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Disney's Bob Iger wanted to fire Marvel's Ike Perlmutter even before he backed a proxy war

'This decision would have been made regardless,' claimed the returning CEO of Disney, who clashed with the frugal billionaire before.

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Disney Parks Needed A Win With Fans. Why I Think Annual Pass Changes Are It

The return of Annual Passes at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are a big step in the right direction.

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Apple at heart of US-China selective decoupling, Gallagher says

Apple Inc. and Walt-Disney Co. are among U.S. businesses that will face the steepest challenges in a “selective decoupling” from China, a key lawmaker said after a series of meetings with executives and experts in Hollywood and Silicon Valley this week.

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Marvel Head Honcho Ike Perlmutter Claps Back After Disney Firing, Says It Wasn't A Shock

The former head of Marvel Entertainment speaks out on being fired by Disney.

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Asad Ayaz Named Chief Brand Officer at The Walt Disney Co.

Exec continues as president of marketing for The Walt Disney Studios

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Billionaire ex-head of Marvel said he was fired for complaining its films were too expensive

Ike Perlmutter, the chairman of Marvel Entertainment, was one of the highest-profile casualties of Disney's recent layoffs last week.

Fortune

Disney chief Bob Iger calls Ron DeSantis ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’

CEO’s comments are latest round in bitter feud between governor and state’s largest corporate employer over ‘don’t say gay’ law

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Disney CEO Iger slams Florida governor DeSantis as 'anti-business'

Disney CEO Bob Iger has criticised Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis as being "anti-business" and "anti-Florida". The comments are part of an ongoing feud between the entertainment giant and DeSantis that started when Disney voiced its opposition to a state law banning education on LGBT issues in…

France 24

Disney Developing Live-action ‘Moana’ with Dwayne Johnson

“Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced a live-action “Moana” remake is in development Monday in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages — no…

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Disney CEO blasts DeSantis’s policies as ‘anti-business’

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger came out swinging at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis saying his policies regarding the theme-park giant have been “not just anti-Florida, but anti-business.”

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Ron DeSantis Drops New Document Calling Out Disney World’s ‘Ethics’ And It Looks Like The Chess Match Isn’t Over Yet

The battle between Walt Disney World and the state of Florida continues.

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Disney-DeSantis war of words heats up at annual meeting

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company for its policy positions that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only “anti-business but anti-Florida.”

The Independent UK

US lawmakers to meet with Taiwan’s Tsai, Tim Cook, Bob Iger

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is taking their concerns about China to California next week where they plan to meet with top technology and entertainment executives, as well as with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Tribune News Service

Months after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out

Perlmutter's role at Marvel Studios had shrunk over the years after a 2015 restructuring by Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Marvel Entertainment's Ike Perlmutter booted amid Disney layoffs

Walt Disney Co. has bounced Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter.

Total Film

Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter laid off from Disney

The comics and merch division has been folded into the larger Disney business

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney Lays Off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter

Six months ago, Perlmutter led an unsuccessful effort to install activist investor Nelson Peltz on the Disney board. On Wednesday, his division was subsumed by Disney

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Disney CEO axes metaverse unit and almost everyone in it, with another 6,950 cuts to go

Bob Iger once said the tech would democratise the internet, but apparently it's not right for Disney.

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Following Bob Iger’s Viral Email, The Layoffs At Disney Have Begun

7,000 Disney Cast Members are set to be laid off before the summer.

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Disney Dumps Metaverse Aspirations. That Was an Easy Decision

The first of Disney’s 7,000 job cuts have begun to happen. One of the decisions was to eliminate approximately 50 jobs from its metaverse-driven next-generation storytelling unit. The move makes abundant sense. Here’s why.

Broadcasting & Cable

Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts

The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects

Fortune

Disney’s 7,000 layoffs will come in 3 waves starting this week, Bob Iger tells staff

The returning CEO also said that for those who remained at the company there would be “challenges ahead.”

The Independent UK

Liv Tyler to return to MCU 16 years after The Incredible Hulk role for Captain America film

Actor will reprise role in ‘Captain America: New World Order’

Los Angeles Times

Disney layoffs begin this week. Iger says 7,000 job cuts to finish before summer

Walt Disney Co. this week begins its plan to cut 7,000 jobs as part of a wider effort to rejuvenate the Burbank entertainment giant's finances and reach profitability at its streaming business.

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Disney Starts First Wave of 7,000 Planned Staff Layoffs

CEO Bob Iger cites ‘difficult reality’

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