Streaming firms eye one-stop shops to build scale and profitabilityAmazon's integration of MX Player with Prime Video signals a trend towards unified streaming platforms in India. This move aims to reduce c...
08 May, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Disney names Debra O’Connell chairman of Disney Entertainment TelevisionWalt Disney has appointed Debra OConnell as chairman of Disney Entertainment Television. This move consolidates streaming, film, and televi...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
Disney names Hugh Johnston as CFO: All about the PepsiCo veteran taking the top financial roleWalt Disney named PepsiCo. veteran Hugh Johnston as its chief financial officer, boosting top boss Bob Iger's hands as he seeks to turn aro...
06 Nov, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
Disney Chief Diversity Officer Latondra Newton announces departure from the company to pursue other ‘endeavors’At Disney, Latondra Newton’s title was SVP, Chief Diversity Officer. Her role was to oversee the company's strategic diversity as well as i...
21 Jun, 2023, 09.55 PM IST
Disney to restructure Asia Pacific business, India to directly report to USThe APAC businesses will be headed by Luke Kang as President. Kang will oversee the company’s businesses in Australia/New Zealand, Greater ...
17 Dec, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Uday Shankar takes over as FICCI PresidentCurrently, Uday Shankar is President, The Walt Disney Company APAC & Chairman, Star & Disney India. He has taken over from Sangita Reddy, J...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Covid hits Disneyland; salaried employees, part-time workers to be laid off in DecemberDisney's parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the US.
05 Oct, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' animated series to hit Disney Plus next yearBrad Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.
14 Jul, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
Disney World restaurant, entertainment complex to reopenDisney Springs vice president Matt Simon posted Thursday on the official Disney Parks Blog that the area will reopen May 20 with enhanced s...
08 May, 2020, 12.06 PM IST
Coronavirus impact: Disney's top executives to take 20-50% pay cut, media's highest-earning boss Bob Iger to forgo salaryDisney CEO Bob Chapek will take a 50% salary cut.
31 Mar, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Uday Shankar: 21st Century India chief to head Disney Asia Pacific post mergerDisney, the world’s largest entertainment company, Thursday announced a new organisational structure of the direct-to-consumer and internat...
17 Dec, 2018, 07.08 AM IST
Disney names Mahesh Samat APAC head of Consumer Products CommercializationThe move comes ahead of merger of 21st Century Fox’ assets that may see reshuffle at the top level.
26 Nov, 2018, 08.01 PM IST
'The Jungle Book' to come out in India a week before US releaseThe live-action movie has an impressive list of voice stars in Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and Christopher Wa...
17 Feb, 2016, 04.40 PM IST
- 'Disney Junior' for pre-school kids debuts on Disney Channel
Disney Junior, a new multi-language and multi-platform entertainment destination for kids, went on air from Monday on Disney Channel.
04 Jul, 2011, 04.41 PM IST
- Facebook COO nominated to Disney board
The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, has been nominated to serve on the board of d...
24 Dec, 2009, 02.10 AM IST
- Walt Disney restructures theme parks, cuts jobs
Walt Disney Co on Wednesday said it will lay off an unspecified number of workers as it restructures its US theme parks in the wake of decl...
19 Feb, 2009, 07.25 AM IST
- UTV to handle Disney releases from January
UTV will handle sales and distribution of all Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Hollywood releases in India from Jan, 2009.
09 Dec, 2008, 06.03 AM IST