Disney has had a tumultuous run since Bob Iger’s return as the company’s CEO, which came just two years after he handed the reins over to Bob Chapek. Iger has since worked to undo some of Chapek’s changes as the company contends with a streaming-focused future.
Iger has big plans for the future of Disney and has already combined the Disney Plus and Hulu apps for bundle subscribers in the US. Disney is also gearing up to launch a streaming-only version of ESPN that will exist in addition to a new live sports streaming partnership with Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Outside of streaming, Iger is hoping to boost Disney’s slate of films and reinvigorate interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But with Iger’s contract set to expire in 2026, a lot remains unclear about what’s next for the future of Disney. Here are all the major changes Iger has made so far.
- Kathleen Kennedy is reportedly planning to leave Lucasfilm.
- The NBA subs in Mickey Mouse and Daffy Duck to help take on the NFL.
- ESPN is testing a generative AI avatar called ‘FACTS’
- Disney’s streaming business is finally finding its footing
- He’s in the game.
- Disney’s still looking for a new CEO — but not this year or next year
- Shams Charania takes over for Adrian Wojnarowski as ESPN’s senior NBA insider.
- A Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is on the way
- Disney’s streaming business gets closer to becoming profitable
- Amazon reportedly has a ‘framework’ of a deal to stream NBA games.
- The NBA’s next media rights deal is up for grabs.
- The clock is ticking on Disney’s streaming strategy.
- Disney reportedly wants to bring always-on channels to Disney Plus
- The Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown starts in June
- “No one has the breadth of what Disney has when it comes to streaming.”
- The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle
- Disney Plus officially unveils its very green new logo
- “If you build it great, they will come.”
- Marvel has found its Fantastic Four
- The real standalone ESPN streaming channel will launch in the fall of 2025.
- Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create ‘persistent universe’ tied to Fortnite
- ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. are putting together a juggernaut sports streaming app
- Disney Plus’ restrictions on password sharing are now rolling out to US subscribers
- Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus
- Bob Iger thinks he knows why The Marvels failed at the box office.
- Bob Iger on recent Disney flops.
- ESPN Bet’s big launch happens in two weeks.
- In Marvel we no longer trust
- Disney is about to own all of Hulu
- Disney says subscribers are happy to sit through some ads
- Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun
- Disney reportedly held talks about selling ABC
- ESPN’s standalone streaming channel is included in Charter and Disney’s new deal
- Bob Iger and Bob Chapek’s CEO battle made Disney the pettiest place on Earth
- Disney Plus and Hulu are about to get even more expensive
- $1.5 billion licensing deal turns Barstool Sportsbook into ESPN Bet
- Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL
- Bob Iger’s big ideas for Disney involve cost-cutting at Marvel
- Bob Iger is sticking around Disney longer than he said he would
- Disney just laid off the guy it bought Marvel from… but that’s probably a good thing
- Disney reportedly eliminates metaverse division in first round of layoffs
- Disney’s laying off 7,000 as streaming boom comes to an end
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