In his first major move since passing the Disney CEO baton to Josh D’Amaro, Bob Iger has rejoined Thrive Capital as an advisor. Josh Kushner, the firm’s founder, confirmed the move in a post on X. “Bob leads with boldness and conviction because he knows what he is building and why,” he wrote. “He is…
Bob Iger, who stepped down as Disney’s chief executive last month, has taken a role as an adviser to venture-capital firm Thrive Capital, according to a Wall Street Journal report. New York-based Thrive Capital was founded in 2009 by Josh Kushner, the younger brother of Jared Kushner, who is Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Josh Kushner, 40,…
The Walt Disney Co. has begun a broad round of layoffs, which will result in 1,000 jobs being cut across multiple divisions within the Burbank entertainment giant. The layoffs, which began Tuesday, will ripple across Disney’s television and movie studios, sports giant ESPN, its product and technology unit, corporate functions and marketing, according to a…
The Walt Disney Co. named parks chief Josh D’Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as CEO of the entertainment company. D’Amaro, who currently oversees Disney’s theme parks and dozens of its resort hotels, will take the helm of the company on March 18, 2026, the company said Tuesday. He will lead a company with more than $90…
Another weekend and it’s another dust-up between Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom — this time about media censorship or control, depending on who you ask. As the former Apprentice host’s sycophantic FCC chair threatens outlets over their Iran War coverage, a golfing Trump took to his Truth Social feed Saturday to brag about how he…
Walt Disney Co.’s incoming Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro has made a major move, installing veteran studio executive Paul Roeder as the company’s chief communications officer. Roeder, who has worked at Disney for 25 years, will step into the new job on March 19, a day after D’Amaro succeeds Bob Iger at the company’s annual meeting…
