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Bob Iger Will Give Up His Disney Salary As Other Executives Take Pay Cuts

Bob Iger Will Give Up His Disney Salary As Other Executives Take Pay Cuts

Disney has announced a slew of executive pay cuts in order to mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus. According to reporting in Variety, Bob Iger, who stepped down from the CEO role at the company last month, will give up the entirety of his salary for the year in response to the virus. His […]

4y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down After 15-Year Tenure

Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down After 15-Year Tenure

Longtime Disney chief executive officer Bob Iger announced his abrupt decision to step down Tuesday, in a move that caught the company’s employees and rival media bigwigs off guard. Effective immediately, Iger, who served in his previous role for 15 years, will become executive chairman through 2021. Bob Chapek, who most recently served as chairman […]

4y ago

‘Star Wars’ Movies Taking A Break After ‘The Rise Of Skywalker,’ Per Bob Iger

‘Star Wars’ Movies Taking A Break After ‘The Rise Of Skywalker,’ Per Bob Iger

With the internet all abuzz with the latest trailer for Star Wars Episode 9, revealed to be titled The Rise Of Skywalker, one bit of Star Wars news went unnoticed. Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke to Bloomberg about the company’s business plans and mentioned that the Star Wars movie franchise will be taking a break […]

5y ago

See Pics Of The Avengers And Bob Iger As The Celebrities Visit Disney California Adventure

See Pics Of The Avengers And Bob Iger As The Celebrities Visit Disney California Adventure

On April 26, 2019, Marvel is set to reveal the ultimate conclusion to 10 years of movies that have all been connected in one way or another. Avengers: Endgame has already been breaking records at the box office — and tickets just went on sale earlier this week — but there is much more to […]

5y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Huge Salary For 2018 Has Been Amended After Purchase Of Fox

Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Huge Salary For 2018 Has Been Amended After Purchase Of Fox

Back in January, it was revealed that Bob Iger had made a pretty hefty amount of money as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company for 2018. As a matter of fact, The Inquisitr reported that Iger took home a compensation of $65.6 million after all was said and done with the yearly happenings. It […]

5y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger On Marketing The Opening Of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – May Just Tweet, ‘It’s Open’

Disney CEO Bob Iger On Marketing The Opening Of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – May Just Tweet, ‘It’s Open’

In June, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is going to open in Disneyland. Later in the fall, Walt Disney World will have its version of the 14-acre land open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There is no secret in the fact that these two identical and massive expansions are coming in 2019, and Disney CEO Bob Iger […]

5y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger Received A Compensation Of $65.6 Million In 2018 — About An 81 Percent Raise

Disney CEO Bob Iger Received A Compensation Of $65.6 Million In 2018 — About An 81 Percent Raise

A couple of years ago, Robert (Bob) Iger chose to stay on as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company until a successor could be chosen. This past year, Iger chose to stay on until Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox was complete and totally in place. Those decisions may have been some of the […]

5y ago

Disney’s New Streaming Service Coming In 2019 Has A Name, Disney+, And New Details On Pricing

Disney’s New Streaming Service Coming In 2019 Has A Name, Disney+, And New Details On Pricing

When Disney revealed that they would launch their own streaming service in 2019, many knew that Netflix would finally have some true competition. Knowing that Disney has control of so many different properties, it was just a given that the new service would be an absolute beast. On Thursday, Disney CEO Robert Iger released some […]

5y ago

Fox Preparing For Massive Layoffs As Completion Of Disney Deal Nears

Fox Preparing For Massive Layoffs As Completion Of Disney Deal Nears

For months, Disney chased after the acquisition of the film and TV assets of 21st Century Fox, eventually winning out over Comcast. The combination of the two companies is something that will revolutionize the world of entertainment — but there are additional costs that are yet to be borne out. Numerous layoffs are expected to […]

5y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Once More That Presidential Run Is ‘Off The Table’

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Once More That Presidential Run Is ‘Off The Table’

Disney CEO Bob Iger put long-running rumors to rest that he is not considering a run for president in the upcoming election. Author and presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin was interviewing the executive at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on Tuesday. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Iger made it clear that he had no […]

