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July in full swing sees top media executives and an impressive political cohort gathered at a storied mountain resort to hike, chat and whitewater raft. The elixir of relaxed proximity distilled in Sun Valley’s rustic woods is credited with hatching a number of consequential deals over the…

Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, are closing in on an investment in Angel City FC in a deal that would make the pro soccer team the most valuable franchise in women’s professional sports. The proposed transaction for the Bay Iger Co. is separate from the couple’s day jobs – Iger running the Walt…

A Disney company tradition calls for longtime employees to be recognized with Service Awards on their major anniversaries. Popular collectable items, the awards come in the form of intricate — and somewhat creepy — bronze statuettes of famous Disney characters. The tradition travels all the way to…

UPDATE, 1:45 PM: In a split decision of sorts, an L.A. Superior Court judge has given Disney a month to articulate why they can’t hand over dozens of requested documents in the pay equity class action. At the end of a hearing today, Judge Elihu M. Berle indicated he agreed with the gist of the Mouse…

Disney’s now-abandoned Florida relocation plan for staffers has created some pretty dark legal skies. More than a year after the once again Bob Iger-run Disney dropped its Bob Chapek-era initiative to consolidate some California operations and employees in a new campus in Orlando's Lake Nona area, a…

David Zaslav can now boast of having a former Press Secretary to the President of the United States among his corporate inner circle. However, even with the trophy of Robert Gibbs now on his shelf, the Warner Bros Discovery CEO may do well to remember the transition from DC to Hollywood has proved full of…

Disney CEO Bob Iger was presented with an honorary knighthood. Prince William presented Iger with the post-nominal title of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. “Congratulations Bob, on becoming an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the…

Disney director James Gorman, who retired as CEO of Morgan Stanley in January after a smooth succession process, will also be stepping down as executive chairman of the financial giant. One of the longest tenured top executives on Wall Street, Gorman told Morgan Stanley’s annual meeting of…

In July of 2023, recently returned Disney CEO Bob Iger shocked the media industry by indicating he might be open to divesting the company’s declining  linear assets. By last fall, he’d changed his mind, declaring them not for sale. On interviews and earnings calls since, he's explained why — most recently…

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter from Abbott Elementary got to call roll at the start of the Disney Upfront Tuesday, which allowed many of the stars from the studio’s movies and networks to sound off (in a video) before the presentation kicked off at the North Javits Center. And what’s an ABC…

"I am deeply optimistic about our company, and in a world that is so in need of entertainment is a true privilege," said Disney boss Bob Iger today in a rare appearance on stage at the start of the media giant’s upfront presentation in New York City. "To run a company that is the embodiment of creative…

A month after Disney and Lucasfilm filed paperwork to have Gina Carano's wrongful-discharge and sex-discrimination suit tossed out, the fired Mandalorian star has kicked back to keep her Elon Musk-supported legal action off the mat. “After admitting that they discriminated against Carano for her perso…