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Christine McCarthy Is Stepping Down as Disney’s Chief Financial Officer

Christine M. McCarthy, who held the role for eight years, helped stabilize the company during the pandemic and played a key role in Bob Chapek’s...

Golden Globes Are Sold and Hollywood Foreign Press Is No More

After a series of ethics, finance and diversity scandals, the embattled awards show will continue but the group that was behind it for decades will...

Universal Says On-Demand Film Strategy Has Increased Audience

The studio let viewers rent or buy movies earlier for a higher price. This made more than $1 billion in less than three years, with...

The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World

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...

Judge in Disney World Case Steps Aside but Blasts Ron DeSantis’s Lawyers

The judge accused Gov. Ron DeSantis’s lawyers, who wanted him off the case, of “rank judge shopping.” But he disqualified himself because a relative owns...

DeSantis Lawyers Ask Judge in Disney Case to Recuse Himself

They argued that Judge Mark E. Walker’s comments in two unrelated proceedings displayed a bias toward the company.

Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida

A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and...

Disney Argues New Florida Law Nullifies DeSantis-Backed Suit

The company wants a state court case involving development at Disney World dismissed, saying actions by the Florida governor and his allies made it moot.

Disney’s Losses From Streaming Narrowed in the Last Quarter

Progress in cutting streaming costs was offset by worsening results for Disney’s traditional television channels.

DeSantis Signs Into Law Latest Wrinkle in Disney Feud

The bill would allow approved development agreements for Walt Disney World to be voided. The company has already sued the governor over the issue.