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The US Soccer Federation today announced that it will leave its longtime home in Chicago and consolidate operations in Atlanta, including the construction of a first-of-its-kind National Training Center that will be used full-time by all 27 U.S. Soccer teams. Unclear what this means for the Los...

Well, we kinda knew it was coming. The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Writers Guild of America were unable to come to terms on a new contract last night, leading to the first writers' strike in 15 years. Unlike the last strike, I'm very pessimistic, simply...

From BusinessWire: Wow. Does this mean we'll finally get Yes, Dear on DVD at last?

The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reports Disney has been exploring an "Amazon Prime"-like membership program to offer perks, discounts and other services for products, likely tied to Disney+...

In a major move, Walt Disney Television head Peter Rice has been terminated. Bob Chapek reportedly fired him on Monday, per CNBC. https://deadline.com/2022/06/peter-rice-exiting-disney-dana-walden-1235041460/...

Disney Plus has picked up a new Goosebumps live-action series, based on the R.L. Stine book series, to be produced by Sony. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/goosebumps-new-live-action-tv-series-lands-at-disney-plus-exclusive-1235172324/

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/alexia-quadrani-to-lead-investor-relations-for-the-walt-disney-company-2/

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-names-horacio-gutierrez-as-general-counsel-and-secretary-2/ Of note: Gutierrez is one of the biggest critics of Apple's business practices. Apple is one of Disney's biggest partners. Imagine the message Chapek must be sending to Apple.

Looks like Zenia Mucha's replacement has been named. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-geoff-morrell-communications-chief-1235058022/ Morrell is currently EVP of BP, having "rehabbed" (LOL) that company's image following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and was a...

In a move everyone in the last two-three years saw coming, Alan Horn is retiring from Disney, and Hollywood for good. https://deadline.com/2021/10/alan-horn-retires-disney-studios-1234853930/ There are no plans for a successor, meaning Alan Bergman is all but poised to take over the division...

In a big acquisition, Universal Studios Japan has inked a "long-term strategic alliance" with The Pokémon Company to develop attractions based off the Pokémon franchise, beginning as early as 2022 (link in Japanese)...

https://deadline.com/2021/08/walt-disney-animation-studios-vancouver-studio-what-if-1234809175/ More cheap labor here we come!

Following Netflix's lead (albeit in a far more expansive fashion), Disney is requiring all employees and cast members across their divisions to be fully vaccinated before returning to campuses, per a staff memo released just 30 minutes ago. They have 60 days to comply. Those who are able to work...

As expected, Disney has named Kim Godwin, formerly of CBS, as the new president of ABC News, replacing James Goldston who left last month. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/kim-godwin-abc-news-president-1234951553/amp/?__twitter_impression=true She's the first black female executive to run a...

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From ABC News PR: Note that this has been in the works since Peter Rice replaced Ben Sherwood (who installed Goldston as president) as Disney TV head after the 21CF merger. Rice was said to have felt Goldston was no longer fit for the division. There's also the matter of Goldston being....a...

Well, can't say I'm surprised by this. Between FS1 launching the following year and both ESPN and Fox Sports getting all the best sports rights (NBCSN has only Nascar and NHL), not to mention NBC streaming sports either for free or through Peacock, the writing was on the wall. Oh, and NBC's NHL...

https://deadline.com/2020/12/disney-studios-alan-bergman-chairman-alan-horn-chief-creative-officer-1234660115/ So much for Horn leaving...

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Disney has announced a massive corporate restructuring to focus on streaming, the first restructuring in two years. All distribution units, streaming platforms and television networks will be centralized under the newly-created Media and Entertainment Distribution. The division will be headed...