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FCC Chair Investigates Disney Over Potential Past and Present DEI Policies

Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation.

Reason

Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel, a successor to Bob Iger

Behind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement parks, there is a quiet search underway to find the successor to Bob Iger, the face of Disney for most of the past two decades

The Independent UK

'Shogun' season 2 just got an ominous update from a prominent Disney executive

'Shogun' season 2 just got an ominous update from Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden.

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Disney To Bring Bluey To Theaters In 2027

The first-ever "Bluey" animated film will hit the big screens in 2027.

International Business Times

Children’s TV series Bluey to be adapted for Disney and BBC Studios feature film

Joe Brumm, who created the series, will write and direct the film, which will feature vocal talent from the TV show.

Evening Standard

The four high-powered executives most likely to inherit Bob Iger’s throne at Disney

The Bob Iger era at Disney will officially end in 2026.

Fortune

Next Text: Showcasing the Brilliance of David Zaslav?

Our weekly back-and-forth also looks at the big Disney-DirecTV deal, Synamedia's 'Senza' cloud-based streaming dongle ... and the terrifying Big Ten fate of the once-proud UCLA football program

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Disney Poaches YouTube Subscription Exec Adam Smith for Chief Product and Technology Officer Role

Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium as VP of product management at Google, will report to Disney Entertainment co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro

Multichannel News

The four Disney execs who could succeed CEO Bob Iger as Keeper of the Magic Kingdom

The potential successors have been narrowed down to just four contenders

The Independent UK

Inside the real-life ‘Succession’ story playing out at Disney to replace CEO Bob Iger

Bob Iger has made finding a suitable successor his chief priority

The Independent UK

Bodying Up to the Magnificent '3 Body Problem,' the Bold David Ellis, the Rediscovered Sublime, the Surging CTV Biz and the Victorious Dawn Staley

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we throw some deserved shade at the far right culture warriors at 'OutKick'

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney CEO Succession Race: Internal Candidates And Challenges Ahead

Learn about Disney's CEO succession process and the internal candidates vying for the role. Discover how the new leader will shape Disney's future in theme...

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Disney Elevates Debra OConnell To Lead ABC News, Stations and Nets

Move promotes synergy between local, national news operations

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney unleashes 4,000 job cuts with staff from Parks, ESPN and more set to go

Disney Park, ESPN and Disney Entertainment employees will be told this week if they are going to lose their jobs but hourly workers at resorts may be saved.

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Joe Earley Named To Head Direct-To-Consumer at Disney, Replacing Michael Paull

Exec will oversee Disney Plus and Hulu

Los Angeles Times

With '1619,' 'Summer of Soul' and 'The Plot,' Disney's diverse storytelling brand is making waves

LOS ANGELES — When Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and his producing partners made the rounds last year, pitching an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz's bestselling novel "The Plot," it sparked a bidding war.

Los Angeles Times

Bob Iger's tallest order at Disney: preparing his own replacement

Bob Iger faces daunting challenges in his return to lead the Walt Disney Co. What to do about ESPN? How to make Disney+ profitable? Preserving fan loyalty at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Navigating a possible recession.

Los Angeles Times

Disney is not what it was when Bob Iger left. Does he have the magic touch to turn it around?

Bob Iger's return to the Walt Disney Co. was greeted with glee by Wall Street and Hollywood's creative community. His 15-year tenure leading Disney — which included the landmark acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox — made the industry believe he had an almost magic touch.

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Los Angeles Times

Key players in the Disney leadership drama

Walt Disney Co.'s bombshell news Sunday night that Bob Iger would return as chief executive sent shock waves throughout the Burbank entertainment giant, Hollywood and Wall Street.

Los Angeles Times

Peter Rice ousted as Disney TV chief in major shake-up

Peter Rice, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.'s TV content division, has been fired from the Burbank-based entertainment giant in a move sure to rock Hollywood.

Benzinga

Disney Abruptly Fires Veteran Content Executive - All You Need To Know

Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) named Dana Walden as Chairman, Disney General Entertainment Content,

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