Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
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Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Finally!!! I have been waiting for this to happen. I hope Kathleen Kennedy is fired right away.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/25/2...cts-succession
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/25/2...cts-succession
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Why are you acting surprised? He announced he was stepping down and not renewing his contract a while ago.
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He was supposed to stay on until 2021 I think. I just hope it brings some change to what I hate about modern day Disney.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
He's still with the company, at least for a while longer.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
He's not "Out" That makes it sound like he was terminated, which he wasn't. He was always planning to retire once his contract was up. They already had a succession plan for him and he's finishing his contract under a different title with less responsibilities now.
This new guy Chapek is taking over his CEO responsibilities now.
And the company grew under his leadership. Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Iger. Same goes with how Marvel exploded under Disney's takeover. The MCU became a humongous film phenomenon and moneymaker.
and Disney Plus was developed under Iger. That's the future for Disney and consumers getting their media.
Disney is in better shape now than it was back under Michael Eisner's reign.
This new guy Chapek is taking over his CEO responsibilities now.
And the company grew under his leadership. Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Iger. Same goes with how Marvel exploded under Disney's takeover. The MCU became a humongous film phenomenon and moneymaker.
and Disney Plus was developed under Iger. That's the future for Disney and consumers getting their media.
Disney is in better shape now than it was back under Michael Eisner's reign.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Yeah -- was a long planned CEO transition, he's still an executive board member through 2021. Then he gets to go back to his vaults of money.
He's done well with Disney overall, Kennedy was picked by Lucas and well that lined up amazingly well with his Lucasfilms choices of the years leading up to his exit.
It'll likely take a few years before you see any real changes under the new regime.
He's done well with Disney overall, Kennedy was picked by Lucas and well that lined up amazingly well with his Lucasfilms choices of the years leading up to his exit.
It'll likely take a few years before you see any real changes under the new regime.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
And if you have Disney Plus, do yourself a favor and watch The Imagineering story. It's an 6 part documentary on the history of Disney, including the parks, the movie studio, TV, and about their leadership through the years.
It explores their history good and bad. It's not some biased propaganda piece only designed to make them look good. You will see that the company grew under Iger and survived a lot of turmoil through the years.
It explores their history good and bad. It's not some biased propaganda piece only designed to make them look good. You will see that the company grew under Iger and survived a lot of turmoil through the years.
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Also, from the SEC Filing:
"The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall report to you" makes it sound like he got promoted
"The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall report to you" makes it sound like he got promoted
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Yeah that's been part of Disney's anti-compete for ages now, well before Iger and it should go away. As it stands, only theaters that show first run Disney/20th movies are not allowed to show the revivals -- and they review the others (theaters w/ first run) on a case by case still.
Dedicated revival houses and ones that dont show first run Disney/Fox are exempt.
Dedicated revival houses and ones that dont show first run Disney/Fox are exempt.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Not to mention, why would they allow a bunch movies in a library they just acquired be screened. They have only owned 20th Century a year. They need to take stock of their assets and come up with their own terms and agreements for things like that, not piggy back off what the old company was doing. If it goes on for years, well that’s another story.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Chapek has a reputation for being cheap and cutting costs wherever possible, so shareholders are gonna love him... those of us who hope for new creative directions within Disney not so much.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Not to shabby of a rein (purely from a shareholder's perspective).
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Disney now controls almost everything and has a monopoly on the entertainment world under his reign.
Hope this leads to their downfall
Hope this leads to their downfall
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
He had a very productive tenure. The acquisitions and expansions during his term are astonishing.
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And the company grew under his leadership. Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Iger. Same goes with how Marvel exploded under Disney's takeover. The MCU became a humongous film phenomenon and moneymaker.
and Disney Plus was developed under Iger. That's the future for Disney and consumers getting their media.
Disney is in better shape now than it was back under Michael Eisner's reign.
and Disney Plus was developed under Iger. That's the future for Disney and consumers getting their media.
Disney is in better shape now than it was back under Michael Eisner's reign.
But seriously, Disney acquired Pixar under Iger as well.
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Just go back watching to drooling to every bimbo you see on TV.
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
Well, other than acquiring Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Simpsons, Hulu, and Fox Entertainment, and launching Disney+ and ESPN+, and taking good care of the Muppets and ABC, what has Bob Iger done for Disney?
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re: Bob Iger out as Disney CEO - Bob Chapek in [2022 Update - Chapek out, Iger in]
It’s like Iger is a real life Thanos and was collecting his own infinity stones.
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and also overseeing the expansion of California Adventure and remodel.
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By gaining the whole world, Disney has lost its soul. It (Disney)is now bland and lifeless as a McDonald's Big Mac.
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Meanwhile in the financial newspapers . . .
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