Disney+ and Hulu plan to follow Netflix’s lead by cracking down on password sharing starting in June with a wide rollout by September…
Tag: Bob Iger
Beleaguered Disney could look to Apple for a lifeline in 2024
Beleaguered Disney CEO Bob Iger is seeking a teammate for its sports network ESPN. Apple is expanding into soccer and baseball coverage…
Will Apple buy (parts of) Disney?
Rumors of Apple buying Disney have been circulating for years, with many believing that it would be a match made in heaven…
Downsizing Disney looks to unload its TV assets; Apple may be eyeing ESPN
Disney is looking to sell its TV assets. Bob Iger built Disney into a top entertainment company by acquiring Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm…
Apple should buy Disney to feed Vision Pro – analyst
Needham analyst Laura Martin thinks that Apple should acquire Disney “to drive adoption of Vision Pro.” Of course, watching…
U.S. House Select Committee to meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss China
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is set to meet with corporate executives including Apple CEO Tim Cook …
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO as Bob Chapek is unceremoniously ousted
In a move that shocked Hollywood, Bob Iger, friend of Steve Jobs and one of the most notable CEOs in the history of The Walt Disney Company…
Bob Iger: Apple and Disney would have merged if Steve Jobs lived longer
Iger noted that he never spoke with Steve Jobs about a potential merger of Apple and Disney, but he believes the deal likely would have…
Sun Valley ‘summer camp for billionaires’ canceled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, with attendees like Tim Cook and Warren Buffett, among many others, has been an epicenter for large…
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins California’s business recovery task force
California Govenor Gavin Newsom plans to lean on Tim Cook among others as he prepares to reopen California’s economy. The economic task force will meet…
Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, effective immediately
Disney announced Tuesday that CEO Bob Iger will step down and become executive chairman through 2021, effective immediately. Bob Chapek…
Disney CEO Bob Iger ‘not fixated’ on lower price of Apple TV+
Disney remains unconcerned about the lower price of competing streaming services, such as Apple’s forthcoming Apple TV+, says Disney CEO Bob Iger…
Disney CEO Bob Iger remembers Steve Jobs: ‘We felt we could say anything to each other’
In January 2006, I joined Steve Jobs in Emeryville, California, to announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar…
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
The Disney CEO left Apple’s Board on September 10th, the same day Apple unveiled details on its forthcoming Apple TV+ streaming service…
Apple’s hire of Disney+ video executive creates questions about Disney CEO Bob Iger remaining on Apple’s Board
Apple Inc. has hired a former executive from Walt Disney Co.’s startup streaming service…
Disney CEO Iger says Disney+ likely coming to Apple TV, intends to stay on Apple’s Board of Directors
Following Disney’s announcement regarding pricing and availability of its Disney+ streaming service…
Disney to lock their golden vault for good as it moves film library to streaming service
Disney is rapidly preparing to launch its own streaming service, dubbed Disney+, later this year…
Disney CEO Iger says Disney’s entire movie library will be streamable via Disney+ streaming service
Disney is betting big on its 2019 streaming service called Disney+..
Apple’s streaming video plans put Disney CEO Bob Iger’s board seat at risk
Apple Inc.’s foray into original TV shows and movies is increasing competition with Walt Disney Co…
Disney+ streaming service will also feature non-Disney content at launch
Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service, known as Disney+, will include non-Disney programming at launch…
The Walt Disney Company announces strategic reorganization
To capitalize on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align…
Disney to pull all its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services; will also launch an ESPN video streaming service
Movies to be removed include Disney as well as Pixar’s titles…
Apple CEO Tim Cook among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Behind his soft-spoken demeanor and Southern manners is a focused fearlessness that comes from deep personal conviction…
Why Apple’s Board of Directors needs to include Mark Cuban
Is Apple too geeky to understand sports? Apple’s corporate culture simply does not understand or value sports the way it should…
Why it matters who Steve Jobs really was
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO and Jobs’ successor, has said that…
New book sheds light on Steve Jobs’ last days
Thank you for everything you’ve done…
‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ author: Steve was an endlessly fascinating person
‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ is the only Steve Jobs biography with Apple’s stamp of approval…
Apple execs, including Tim Cook, praise new Steve Jobs biography, and criticize an old one
Isaacson’s book has an unparalleled ability to omit the interesting…
Disney CEO Bob Iger kept Steve Jobs’s cancer a secret for three years
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger knew early on that Steve Jobs’s cancer…
Pixar’s Ed Catmull: It was the changed Steve Jobs that made Apple great
There is a perception of ‘bad boy Steve’…
Disney CEO Bob Iger discusses working with Steve Jobs, Apple, and Pixar
Even before the news became public, Iger called Steve Jobs to let him know…
Does Apple need a boardroom shakeup? Five considerations for Tim Cook
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook is actively seeking new directors to add…
Tim Bajarin: Understanding Apple’s wearable strategy
Although the rumors are of Apple doing an iWatch, I think that design idea is actually too limited…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to attend Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley conference this week
Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone, who has bought and sold cable and media…
Disney ‘MagicBands’ showcases massive potential for Apple’s iWatch
Disney CEO Bob Iger sits on Apple’s board of directors…
Disney buys George Lucas’s Lucasfilm and ‘Star Wars’ franchise for $4.05 billion
Walt Disney Co has agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas’s Lucasfilm Ltd and the ‘Star Wars’ franchise…
Disney outfitting park employees with iPads to add even more magic to Magic Kingdom
There has always been a strong connection between Apple and the Walt Disney Company…
Disney CEO Iger buys $1 million in Apple stock after joining Apple Board
Newly appointed Apple board member and Disney president and CEO Bob Iger purchased 2,670 shares of Apple stock…
Charlie Rose tribute to Steve Jobs now available (with video)
Charlie Rose’s “A Tribute to Steve Jobs” with Eric Schmidt, Ken Auletta, Walter Mossberg…
