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Wall Street Greets Disney CEO News With A Shrug, Shares Remain At 2022 Levels
Wall Street greeted Disney’s CEO succession news with a shrug, with analysts generally nodding in approval of Josh D’Amaro’s promotion but not bursting into applause.
The media giant’s beleaguered stock, which has essentially been stuck in the mud since 2022, drifted down a fraction of a…
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Disney Succession
February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
Disney Names Josh D’Amaro CEO, Dana Walden President & Chief Creative Officer
Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro has been elevated to CEO of the Walt Disney Co., capping a closely watched multiyear process of identifying Bob Iger’s successor.
Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman, has been named President and Chief Creative Officer, a newly created…
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Disney Succession
February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
Disney’s OpenAI Video Pact Will Not Affect Its Other Programming, CEO Bob Iger Says
Disney CEO Bob Iger said videos created with OpenAI’s Sora will soon start to appear on Disney+, but he doesn’t see the move affecting the rest of the company’s film and TV pipeline.
Speaking on the company’s quarterly earnings call Monday, Iger told Wall Street analysts that the company’s…
NFL And ESPN Close Deal Sending NFL Network, Other Media Assets To ESPN In Exchange For $3B Outlay For 10% Stake
UPDATED with financial details. The NFL and ESPN over the weekend closed a deal that will see the NFL Network and other league media assets controlled by the Disney sports division.
In exchange for its assets, the NFL is taking a 10% stake in ESPN. Hearst retains an 18% position in the sports…
‘Zootopia 2’ Has Grossed $630M In China, The Highest Tally There By A Hollywood Film, Disney Says
Zootopia 2 has grossed $630 million in China, the best performance by any Hollywood film in the territory, according to Disney.
The company included the stat in its executive remarks about its fiscal first quarter results. The animated sequel had previously been acknowledged as the best U.S…
Disney Reports Solid Quarterly Earnings, Discloses $110M Hit From YouTube TV Carriage Fight
Disney reported solid results for its fiscal first quarter but also disclosed a $110 million hit from an autumn carriage fight with YouTube TV.
Revenue for the quarter ended December 27 ticked up 5% from the year-earlier period to reach $25.98 billion. Diluted earnings per share came in at…
Super Bowl LX Commercials Featuring Famous Faces: From Sabrina Carpenter To Bowen Yang
Super Bowl LX is nearly here, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, CA on February 8.The game has plenty of storylines — the post-Brady/Belichick Patriots trying to make their mark; Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold’s redemption arc —Â and features a rematch of a…
Disney Board To Meet Next Week As CEO Succession Drama Nears Final Act
Disney’s board of directors will meet next week with the drama over longtime CEO Bob Iger’s successor reaching its final act.
A person familiar with the situation confirmed the board meeting to Deadline. The board typically meets in close proximity to the company’s earnings reports. Disney will…
Story Arc:
Disney Succession
February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
Charter Stock Jumps After Rare Pay-TV Subscriber Gain In Q4
Charter shares jumped as much as 12% in early trading Friday after the company reported a rare uptick in video subscribers and fewer broadband losses than expected in the October-to-December quarter.
In the quarter ended December 31, Charter added 44,000 video customers, compared with a loss of…
Disney Hires Morgan Stanley Analyst Benjamin Swinburne As Head Of Investor Relations
The Walt Disney Co. has hired veteran media analyst Benjamin Swinburne as EVP of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy.
Swinburne comes to the company after a long stint at Morgan Stanley, which is also the alma mater of Disney Chairman James Gorman. He will be a key member of the executive…
Apple Says IPhone Sales Set Record In Holiday 2025 Quarter; 2.5B Devices Now In Use Worldwide
Apple set a record for iPhone sales in the final quarter of 2025 and also increased its installed base to 2.5 billion devices.
Total revenue came in at $143.8 billion in the period ended December 31, which for the tech giant is its fiscal first quarter. Earnings per share were $2.84 on a diluted…
Darren Aronofsky AI Studio Primordial Soup Debuts Animated Revolutionary War Series
Primordial Soup, Darren Aronofsky’s AI studio, has unveiled an animated short-form series about the American Revolution that was produced in partnership with Google DeepMind.
On This Day … 1776 will post new episodes on Time’s YouTube channel throughout 2026. (The first two episodes and a…
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