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Disney names parks chief Josh D’Amaro as next CEO

Six years after Bob Iger chose another parks chief to succeed him, he’s naming another successor.

Fortune

Disney names new CEO to replace Bob Iger

‘His ability to combine creativity with operational excellence is exemplary and I am thrilled for Josh and the company,’ outgoing Disney CEO Bob Iger said

The Independent UK

Disney’s Q1 2026 Missed Hype, But the Turnaround Builds

Dividend-paying Disney stock is on the cusp of a major market reversal that will drive a sustained, multi-year uptrend fueled by growth and capital returns.

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Fed Vibes Lift Stocks, Dow Up 515 Points: Stock Market Today

Incoming economic data, including the January jobs report, has been delayed again by another federal government shutdown.

Kiplinger

Disney is still 'hard at work' on creating its unified Hulu and Disney+ app, departing CEO says — and its new late 2026 release window is the perfect time for another vexing price hike

Disney's combined streaming app has a revised launch window — and the cynic in me has an idea of when it might launch.

TechRadar

Disney's Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call Live Blog: I'm Reacting To Bob Iger Talking Zootopia 2's Success, The Future Of Disney Parks, And More

Will we get any hints on the hunt for Disney's next CEO?

Cinemablend

Here’s who topped the Fortune 500 in CEO pay last year—from Goldman’s David Solomon to Disney’s Bob Iger

Goldman’s David Solomon clinched the top position in early 2025 pay rankings.

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New filings exposing Elon Musk’s financials for X in the UK show revenue plummeted 58%

Advertisers have been fleeing the platform since Musk acquired what was then Twitter in 2022.

Fortune

Disney CEO confirms Yas Island site for Disneyland Abu Dhabi

Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be built on Yas Island, marking the seventh global park and the first in the Middle East. Developed with Miral, the resort will feature a signature castle, climate-adapted attractions, and themed experiences, blending Disney magic with Emirati culture. Construction is expected…

The Times of India

‘The Lion King’ co-director Roger Allers dies aged 76

“Roger Allers was a creative visionary whose many contributions to Disney will live on for generations to come,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Euronews

Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76

With Rob Minkoff, Allers directed 1994’s The Lion King, which remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time

The Guardian - AU

Roger Allers death: The Lion King co-director dies aged 76 as Bob Iger pays tribute

Allers worked on multiple Disney Animation hits in his career

The Independent UK

Kathleen Kennedy Exits Lucasfilm as George Lucas' Handpicked Successor Dave Filoni Seizes Star Wars Reins

Kathleen Kennedy exits as Lucasfilm president after 14 years. Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan take over the Star Wars studio.

International Business Times UK

Disney Made a Bold Move By Partnering with OpenAI: Will It Help DIS Stock Recover?

Disney has partnered with OpenAI to bring some of its iconic characters to the company's Sora video generator tool. It is a bold move from OpenAI and is an incremental positive for the company.

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Cinemablend

Dana Walden Doesn't Appreciate Being 'Pit' Against Colleagues As Race To See Who Replaces Bob Iger Heats Up

The battle for the next Disney CEO is nearly over, and one candidate seems quite happy about that.

Cinemablend

Someone Asked James Cameron How Much Avatar 3 Cost To Make, And He Dropped An F-Bomb

I appreciate his honesty.

MarketBeat

Disney's $1 Billion Deal Brings Its Magic to OpenAI

The landmark $1 billion licensing agreement between Disney and OpenAI aims to establish “meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.”

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Disney Just Signed Over Its Characters To OpenAI, What Does This Mean For Creatives?

Disney’s $1.5B deal with OpenAI will let fans make AI videos with more than 200 characters, but what happens to human creativity?

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Bob Iger Says ‘Creativity Is the New Productivity’ as Disney Bets $1 Billion on OpenAI and Entertainment Wars Heat Up

Disney just dropped $1 billion on OpenAI and handed over the keys to its most valuable characters — Mickey Mouse, Elsa, the entire Marvel universe — to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generator.

International Business Times UK

Disney's $1B OpenAI Deal Explained: How Sora 'Suffocates' and Risks Every Marvel Comics Artist's Job

Disney's $1B investment in OpenAI's Sora gives users access to over 200 Marvel and Star Wars characters, a move that critics say 'suffocates' and risks the jobs of every creative artist on its payroll.

Windows Central

Disney's $1 billion investment in OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI's doorstep — will it redefine Hollywood's future?

The Walt Disney Company announced that it is investing $1 billion in OpenAI in a new three-year licensing agreement, which will allow Sora to create user-prompted social videos from its copyrighted content.

Euronews

Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.

PC Gamer

Disney quaffs the Kool-Aid with a $1 billion investment in OpenAI that will see its most iconic characters used to generate AI slop

You ain't never had a friend like me.

Fortune

'Creativity is the new productivity': Bob Iger on why Disney chose to be 'aggressive,' adding OpenAI as a $1 billion partner

"We'd rather participate in the rather dramatic growth, rather than just watching it happen and essentially being disrupted by it," Iger told CNBC.

Fortune

Bob Iger says Disney’s $1 billion deal with OpenAI is an ‘opportunity, not a threat’: ‘We’d rather participate than be disrupted by it’

The three-year deal will bring more than 200 Disney characters to Sora.

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