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Jul 13 2023
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Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract through 2026, two years longer than planned
The Walt Disney Company will extend CEO Bob Iger’s deal by two years, extending his tenure through 2026.
Shares of the company were effectively flat after the news.
Iger told CNBC in February that he had no intention to stay longer than two years in his post, which would have taken him through 2024. Iger returned to Disney in November, retaking the job from Bob Chapek, who was
CNBC
Sep 21 2023
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Best of Orange County 2023: Our county has been remade over the past three decades
Orange County was a very different place when the first issue of the Best of Orange County rolled off the presses three decades ago. The county had a gleaming new sports arena, then called the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, and the Disney-owned Mighty Ducks were its main tenants, playing in their second season. Barbra Streisand performed six nights at the venue. Back then, Disneyland was still
Orange County Register
May 04 2023
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Did Ron DeSantis Get Married at Disney World?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing mounting pressure over his feud with Disney, with the corporation filing a lawsuit against him for steps he has taken to limit the expansion of its Disney World resort in the state.
On Wednesday, Florida Republican senators doubled down in their action against Disney, voting in favor of a new bill—SB 1604—that would nullify development agreements
Newsweek Fact Check
Jun 26 2023
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Disney chief diversity officer departs after years of progressive controversies dog company
Disney's head of diversity is walking away from the media juggernaut.
Walt Disney Company Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Latondra Newton will be leaving her position.
"I'm writing to share the news that Latondra Newton has decided to leave The Walt Disney Company to pursue other endeavors," an employee value proposition and chief human resources officer said
Fox Business
May 01 2023
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Legal war begins: DeSantis' board countersues Disney
For decades, Disney exerted its influence to gain total control over its private government and received special treatment no other Florida businesses got, the state-run Central Florida Tourism Board argues in a lawsuit seeking to regain control of Disney World’s special government district. The state-run board countersued Disney in Orange Circuit Court following Disney’s decision to file a
Florida Politics
May 01 2023
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DeSantis-appointed board files countersuit against Disney
The board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has filed a lawsuit against Disney to protect its governing power. The board unanimously passed the motion to file a countersuit on Monday. The suit was filed in the Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County, Florida. Board Chairman Martin Garcia said that the board was forced to act because they were named as
Washington Examiner
May 01 2023
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DeSantis Board to Sue Disney in Latest Legal Salvo
The board put together by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis is firing a retaliatory strike against Disney, vowing to file a lawsuit to counter Disney's lawsuit last week. "Disney sued us; we have no choice now but to respond," Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Chair Martin Garcia told a meeting Monday, according to Politico. "The district will seek justice in state court here in central
Newsmax (News)
May 01 2023
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Ron DeSantis’s Oversight Board Moves to Sue Disney
Chairman Martin Garcia, third from left, said the board aims to enforce its declaration that development approvals Disney struck with a previous board were null and void. The board overseeing the district covering Walt Disney Co.’s DIS -0.47%decrease; red down pointing triangle Orlando-area theme parks authorized its lawyers to sue the entertainment giant in state court, without explaining
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 19 2023
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Disney pulls plug on $1B Florida expansion in blow to DeSantis
Disney scrapped a plan to build a $1 billion office project in Orlando amid a still-expanding feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who accuses the company of backing so-called “woke” progressive views. The media giant has decided some 2,000 jobs that it planned to move to the Sunshine State will remain in California , just weeks after CEO Bob Iger said it would reconsider future investments in
New York Daily News
Jun 01 2023
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Judge in Disney World Case Steps Aside but Blasts DeSantis’s Lawyers
A federal judge in Florida disqualified himself from a court case brought by Disney against Gov. Ron DeSantis, but not before blasting the governor’s legal team for engaging in “rank judge shopping.” In a ruling late Thursday, Mark E. Walker, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, said he would no longer preside over the case, filed by Disney last
New York Times (News)