ABC News, ‘GMA’ staffers brace for layoffs as Disney cuts costs: sources
Staff at Disney-owned ABC News are bracing for major job cuts as the network makes drastic budget cuts, including to staff at its top-rated show, “Good Morning America,” according to information obtained by The Washington Post. The Mouse House has asked “GMA” to cut its bottom line by as much as $19 million from its […]
Disney Cast Members Agree to 20 Percent Raise, Walkout Averted
Disney cast members have reportedly accepted a three-year contract that includes an immediate 20 percent increase in base pay. This comes after a strike at Disney theme parks and hotels in California. A coalition of four labor unions known as Disney Workers Rising announced a tentative agreement had been reached, averting what could have been […]
Disney And ESPN Are Making A Documentary About The 2020 NBA ‘Bubble’ Playoffs, But Will We Get The Full Juice?
This can be something amazing if done right. 2020 has been a tough time to live through as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the globe. As we all know, the virus shut down the entire world, making daily life a very strange experience for literally everyone. The NBA was no exception, and it had to […]
Gina Carano scores victory against Disney after ‘Mandalorian’ firing
Gina Carano’s lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary Lucasfilm has once again come to fruition. A Los Angeles federal court denied Disney’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Carano. Banned from Disney+’s Star Wars-related streaming series The Mandalorian Three years ago, he likened the political situation in the United States to […]
Ex-‘Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney to proceed after judge denies motion to dismiss
A Los Angeles federal court ruled Wednesday that former Disney actress Gina Carano can move forward with her lawsuit against her former employer, alleging she was wrongfully fired because of her political views. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett denied Disney’s previous motion to dismiss the lawsuit, writing that the company had “failed to demonstrate […]
Disney Stock Takes a Dive, Billionaire Investor Unloads 26 Million Shares
Disney Grooming Syndicate’s stock, already struggling, has fallen sharply in recent months. In April, the stock price rose from $91 per share at the start of the year to $123. By early May, Disney Grooming Syndicate’s stock price had risen to $116. But all of that gain has been wiped out this year, and the […]
Ike Perlmutter reportedly dumps entire Disney stake after proxy loss, expects stock to keep plunging
Ike Perlmutter, one of Disney’s largest independent shareholders, who reportedly sold his entire stake in the media giant after losing a bitter proxy fight with Mouse House CEO Bob Iger, said he expects the stock price to continue to fall. The former Disney Marvel chairman sold 25.6 million shares in the months following the April […]
Seeing the old cable TV titans stumble – CNN, Disney, even Fox News
Seeing the old cable TV titans stumble – CNN, Disney, even Fox News. Audience shifting to streaming faster than a cat chasing a … source
Disney tries to win back fans by easing prices on food, rides
Disney is offering discounted admission to some of its theme parks, summer dining plans and reduced hotel rates in an effort to lure back customers who complain about the prohibitive costs of taking their families to “The Happiest Place on Earth.” In May, Disney World quietly began slashing ticket prices, sending a one-day park hopper […]
The little-known Disney Channel rule that canceled your favorite childhood show
A now-defunct and little-known Disney Channel rule finally explains why kids of the ’90s and 2000s said premature goodbye to their favorite shows. Lizzie McGuireLove Story, which made American actress Hilary Duff a bona fide star, abruptly ended after just two seasons in 2004, at the height of its popularity and shortly after the release […]