Josh D'Amaro, who was anointed the next CEO of Disney on Tuesday morning, stayed mostly out of the spotlight today but sat down with David Muir on Disney-owned ABC's World News Tonight alongside outgoing chief Bob Iger to talk about his new gig, AI, working with Dana Walden and more. Asked about…

With Disney officially naming Disney Experiences chairman Josh D'Amaro as CEO and the successor to Bob Iger and Dana Walden as President and Chief Creative Officer, one of the questions that remains is what do the moves mean for the company’s film division, given that neither D’Amaro nor Walden have…

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…

Disney chairman James Gorman said the board's decision to name Josh D'Amaro sole chief executive and Dana Walden President and Chief Creative Officer was a thorough process but one where consideration of co-CEOs was over rather quickly. The former Morgan Stanley chair known for overseeing a…

In March 2014, Disney/ABC TV Group President Anne Sweeney left Disney as the company was nearing a decision on who would replace Bob Iger as CEO. While she was not among the finalists for the job, at the time, Sweeney was the closest a woman had ever gotten to the CEO job at Disney. Twelve…

Disney's incoming chief executive Josh D'Amaro will start at an annual base salary of $2.5 million, payable weekly, with an annual target incentive bonus of 250% of the base salary at the end of each fiscal year. According to filings with the SEC on Tuesday, D’Amaro will receive a long-term…

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…

Disney CEO Robert Iger saw his fiscal 2025 pay rise just about 12% to $45.8 million from $41.1 million the year earlier, according to the company's annual proxy statement filed with the SEC. In a letter to shareholders, chairman James Gorman reiterated the board's commitment to naming a…

The fact there were two New Year’s ball drops in Times Square this year, one for 2026 and one for America 250, says a lot about what’s coming the next 12 months. Yet, hype, patriotism, and this weekend’s U.S. military actions in Venezuela aside, how America will celebrate the big birthday…

Dana Walden has gone on the record on two topics that have swirled around Hollywood this year: the Disney CEO race and Jimmy Kimmel. Walden, who is Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment, opened up about both topics in an interview with Bloomberg's The Circuit with Emily Chang. Asked what it's…

Dana Walden, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment, recalled the early days of Glee, the Ryan Murphy musical comedy-drama series that had a tough initial reception but taught her some key lessons. "First, through Ryan's eyes, I got to understand how harsh criticism feels to a creator, particularly…

From Oscar-envelope SNAFUs, to L.A. wildfire evacuations, to real-time tweet attacks from Donald Trump and advocating for children's healthcare, Jimmy Kimmel has more than met the moment many times over the years. Still, with the ABC late-night host’s return tonight after a weeklong benching…