Disney's Q2 2026 Earnings Call Live Blog: Leaning Into "One Disney" Disney's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, is off to a good start with investors. Cinemablend · May 6
Disney's $60 billion bet on the one thing AI can't replace Disney’s CEO is facing an existential crisis brought about by an emerging technology. The year was 1955, the CEO was Walt Disney and the tech was television. Fortune · Apr 28
Disney Layoffs: Full Breakdown of the Severance and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Under Josh D'Amaro Disney has begun paying out severance packages in its first wave of layoffs under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, with payouts tied to level and years of service, and some staff receiving bonuses, unused holiday pay, and continued health cover. International Business Times UK · Apr 23
Disney CEO Eligible For $45m Package While Firing 1,000 Staff Who 'Actually Draw The Movies' Disney faces criticism after laying off 1,000 workers while its CEO stands to receive a $45m package. The cuts hit creative teams, including Marvel Studios, amid wider industry layoffs. International Business Times UK · Apr 21
Disney Just Dealt A Devastating Blow To Physical Media Over 1,000 layoffs at Disney include the entire team responsible for making Blu-rays and other hard-copy media. Inverse · Apr 15
Why Did Disney Lay Off 1,000 People? The CEO Josh D'Amaro Memo Explained Disney's CEO Josh D'Amaro announced 1,000 layoffs to streamline operations and foster a more agile workforce, following previous job cuts and industry changes. International Business Times UK · Apr 15
Marvel Layoffs 2026: Workforce Slashed by 8% as Disney Moves Ahead With 1,000 Job Cuts Disney initiates job cuts impacting 1,000 employees, including Marvel and marketing teams, as part of a strategic shift towards technology and streamlined operations. International Business Times UK · Apr 15
The Walt Disney Co. begins laying off 1,000 employees The Walt Disney Co. has begun layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company The Independent UK · Apr 14
Disney Layoffs: 1,000 Jobs Cut After New CEO Takes Over — Here's Why Disney is reportedly preparing to cut around 1,000 jobs as Josh D'Amaro settles into the chief executive's office, with marketing expected to be hit hardest. International Business Times UK · Apr 11
Disney to Axe 1,000 Jobs in Brutal Layoff Blow—Department Set to Take Biggest Hit Revealed Disney announces 1,000 job cuts in marketing as part of a cost-cutting strategy under CEO Josh D'Amaro, aiming to streamline operations amid industry shifts and focus on digital growth. International Business Times UK · Apr 9
I'll Be Absolutely Gobsmacked If Disney Doesn't Buy Another Studio ASAP I'm sure this is going to happen, and probably soon Cinemablend · Mar 29
A Disney Fan Pointed Out A Side Narrative To This Bachelorette Cancellation Brouhaha, And I Think It's A Great Point The stars really misaligned for somebody in this brouhaha. Cinemablend · Mar 28
The 3 big bad news items of new Disney CEO’s first week on the job Three setbacks in seven days, even if most of them are out of his hands, have already complicated the new CEO’s vision for Disney. Fortune · Mar 26
Disney’s new CEO faces three major disasters during his first week on the job Collapse of high-stakes partnerships with Epic Games and OpenAI comes as the entertainment giant also faces fallout from pulling flagship reality series over violent domestic footage leak The Independent UK · Mar 25
TechRadar · Mar 24 OpenAI unexpectedly kills Sora, and I wonder if this is the start of a mini AI bubble collapse OpenAI unexpectedly announced the shuttering of Sora, and the company may have lost a huge partner.
Cinemablend · Mar 24 As Disney Parks Enter A New Era, There’s One Trend I Hope We Never See Again Let's leave this in the past, please.
Total Film · Mar 19 New Disney CEO hits the ground running with Lilo and Stitch 2 and The Incredibles 3 release dates During a shareholders meeting, he "addressed the delicate balance between original storytelling and franchises"
Cinemablend · Mar 19 Shots Fired At The Other Movie Studios, As Disney's New Head Honcho Shares What They Have That Others Don't Disney's New CEO isn't playing around.
MarketBeat · Mar 19 How to Play 3 Major CEO Transitions in Early 2026 A CEO transition can be a scary moment for a company, but it can also present significant opportunities for investors watching closely.
Fortune · Mar 19 Before Disney named a new CEO, it made sure the CFO was staying Josh D'Amaro officially succeeded Bob Iger as CEO on March 18.
BANG Premier · Mar 18 Incredibles 3 and Lilo and Stitch 2 scheduled for release in summer 2028 In an expansion of two of its most recognisable franchises, Disney’s incoming CEO has announced Incredibles 3 and Lilo Stitch 2 are scheduled for release in summer 2028.
Cinemablend · Mar 18 Disney's 2026 Shareholders Meeting Live Blog: What Does The Future Hold As Bob Iger Steps Away And New CEO Josh D'Amaro Takes The Stage Josh D'Amaro and Dana Walden take charge of Disney starting now.
Fortune · Mar 18 Today's Bob Iger's last day leading Disney. Here's what comes next at the company worth $176 billion Josh D’Amaro, who’s been with Disney for 28 years, takes over today, ending Iger’s nearly two decades tenure leading the company.
Fortune · Mar 18 Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro once planned to be a sculptor. He admits saying 'I don't know' is one most important phrases in his career Josh D’Amaro, the longtime Disney executive replacing Bob Iger, says admitting to what you don’t know is a career superpower, and it guided his rise from the art studio to the C-suite.
Barchart · Mar 18 Disney Gets a New Executive Team As 'Iger Era' Ends: Does That Make DIS Stock a Buy? Disney CEO Bob Chapek would hand over the baton to Josh D’Amaro. So how should investors play DIS stock now?