak during the Times' annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Nov. 29, 2023.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesDisney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said Wednesday he will no longer tolerate his...
Bob Iger, Disney, at Apple programSource: AppleDisney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger told employees Tuesday during an internal town hall that he is looking forward to "building again" after spending 2023 mending parts of the business that "needed attention.""I feel that we've just emerged from a period of a...
Bob Iger, Disney, at Apple programSource: AppleIt's rare for Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger to acknowledge his company has had creative missteps. So when he does, it's probably wise to pay attention."As I've looked at our overall output, meaning the studio, it's clear that the pandemic created a lot...