5y ago

Roseanne Barr On The Politics Behind ABC Firing Her, Canceling Successful Series

Roseanne Barr On The Politics Behind ABC Firing Her, Canceling Successful Series

Roseanne Barr didn’t hold anything back in a new interview with political activist Brandon Straka, discussing many hot-button topics, including her controversial May firing from the ABC network. Barr being let go from her eponymous show has been reported on ad nauseum. To recap, the network felt that she made a racist comment on Twitter, […]

5y ago

Disney Ups Bid For 21st Century Fox To $71.3 Billion, Knocks Comcast Back

Disney Ups Bid For 21st Century Fox To $71.3 Billion, Knocks Comcast Back

The battle over the movie and TV studios of 21st Century Fox is one that has been a back-and-forth fight with a lot of money thrown around. Disney originally stepped in with an offer of $52.4 billion in stock back in December, and the deal seemed to be in the bag. Then, Comcast recently jumped […]

5y ago

Bernie Sanders Slams Disney For Pulling $9B In Profit While Most Of Its Employees Can’t Afford Basic Needs

Bernie Sanders Slams Disney For Pulling $9B In Profit While Most Of Its Employees Can’t Afford Basic Needs

Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders took aim at The Walt Disney Co. and subsidiary company ABC on Friday, tweeting that the company does not offer sufficient compensation to most of its employees, despite recently reporting close to $9 billion in annual profits last year. “I have a feeling ABC will not be asking on its […]

5y ago

ABC Fires Roseanne, But What About Keith Olbermann And Jemele Hill, Clay Travis Wonders

ABC Fires Roseanne, But What About Keith Olbermann And Jemele Hill, Clay Travis Wonders

As the entire planet is well aware, actress/comedienne Roseanne Barr ignited a firestorm after sending out a racist tweet about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. In response, the ABC television network — a Disney subsidiary — quickly fired Roseanne, canceled the top-rated reboot of her iconic sitcom, and other channels are even scrubbing re-runs from their […]

5y ago

‘Avengers’ Done After Movie 4? Not So Fast Says Disney’s Bob Iger

‘Avengers’ Done After Movie 4? Not So Fast Says Disney’s Bob Iger

For 10 years now Marvel Studios has been hyping up that ever since 2008’s Iron Man, all the movies that followed were leading up to the Infinity War with many to speculate that Avengers 4 would be the last of the super team combo. But now Disney’s CEO Bob Iger is whistling a different tune. […]

6y ago

Walt Disney Company Giving More Than 125,000 Employees A $1,000 Cash Bonus, Educational Reimbursement Program

Walt Disney Company Giving More Than 125,000 Employees A $1,000 Cash Bonus, Educational Reimbursement Program

The Walt Disney Company is looking to give back to those that make it one of the most successful in the world, and that is by paying them for all they do. On Tuesday that Robert Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced that more than 125,000 eligible employees are going to […]

6y ago

Bob Iger Expected To Stay With Disney Past 2019 As Deal With Fox Likely By Next Week

Bob Iger Expected To Stay With Disney Past 2019 As Deal With Fox Likely By Next Week

Talks came about last month that Disney was looking to purchase a majority control of 21st Century Fox, and it appears they have heated up enough to make Bob Iger stick around a bit longer. It originally seemed as if talks between Fox and Disney died as soon as they started but picked up again […]

6y ago

Disney And Fox Talks Start Up Again, Director Wants X-Men In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Disney And Fox Talks Start Up Again, Director Wants X-Men In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Almost a month ago, word got out that Disney had been in serious talks to buy the majority of 21st Century Fox and the conversation died quickly, but it may now have new life. It was an acquisition that some people were against, but a lot of people wanted it so that the Marvel Cinematic […]

6y ago

Disney Has Had Serious Talks To Buy The Majority Of 21st Century Fox

Disney Has Had Serious Talks To Buy The Majority Of 21st Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company is looking to continue growing their portfolio, and it appears they have their sights set on yet another major company. It appears as if there have been some serious talks going on for Disney to buy the majority of 21st Century Fox, but a deal has not yet been made. If […]

6y ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms He Will Step Down In Mid-2019

Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms He Will Step Down In Mid-2019

In the last 12 years, Bob Iger has brought a lot to the Walt Disney Company, but soon, they’re going to have to find someone to fill some very big shoes. The CEO and chairman of one of the most lucrative companies in the world has confirmed he will be stepping down and leaving Disney […]

6y ago

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