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On March 3, 2004, at Disney's annual shareholders' meeting, a surprising 43% of Disney's shareholders, predominantly rallied by former board members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, withheld their proxies to re-elect Eisner to the board. Disney's board then gave the chairmanship position to George J. Mitchell. However, the board did not immediately ...
Disney appears to be backing out of the culture and political wars after years of backlash.. The billion-dollar company has recently been taking an active role in moving away from hot-button ...
Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling-down on diversity and inclusion efforts in the wake of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis four and a half years ago.
Chapek, a 29-year Disney executive with roots in film, home entertainment, consumer products and theme parks, is still overcoming the PR damage done from Disney’s public legal battle over ...
A marquee in January 2014 advertising an assortment of films typical for that time of year. The dump months are what the film community has, before the era of streaming television, called the two periods of the year when there have been lowered commercial and critical expectations for most new theatrical releases from American filmmakers and distributors.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, wreaking havoc on the American film industry and the theme park business. Virtually all segments of Disney were affected by the health crisis, with the company forced to shut down its film and television production units as well as close down its parks across the globe. [47]
Sunday night's USC vs. LSU matchup, which began at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 1, and at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, was blacked out on Disney-owned local stations such as ABC7 Chicago, ABC7 ...
In March 2022, amid the controversy of Disney's involvement in Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act and lack of criticism from CEO Bob Chapek until after the bill had passed, three former Blue Sky staff members stated the Nimona film received pushback from Disney leadership, centered around the film's LGBT themes and a same-sex kiss.