Posted inVideo Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Walt Disney Company Warner Bros Discovery Former Apple Executive to Lead Sports Streaming Service Pete Distad, the former executive in charge of distribution of Apple TV+, will run a new joint venture from Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. Posted by By Benjamin Mullin
Posted inBoards of Directors Iger, Robert A Peltz, Nelson Rasulo, James A Shareholder Rights and Activism ValueAct Capital Partners Walt Disney Company Disney Heirs Line Up Against Nelson Peltz and Activist Investors 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. Posted by By Brooks Barnes
Posted inCable Television Cricket (Game) Disney Plus India Indian Premier League International Relations Media News and News Media Reliance Industries Sony Corporation Television Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Walt Disney Company Disney and Reliance Industries Announce Media Mega Deal in India Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will control what is left of Disney’s grasp at India’s burgeoning media market. Posted by By Alex Travelli and Sameer Yasir
Posted inBox Office Sales Movies Walt Disney Company Sean Bailey, Longtime Disney Movie Executive, Steps Down Sean Bailey had hits with live-action versions of “Aladdin” and “The Lion King,” but Disney has been on a box office cold streak more recently. Posted by By Brooks Barnes