News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026

[Ayla]

This statement alone may be enough to woo back the reactionaries.

Not a chance. The reactionaries are far too entrenched and blinded to open their eyes at this point.

 

[HauntedPirate]

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Alex Sherman, CNBC reporter

Also, here:

Disney's Bob Iger Thinks Disney Movies Got Worse Under Other Disney Bob

Disney CEO Bob Iger—who over the summer described the demands of striking WGA and SAG-AFTRA workers as “not realistic,” then pulled back on that harsh statement by pushing to end the strikes quickly (as backed up by Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav)—has addressed some of his company’s most...

www.yahoo.com

and across other various Disney fan sites that I won't link

Note that he said “it got worse” under Bob the Lesser. It started with him, just like 90% of what $lappie did.

 

[Splash4eva]

He just returned from a wdw vacation, so...

See my reply….

 

[TalkingHead]

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Alex Sherman, CNBC reporter

Also, here:

Disney's Bob Iger Thinks Disney Movies Got Worse Under Other Disney Bob

Disney CEO Bob Iger—who over the summer described the demands of striking WGA and SAG-AFTRA workers as “not realistic,” then pulled back on that harsh statement by pushing to end the strikes quickly (as backed up by Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav)—has addressed some of his company’s most...

www.yahoo.com

and across other various Disney fan sites that I won't link

The notion it got worse under Chapek whom the creatives loathed when he wasn’t vocal enough during the Florida brouhaha is pretty rich. Wonder what content specifically Iger has in mind that made this issue worse. Don’t think too hard about it because odds are he doesn’t really believe it.

 

[JD80]

A lot of these underperforming/bad movies were made during the pandemic. I believe the Marvels was filmed in 2021? Curious to see how many in house creatives that left/quit/got fired during this period impacted production/quality. Let alone the difficulties collaborating during that time period.

 

[Trauma]

I love how Bob himself can admit the problem and certain posters here still continue to spin.

Let me help you out here.

The brand is damaged.

Even if you only lose 15% of your customers that is a HUGE loss.

Box office performance would suggest that things are actually worse than that.

It’s now up to Bob to fix the problem he helped create.

Since the man is a coward and a liar I care less about his words, and will wait to see his actions.

Better yet he can just step down.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I love how Bob himself can admit the problem and certain posters here still continue to spin.

Let me help you out here.

The brand is damaged.

Even if you only lose 15% of your customers that is a HUGE loss.

Box office performance would suggest that things are actually worse than that.

It’s now up to Bob to fix the problem he helped create.

Since the man is a coward and a liar I care less about his words, and will wait to see his actions.

Better yet he can just step down.

Bingo…no BS

 

[pdude81]

We’re also forgetting the studios lost the battle to the writers and actors…so costs are going to go up if they shoot a single frame

And there’s a shortage of material…and the customers are indebted up to their eyes



…and there are no cats in America and the streets are paved with cheese

Ten points to Slytherin for the American Tail reference

 

[JoeCamel]

Does it seem Bob has lost a few since Zenia isn't around to polish the apple? Maybe she could be CEO?

 

[pdude81]

He didn't say there won't be any more messages. He just said the focus would be the story and not the distractions that blow up in the news. So I view this as a minor change in direction

 

[willtravel]

Anyone else surprised by Iger's comments today?

"(Our) creatives have lost sight of what their job should be: entertain first, not messages."

Seems like a surprisingly blunt way of saying their DEI mission has not been well received.

So, the "creators" never received any direction from the top? And why did it take so long to state this or change this thru his direction? Passing the buck.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Anyone else surprised by Iger's comments today?

"(Our) creatives have lost sight of what their job should be: entertain first, not messages."

Seems like a surprisingly blunt way of saying their DEI mission has not been well received.

I was shocked by that…

It’s like 95% of an actual “honest moment”

 

[pdude81]

Does it seem Bob has lost a few since Zenia isn't around to polish the apple? Maybe she could be CEO?

He really needs Captain Phasma back to alter the media narratives

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So, the "creator" never received any direction from the top? And why did it take so long to state this or change this thru his direction? Passing the buck.

That’s the lying part…it’s all top down directives coming from analysts

Kathy kennedy hasn’t been fired because she can Open her mouth once the NDA is void…


…convince me I’m wrong

 

[Indy_UK]

I love how Bob himself can admit the problem and certain posters here still continue to spin.

Let me help you out here.

The brand is damaged.

Even if you only lose 15% of your customers that is a HUGE loss.

Box office performance would suggest that things are actually worse than that.

It’s now up to Bob to fix the problem he helped create.

Since the man is a coward and a liar I care less about his words, and will wait to see his actions.

Better yet he can just step down.

Agreed. Problem is that the guy who caused the mess, isn't the guy to fix it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

To me, it seems like Iger is sort of just acknowledging what everyone knows: that a certain subset of the audience thinks Disney has some big agenda and it's hurting the brand. I don't see how that might indicate that he's changed his thinking on anything.

…so not bobs fault? It’s really the not rich, minority of pleb fans?


What time is your shift at magic kingdom stroller rental today?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Does it seem Bob has lost a few since Zenia isn't around to polish the apple? Maybe she could be CEO?

How’s he suppose to bust nuts without his nutcracker?

 

[DCBaker]

Adding this here in case anyone doesn't wander down to the Disney+/Movie section.

Disney has launched a new Disney+ Perks page, with a range of special discounts and offers from November 30, 2023 to January 31, 2024.

Some offers include:

Special Walt Disney World Resort Offer (available January 3, 2024)
50% off a D23 Gold Membership and access other special offers
30 free Marvel digital comics
$5 Fandango promo code to Disney's film WISH
Walmart+ Membership Offer (no available date yet)

See the full list at the link below.

Welcome

www.disneyplus.com

 

[Indy_UK]

Good to see that they are trying to tie D23 and Disney+. I can see quite a few biting at 50% off

 

[el_super]

Well for anyone who wants to deny the fact that Disneys agenda has hurt the brand, your dear leader has spoken.

Does that mean y'all want him to stay now?

Iger has said similar things in the past. Social messaging was a point of contention between him and his creatives prior to the pandemic, and it was cited as one of the big positives of him finally leaving the company when the pandemic started.

Realistically though, Iger will have as much influence in changing social messaging at Disney as Chapek did. If it comes down to alienating less than 50% of your audience, versus alienating the other 50% AND your creative teams, the math still works out to picking the side with the biggest population and accepting the hit. Remember he said this when he came back to the company to smooth out the hurt feelings among Cast Members caused by Chapek:

“This company has been telling stories for 100 years, and those stories have had a meaningful, positive impact on the world, and one of the reasons they have had a meaningful, positive impact is because one of the core values of our storytelling is inclusion and acceptance and tolerance, and we can’t lose that.”​

Which this message really feels like he's doing. He's not indicating the messaging will really change or that it's not important, but that they need to work on packaging it up in a way that is more palatable for the other 50%.