Tag: The Walt Disney Company
Bob Iger Returns to the Disney Table, Tagging Out Bob Chapek as CEO
Bob Iger has come out of retirement after less than a year to retake the reins of The Walt Disney Company. Iger is relieving...
Franklin Institute Sneak Peeks Disney100: The Exhibition Artifacts, Gallery Renderings
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of Disney100: The Exhibition, debuting at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on February 18, 2023....
Jeff Malmberg Dives Down the Mouse Hole for ‘Mickey: The Story of a Mouse’
***This article originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
Representing both the acme of corporate consumerism and a white-gloved hero...
Disney Announces Million-Dollar Grant to Exceptional Minds
This past weekend, Exceptional Minds (exceptional-minds.org), a nonprofit academy and working studio training young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in the creative...
People on the Move: Disney Extends Chapek’s Contract, Cosmos-Maya’s Mehta Steps Down, Addison Joins Lupus Films & More
Having taken over the post from Bob Iger in February 2020 (just one month before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world's...
TV & Streaming: CAKE & Invida Find ‘Lost Bots,’ Toon2Tango Taps Baboon for ‘Bek and the Bunnies,’ Yellow Bird Rocks Young Nick Cave Toon...
Kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE (cakeentertainment.com) announced its partnership with award-winning Slovenian production and animation studio Invida on the brand-new CG buddy comedy The Lost...
Disney Sets Massive TV & Streaming Animation Slate at Annecy
Today, Disney Television Animation, Disney Junior and Disney Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) took to the stage at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to announce...
Sen. Hawley (R) Takes Copyright Legislation Jab at Disney while Disney+ Subs Soar
Continuing the secondary backlash to Disney's response to Florida's anti-LGBTQ "Don't Say Gay" bill, Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has introduced legislation that...
#DisneySayGay: WDC Companies Share Pro-LGBTQ+ Messages on Walkout Day
Following a series of virtual walkouts by employees and just ahead of planned in-person walkouts across the company Tuesday (March 22), The Walt Disney...
#DisneySayGay Updates: ‘Lightyear’ Same-Sex Kiss Reinstated, Blue Sky Staff Reveals ‘Nimona’ Pushback
The contention around The Walt Disney Company's response to the passage of Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill — which has seen the Mouse...
Disney ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Controversy: Chapek Apologizes, Studio Halts FL Political Donations
After impassioned responses from its employees, creators and the wider animation community, The Walt Disney Company is trying to make up for its fumble...
“This Is Our Lives”: Disney & Pixar Employees Rebuke ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Response
In the ongoing fallout regarding The Walt Disney Company's response to the Florida "Don't Say Gay" bill, which bars public schools from instructing lower...
Animation Guild Calls Out Disney’s Response to FL ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
In a statement issued by The Animation Guild's QueerTAG Committee, the org expressed acute disappointment in The Walt Disney Company and CEO Bob Chapek...
People on the Move: TeamTO’s Kouper Named Personality of the Year, Milano Heads Rai Kids & More
Corinne Kouper has been awarded Ecran Total’s 2021 Personality of the Year Award for her vast impact on the French animation industry in her...
People on the Move: Arnold Replaces Iger at Disney, Unity Completes Weta Buy, Saperstein Dissolves Yeti Farm Partnership & More
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that it has elected Susan E. Arnold as Chairman of the Board, effective December 31. Arnold,...
Global TV & Streaming News Bytes
Cyber Group Studios has secured a raft of deals with leading international broadcasters and platforms for its hit animated series, on the heels of...
Voice Actor & Former ASIFA President Will Ryan Dies Age 72
Emmy-nominated voice actor, singer-songwriter and author Will Ryan, known for playing Willie the Giant and Peg-Leg Pete in numerous Disney animation projects as well...
Disney+ Day Reveals: More Disney-Pixar Animation, Hybrids, Marvel & Lucasfilm Magic on the Way
In celebration of Disney+ Day, the second anniversary of the streaming platform, Disney+ not only premiered more than 25 new pieces of content, but...
‘The Simpsons in Plusaversary’ Short Launches for Disney+ Day
The Disney+ Day celebration is headed to Springfield in The Simpsons in Plusaversary! In the new short, the Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party...
Trailer: Favorite Tales Get a Frosty Twist in ‘Olaf Presents’ on Disney+
Disney+ and Walt Disney Animation Studios unveiled the trailer for a new series of shorts starring the snowman-turned-storyteller, Olaf (Frozen), as he recreates moments...
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