Disney News & Updates

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Disney Names Josh D’Amaro CEO, Dana Walden President & Chief Creative Officer

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro has been elevated to CEO of the Walt Disney Co., capping a lengthy process of picking Bob Iger's successor.

deadline.com

 

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Disney Gets Bump From ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ and Parks in Year-End 2025 Quarter, Streaming Income Jumps 72% as Company Stops Disclosing Disney+, Hulu Subscriber Numbers

Disney beat Wall Street expectations for the December 2025 quarter. The streaming income rose 72%; Disney no longer discloses Disney+ and Hulu subscriber or revenue figures.

variety.com

Bob Iger Calls Disney’s Fox Acquisition “Ahead Of Its Time”

Disney CEO Bob Iger called the company's acquisition 2019 of 21st Century Fox "ahead of its time" given the current bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.

deadline.com

 

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Disney Hits ByteDance With Cease-and-Desist, Claiming Seedance AI Tool Is 'Hijacking' Trademarked Characters

Disney has sent ByteDance a cease and desist letter to ByteDance over their new Seedance 2.0 AI generative video tool.

www.thewrap.com

 

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Disney's Josh D'Amaro era begins following Bob Iger handoff - Los Angeles Times

 

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The suburban LA street that Disney pays to keep pristine

 

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Disney To Lay Off Up To 1,000 Employees In First Cuts Under New CEO

Disney is planning to lay off as many as 1,000 employees over the next few months, Deadline has confirmed.

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AI posters and concept art. Secret Wars is gonna look garbage

 

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Marvel Undergoes Layoffs Amid Companywide Disney Cuts

Marvel Lays Off 8% Of Staff Amid Companywide Disney Cuts

deadline.com

 

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Disney Cutting Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Corporate Streamlining

Pixar and Nat Geo are said to be hit particularly hard in the latest round of cuts, with some high-profile talent also being let go at ESPN.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Pixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred Staffers

Pixar Animation Studios, despite riding high on the success of summer blockbuster "Toy Story 5," was hit particularly hard in a wave of corporatewide layoffs at Disney.

variety.com

 

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Disney Closes $1.2 Billion Deal, Sell A+E Global Media Stake To Hearst

It's official - Hearst has announced an agreement to acquire Disney’s 50% interest in A+E Global Media for approximately $1.2 billion in cash.

deadline.com