Tag: Iger, Robert A

Elon Musk and Other DealBook Summit Highlights

“Is that clear?” Andrew here. Yes, I was surprised at what Elon Musk said at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday — you can see that in the moment from our conversation when he left me temporarily speechless. But I would encourage everyone to watch the entire interview, as we covered so much more than that. […]

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Progress in Hollywood Writers’ Strike Negotiations, but No Deal Yet

A third straight day of marathon negotiations between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters ended on Friday night without a deal. But the sides made substantial progress, according to three people briefed on the talks. The sides plan to reconvene on Saturday. The Friday session started at 11 a.m. Pacific time at the suburban Los Angeles […]

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Top Studio Executives Join Writers’ Strike Negotiations

With the Hollywood writers’ strike already in its fifth month, negotiations between their union and the major entertainment companies resumed on Wednesday after a month without talks. And in a sign of how much the studios wanted to show they were taking matters seriously, several top executives joined the formal bargaining session for the first […]

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Disney Plans to Spend $60 Billion on Parks and Cruises

Disney’s theme parks will generate an estimated $10 billion in profit this year, up from $2.2 billion a decade ago. Not bad for a 68-year-old business, especially considering the devastation wrought by the pandemic just a couple of years ago. But how much boom is left? Last month, when Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive […]

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