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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. The company engages in the film and episodic television content production and distribution activities, as well as operates television broadcast networks under the ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brands; and studios that produces motion pictures under the Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Searchlight Pictures banners. It also offers direct-to-consumer streaming services through Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, ESPN+, Hulu, and Star+; sale/licensing of film and television content to third-party television and subscription video-on-demand services; theatrical, home entertainment, and music distribution services; staging and licensing of live entertainment events; and post-production services by Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. In addition, the company operates theme parks and resorts, such as Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; Disneyland Resort in California; Disneyland Paris; Hong Kong Disneyland Resort; and Shanghai Disney Resort; Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, National Geographic Expeditions, and Adventures by Disney as well as Aulani, a Disney resort and spa in Hawaii; licenses its intellectual property to a third party for the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort; and provides consumer products, which include licensing of trade names, characters, visual, literary, and other IP for use on merchandise, published materials, and games. Further, it sells branded merchandise through retail, online, and wholesale businesses; and develops and publishes books, comic books, and magazines. The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.
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Burbank, calif. ( business wire ) the walt disney company board of directors ( nyse dis) today responded to materials issued by the trian group. the disney board of directors is focused on delivering long term sustainable value and continually works to ensure it is comprised of the right mix of experience, skills and perspectives to guide disney, particularly as it navigates this dynamic period.
New york ( business wire ) trian fund management, l. p. (“ trian”), whose investment funds collectively own approximately 9.4 million common shares of the walt disney company ( nyse dis) (“ disney” or the “ company”) valued at approximately 1 billioni, sent a letter and proxy statement to its fellow disney shareholders highlighting that
New york ( business wire ) trian fund management, l. p. (“ trian”), whose investment funds collectively own approximately 9.4 million common shares of the walt disney company ( nyse dis) (“ disney” or the “ company”) valued at approximately 900 millioni, tomorrow will file a preliminary proxy statement with the securities and exchange commission for the election of nelson peltz, its chief executive officer and founding partner, to disney' s board of directors at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders.
Burbank, calif. ( business wire ) the walt disney company ( nyse dis) board of directors announced that it has elected independent director mark g. parker as chairman of the board, effective following the annual meeting of shareholders. mr. parker, a seven year member of the disney board and executive chairman of nike, inc., will succeed susan e. arnold, who will not stand for re election pursuant to the 15 year term limit under disney' s board tenure policy. as a result, the size of the board will be reduced to 11 members.
Burbank, calif. ( business wire ) as the walt disney company marks its 100 th anniversary in 2023, disney consumer products, games and publishing will unveil exciting new collections and experiences celebrating disney 100 years of wonder. 2023 will celebrate the storytellers who have brought generations the wonder and magic that is disney, and the fans and families who have brought disney into their hearts throughout the past 100 years. everyone can share their favorite moments using # sharethewonder and # disney100.
Burbank, calif. ( business wire ) the walt disney company ( nyse dis) recently became aware that trc capital investment corp. ( trc) has made an unsolicited mini tender offer to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of disney common stock, and, per a press release issued by trc on DEC ember 28, 2022 ( the trc press release), has amended the terms of such offer to DEC rease the offer price payable to 85.00 a share, down from a prior offer price of 89.15 a share.
Burbank, calif. ( business wire ) the walt disney company ( nyse dis) announced today that robert a. iger is returning to lead disney as chief executive officer, effective immediately. mr. iger, who spent more than four DEC ades at the company, including 15 years as its ceo, has agreed to serve as disney' s ceo for two years, with a mandate from the board to set the strategic direction for renewed growth and to work closely with the board in developing a successor to lead the company at the completion of his term. mr. iger succeeds bob CHAP ek, who has stepped down from his position.
The michaels organization, a prominent developer with community housing properties in more than 35 states, set to build, own and operate more than 1,300 units on disney' s LAN d in southwest orange county, florida. lake buena vista, fla.
Baltimore & new york ( business wire) sinclair broadcast group, inc. ( nasdaq sbgi) and disney media & entertainment distribution ( nyse dis) today announced a multi year deal that renews abc affiliations across all sinclair stations into 2026.
Lake buena vista, fla. , oct. 5, 2022 prnewswire it' s ( almost) the most wonderful time of the year, and holiday cheer is already in the air at walt disney world resort.
