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Disney's Very Sorry, But You'll Only Get 2 Marvel Shows a Year From Now on
True to his earlier word, Disney CEO Bob Iger is cutting back on all things Marvel, reducing the number of...
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Bob Iger and Hollywood A-Listers Led the Push to Resume SAG-AFTRA Negotiations
12 days after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) walked away from negotiations with SAG-AFTRA, the two...
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Posted Monday 2/01/21 at 2:30PM EST
Ryan Coogler developing a Wakanda TV series for Disney+
The Black Panther director has signed a five-year TV deal with Disney that will include developing a drama series based...
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Posted Friday 8/14/20 at 4:10AM EDT
Kenya Barris recalls having a "real honest conversation" with Disney's Bob Iger over shelved Black-ish episode
On Thursday's Daily Show, Barris discussed his February 2018 shelved "Please, Baby, Please" Black-ish episode that was released this week...
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Posted Monday 7/06/20 at 11:05AM EDT
Disney signs a first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick that includes a Jemele Hill-produced ESPN docuseries on his life
One week after Kaepernick teamed with Netflix and Ava DuVernay on a scripted series on his high school years, Kaepernick...
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Posted Wednesday 6/24/20 at 4:39PM EDT
ABC tonight will re-air 2017 Taking the Stage special celebrating African-American history, culture and music
Quincy Jones and Don Mischer, who produced the 2017 special, wrote a letter to Disney's Bob Iger urging its rebroadcast...
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Posted Friday 4/17/20 at 2:36AM EDT
Bob Iger came up with the idea for ABC's Disney Family Singalong
The Disney executive chairman and former CEO came up with the idea for Thursday's special after noticing a trend of...
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Posted Monday 4/13/20 at 8:46AM EDT
Bob Iger reasserts control over Disney in wake of the coronavirus
Iger abruptly stepped down as CEO and into the role of executive chairman on Feb.
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Posted Friday 4/10/20 at 3:26AM EDT
ESPN and Disney forced the cancelation of UFC 249 after pressure from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Diane Feinstein
UFC president Dana White, who explored putting on UFC 249 on a private island and on a Native American reservation...
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Posted Tuesday 3/10/20 at 1:23PM EDT
Disney+ scrapped a Tron TV series from John Ridley and Lizzie McGuire with sex and cheating
In a story on Bob Iger's exit amid Disney +'s development struggles, The Hollywood Reporter's Natalie Jarvey reports that the...
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Posted Tuesday 2/25/20 at 3:48PM EST
Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, replaced by Disney Parks boss Bob Chapek
Disney announced that Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, will replace Iger, effective immediately.
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Posted Tuesday 2/04/20 at 5:25PM EST
The Mandalorian to return for Season 2 in October, The Falcon and the Winter Solider to premiere in August
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the return months during his earning call today, also revealing that WandaVision will debut in...
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Posted Monday 1/13/20 at 9:34AM EST
Disney boss confirms Baby Yoda is a Green Bay Packers fan
Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted an image of The Mandalorian character as a Packers supporter shortly after the Packers beat...
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Posted Monday 12/23/19 at 10:41PM EST
Bob Iger: I know Baby Yoda's real name, and that's "why I have extra security now"
The Disney CEO reveals that The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau hates when he refers to Baby Yoda as "Baby Yoda.
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Posted Wednesday 12/11/19 at 1:06PM EST
Disney+ was the No. 1 top-trending Google search of 2019 -- Baby Yoda was No. 1 among babies
While Disney+ was No.