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Disney Toasts a Century as Business and Political Challenges Mount
Walt Disney has been dead for nearly 57 years. In the coming weeks, however, he will begin greeting museum visitors on two continents. As part of its 100th anniversary marketing-palooza, the Walt Disney Company used archival video and artificial ...
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DeSantis Gains Control of Tax Board Overseeing Disney World
The Florida governor had wanted to abolish the resort’s designation as a special tax district. That would have left two counties paying for services like policing.
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Activist Disney Investor Declares End to Battle for Board Seat
The move by Nelson Peltz came a day after the company’s C.E.O., Bob Iger, announced a restructuring that will cut $5.5 billion in costs and eliminate roughly 7,000 jobs.
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Oh Much More Than Bother: This Winnie the Pooh Is Terrifying
When the gentle bear fell into the public domain, a horror director pounced. Glimpses of the low-budget film have enthralled and enraged fans.
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Searching for Streaming Profit, Disney Cuts $5.5 Billion in Costs
In the company’s first earnings report since Bob Iger returned as C.E.O., it exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. But about 7,000 employees are expected to be laid off.
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Disney’s Iger Returns to Familiar Stage, but With Different Challenges
The company reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, and Wall Street is expecting it to lay out a new streaming strategy and operating structure.
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Disney World Workers Reject Contract Offer
Unions that represent about 32,000 full-time workers said the vote was overwhelmingly against the proposal, which have raised pay by at least $1 an hour per year.
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Disney Says Investor Seeking Board Seat ‘Does Not Understand’ Company
In a security filing, Disney was harshly critical of Nelson Peltz, saying he had “no strategy, no operating initiatives, no new ideas and no plan.”
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Disney Braces for a Fight Over Its Board
After months of talks, the activist investor Nelson Peltz is jockeying for a director position at the entertainment giant as he pushes for a series of changes.
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Disney Pushes Back Against Activist Investor’s Quest for Board Seat
Nelson Peltz wants the company to revamp its streaming business and focus on increasing profits. Disney wants shareholders to vote against his effort to get a seat on the board.