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Hollywood actors to join screenwriters in strike over wages, AI

The strike is first joint action between actors and writers in 60 years, bringing major studio projects to a standstill.

Al Jazeera

Actors follow writers’ script, go on strike

Both Hollywood unions now off the job after talks with studios break down.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down.

France 24

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Disney CEO Bob Iger calls actors and writers 'unrealistic' in contract demands

As Hollywood actors get ready to join the Writers Guild of America on picket lines, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger had some harsh words Thursday about the walkouts set to further paralyze the entertainment industry.

Los Angeles Times

Disney CEO Bob Iger admits Marvel ‘diluted’ audience interest with too many Disney+ spin-offs

Comments come after box office disappointment of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

The Independent UK

Disney will cut back on Marvel and Star Wars content, says CEO Bob Iger

"Frankly, it diluted focus and attention"

Total Film

SAG strike - live: Hollywood actors join writers in walkout but House of the Dragon and Industry still filming

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK

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Bob Iger Says ABC, Stations May Not Be ‘Core’ for Disney

Partner might be brought in when ESPN goes direct-to-consumer

Multichannel News

Disney CEO Admits Disney+ Content Did Damage To Marvel Studios And Pixar

Bob Iger recently admitted Marvel shows may have negatively affected the movies.

Cinemablend

Bob Iger hints at getting out of the TV game: 'They may not be core to Disney'

He said Disney would consider dropping ABC from its holdings and is discussing finding a “strategic partner” for ESPN.

Fortune

Disney boss Bob Iger complains actors’ union is threatening to join writers strike at ‘worst time’

CEO’s complaints came hours before actors’ union Sag-aftra approved a strike that Iger had earlier said ‘will have a very, very damaging effect on the business’

The Independent UK

Disney chief Bob Iger says strike by writers and actors ‘very disturbing’

Iger, 72, says decision by Sag-Aftra to recommend strike action ‘will have a very, very damaging effect on the business’

The Guardian - US

Disney Board Extends Bob Iger’s CEO Contract Through 2026

Search for long-term successor continues

Broadcasting & Cable

What Nike got right and Anheuser-Busch got wrong in Dylan Mulvaney controversies

Sarah Kate Ellis analyzes the fallout of a "battleground" Pride Month.

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Cinemablend

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Gets Candid About High Profile Layoffs: ‘There’s A Lot Of Schadenfreude’

Following ESPN's recent layoffs, popular talking head Paul Finebaum spoke out about his perception and all the haters online.

Barchart

Should You Buy the Dip in Disney Stock?

Disney's stock is up just 1.92% year to date, compared to the S&P 500's 14.85% gain. Is now a good time to scoop up shares of the multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate?

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney’s Post-Iger Succession Plan? ‘Sell to Apple,’ Analyst Laura Martin Suggests

The Needham & Co. senior analyst tells Next TV that Disney would fix the $3 trillion technology company’s biggest problem: ‘It’s been doing an absolute sh** job on content’

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Bangkok Post

Big problems at fairy-tale castle

Walt Disney released its newest Pixar animated film last week, but the heartwarming tale of fire and water falling in love is expected to deliver disappointing returns for the company that produced megahits like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.

Tribune News Service

Working from home becomes a once-a-week perk for some office goers

A small but growing list of big-name companies like BlackRock Inc., Walt Disney Co. and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. are taking their return-to-office mandates up a notch, calling employees back to their desks four days a week.

Cinemablend

Disney Head Honcho Bob Iger Speaks Out After Surprise Exit Of Longtime CFO

Disney's longtime CFO is stepping down at the end of the month.

Los Angeles Times

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy is leaving the company

Walt Disney Co. Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy is leaving after more than two decades at the Burbank entertainment company.

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy Steps Down To Take Family Medical Leave

Kevin Lansberry named to role on interim basis

The Guardian - UK

Disney’s Little Mermaid flops in China amid racist backlash over casting

Poor box office performance reflects broader challenge for Hollywood as it vies with domestic productions

Creative Bloq

Why everyone's wondering if Apple will buy Disney

Apple Vision Pro has reignited the speculation.

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