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Bob Iger wins bitter proxy battle with activist investors over Disney board seats

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Wednesday announced a heated battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz, who had sought a seat on the entertainment giant’s board of directors, claiming the company had underperformed in the streaming TV era. Won the proxy battle. Instead, investors voted for the re-election of all 12 of Disney’s current directors announced […]

Disney wins battle against activist investors in proxy fight

Rich Greenfield, partner at LightShed Ventures, talks about the future of Disney on “The Craman Countdown.” Disney won a proxy battle with an activist investor on Wednesday. The entertainment giant, led by CEO Bob Iger, announced Wednesday afternoon that 12 nominees for its board of directors have won re-election after a preliminary count. Disney said […]

2 charged in fentanyl death of prominent NYC trans activist

Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Antonio Venti, 52, of Long Island, sold Gentili drugs on February 5, and Michael Quillan, 44, of Brooklyn, supplied Venti with the deadly drugs, according to text messages. Federal […]

Disney and activist investors gear up for battle at annual meeting: what to know

Rich Greenfield, partner at LightShed Ventures, talks about the future of Disney on “The Craman Countdown.” Disney and activist investors have been trading jabs ahead of the entertainment giant’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday. The back-and-forth situation stems from Disney’s ongoing proxy battle with two companies, Trion Group and Blackwells Capital. The entrance to Walt Disney […]