Bob Iger

Disney box office boost from ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Inside Out 2′

With profit jump of 39%, Bob Iger, CEO lauds ‘one of the best quarters in the history of our film studio’

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 12:46

Why chief executive succession is so difficult to get right

Boards are being forced to think about finding future leaders much earlier than in the past as shareholders demand greater insight

Fri May 24 2024 - 12:08

Disney may struggle to stir creative juices after fending off boardroom blitz

Studio giant had a number of box-office flops last year

Sat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00

Disney wins out in historic boardroom battle

Major investors Vanguard and BlackRock among those who backed Disney for control against activist investor Trian Partners

Thu Apr 04 2024 - 10:52

Disney has made mistakes in 2023, but pausing ads on X is not one of them

Elon Musk can sound off, but Disney chief Bob Iger will not come under pressure for joining ranks of advertisers shunning X

Sat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00

If Netflix and Disney+ have ditched your favourite shows, here’s what’s going on

Hugh Linehan: The era of peak TV is over – so the Hollywood strikes may be a blessing for studios that were making too many programmes

Sat Aug 26 2023 - 06:00

It pays to count a CEO’s successes, not the candles on their cake

The longer the boss stays on, the more important it is to ask whether they are still the best person for the job

Fri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00

Disney stops paying 100,000 workers to save $500m a month

Move comes as company protects executive bonus schemes and a $1.5bn shareholder dividend

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 12:04

Call me a snob, but Marvel’s Black Panther is ‘less than’ Scorsese’s Raging Bull

Donald Clarke: Kids’ movies are becoming the only cinema many punters will pay to see

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00

Hollywood trade mission reveals new normal for Irish screen industry

RTÉ risks being bypassed as business of TV drama realigns

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 05:15

Brexit stockpiling, Barneys bankruptcy and Disney’s bumper year

Planet Business: It was a forlorn week for the historic Harland and Wolff

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 07:15

Minnie Mouse voice actor Russi Taylor dies aged 75

Taylor also known for voicing Martin Prince in TV show The Simpsons

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 13:54

Streaming wars: How Disney wants to take your cash

Netflix once had the field to itself. Now Disney and other Hollywood behemoths are closing in – and they’re here to take your money

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:30

Abortion row: Netflix and Disney stay silent on Northern Ireland ban

Media firms threaten to boycott US state but will not comment on North’s stricter laws

Fri May 31 2019 - 10:42

Why the price of Disney+ triggered a gasp in the room

US media giant is undercutting Netflix, but its fairytale ending is not guaranteed

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 05:45

Apple ready to unveil big bet on television

The question is whether media companies will sign up to its TV platform

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 12:02

EU queries Disney/Sky deal over concerns about cross-border rights

Commission seeking assurances that TV shows will be available across the EU

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 09:46

The Nike game: marrying politics with profit

Growing number of firms finding principle doesn’t have to be at expense of business

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 05:10

Comcast’s Sky takeover: the winner pays for it all

Beating Disney-backed Fox in an auction for the Murdoch jewel has not come cheap

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 06:00

‘I love the place’: US billionaire John Malone on his €300m Irish portfolio

International investor talks about his assets in Ireland, Netflix, Trump, and succession plans

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 04:25

Goldman Sachs tops $100m in fees from Fox-Disney deal

Payout reflects close relationship between Rupert Murdoch and top banker

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 11:09

Comcast opens Disney bidding war with $65bn Fox offer

Fox shareholders to be offered $35 a share in cash for its film and television studios, cable entertainment networks

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 11:14

Donald Trump wades into Roseanne Barr tweet controversy

US president complains that no-one from ABC network has apologised for ‘horrible’ statements about him

Wed May 30 2018 - 20:32

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: The making of a weak movie

Things were ‘getting weird’ on the set of the Han Solo film. So they changed director

Mon May 21 2018 - 05:00

European shares flag as ECB provides no momentum

Ryanair falls in Dublin as more negative industrial relations news filters out

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 20:04

Disney buys 21st Century Fox for over €44bn

Deal gives Disney an arsenal of shows and movies to combat digital rivals

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 12:32

Disney close to €51bn deal to take over Fox assets

Final price and the future of James Murdoch remain under negotiation

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 21:18

Boris Johnson’s dubitation, CEOs for gun control, Monarch’s reign ends

Planet Business: Ryanair’s cancellation crisis and other grim events in perspective

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 06:36

Merck boss quits Trump council over Charlottesville

President criticised for failing to denounce groups involved in racial violence

Mon Aug 14 2017 - 16:54

Maureen Dowd: Infantile US president stomps all over Planet Earth

Donald Trump’s latest antics merely cement his image as the highchair king

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00

‘Pirates’ piracy and the price of not making Champions League

Planet Business: ‘Trade facilitation posts’, ‘Mr Creepypants’ and boomerang bosses

Fri May 19 2017 - 07:07

Disney held to ransom after ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ hack

Hackers threaten to release latest instalment in the series unless the studio pays up

Tue May 16 2017 - 16:33

John Malone: Irish-American ‘cable cowboy’ eyes new landscapes

Media mogul says US needs Fox News as ‘otherwise everything’s leftist’

Thu May 11 2017 - 13:16

Success of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ boosts profits at Walt Disney

Company’s shares fell 1.7% as revenue comes in slightly below expectations

Tue May 09 2017 - 22:04