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'Mufasa: The Lion King': Disney's Live-Action Prequel Movie Gets First Look

Disney amazed fans on Monday, April 29, with the arrival of the much-awaited mystery trailer for 'Mufasa: The Lion King,' the prequel to the 2019 remake of the classic animated movie

Nelson Peltz loses board room fight at Disney; changes may still be ahead

For his own investors at Trian, Peltz is delivering what they care about most - returns

Hunt to find Disney CEO Bob Iger's successor kicks into high gear

The board has extended Iger's retirement date five times, continually deferring decisions about finding a replacement

Walt Disney poised to claim victory in bitter Nelson Peltz board fight

If Disney does prevail, it will be a victory for Chief Executive Bob Iger as he steers the Mouse House through the industry's shift to streaming

Blackwells Capital sues Disney over ties to ValueAct in proxy fight

Disney offered to meet with Blackwells and provide documentation confirming that ValueAct had stopped managing Disney pension funds but Blackwells declined the offer

In search for its next CEO, Disney board focuses on four divisional heads

Iger is spending time with all of the internal candidates to help them understand how he approaches the job and give them exposure to business units they're not familiar with

Disney failed to disclose ValueAct's past money management role: Blackwells

Disney is relying on ValueAct's endorsement at a time it is fighting to fend off two other activist-investors - Blackwells and Trian Fund Management - as each firm lobbies for seats on Disney board

Disney faces charges of up to $2.4 billion due to Star India's removal

The impairment charges stem from the merger agreement between Walt Disney and RIL aimed at creating an $8.5-billion media entity by combining Star India and Viacom18

RIL-Disney 'game-changing' deal gets a thumbs-up from analysts

The development will be negative for other players such as Zee, analysts said, who will now have to compete with a much larger entity

Reliance gains 2% on forming $8.5 bn JV with Disney merging India media ops

As part of the transaction, the media undertaking of Viacom18, a RIL group company, will be merged into Star India Private, a Disney-owned firm

Disney, RIL sign binding pact to merge media operations in India: Report

Disney owns a minority stake in broadcast service provider, Tata Play Ltd., which Reliance may consider acquiring, according to local news reports

Disney leans on AI in latest class of startup investments: Report

Walt Disney Co. chose three companies working on artificial intelligence to be among the five picked for its annual business incubator program

New streaming deal among Fox, Warner, and Walt Disney faces scrutiny

Regulators will look at terms of the joint venture once it is finalized, according to two people familiar with the process

Walt Disney's stock soars on strong results ahead of face-off with Peltz

The entertainment giant issued an upbeat profit outlook for the year, giving Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger ammunition to deflect proxy challenges at its shareholder meeting this spring

Elon Musk backs lawsuit against Walt Disney over 'Mandalorian' firing

Carano's lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles claims Disney and Lucasfilm Ltd. violated California law in terminating her from the Star Wars spinoff in Feb 2021 due to her political views

Disney wants secrets kept confidential in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees

Disney wants to keep confidential any proprietary information or trade secrets that comes out of its state court fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees over who controls the governing district at Walt Disney World. The entertainment giant asked a state court judge on Friday for a protective order allowing it to designate documents and depositions as confidential and requiring parties handling them to sign a nondisclosure agreement. The litigation is likely going to involve the disclosure of trade secrets, as well as technical, financial and personal information, which could result in significant harm if they are made public, Disney said in its request. The request was unopposed by the DeSantis appointees. Disney supporters had run the district, which provides municipal services such as firefighting, planning and mosquito control, for more than five decades after the Legislature created it in 1967. But legislation passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by DeSant

Known for his role as 'Rocky', actor Carl Weathers passes away at 76

Hollywood actor Carl Weathers, known for his role in 'Rocky' opposite Sylvester Stallone passed away at the age of 76, Deadline, a US-based media outlet reported

Disney-Desantis row: Company appeals dismissal of its free speech lawsuit

Disney on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Governor Ron DeSantis' retaliatory takeover of Walt Disney World's governing district, as the Florida governor separately called any appeal "a mistake." "They were wrong and we were right," DeSantis said at a news conference in Jacksonville a day after the ruling. "They should move on." Disney filed a notice of appeal over Wednesday's ruling by a federal judge in Tallahassee, saying that it would set a dangerous precedent if left unchallenged by giving states the green light to weaponize their powers to punish opposing viewpoints. A separate lawsuit over who controls the district also is still pending in state court in Orlando. Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature transferring control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly ...

Federal judge dismisses Disney's free speech lawsuit against DeSantis

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's free speech lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, leaving the company's remaining hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World to a separate state court challenge. US District Judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee said in his decision that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Republican governor, the secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and DeSantis' appointees to the Disney World governing district. The separate lawsuit is still pending in state court in Orlando. Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that transferred control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly opposing the state's so-called don't say gay law. That 2022 law banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in .

Walt Disney's India unit market valuation halves in Reliance merger talks

After weeks of negotiations following a non-binding pact with Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. to merge their entertainment business