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Bob Chapek places all blame on a "relentless" sabotage campaign by the man who handpicked him for the job, his predecessor and eventual successor, Robert A Iger.

The ​company also ​named Joe Earley president of ​Disney Entertainment Television Franchise and Content Strategy, creating a new role focused on developing television franchises

Zee "is a habitual infringer", JioStar said in its 120-page plea, accusing Zee of continuing to "engage in the unauthorised broadcast and exploitation of the films"

US Immigration Officials Revoke Visas of Foreign Cruise Workers After Multi-Ship Operation

Amazon Prime Video rolls out Clips, a TikTok-style short video feed that helps users discover movies and shows faster through personalised previews and quick scrolling

Actor Q'orianka Kilcher sues James Cameron and Disney, alleging her likeness was used to create Neytiri in Avatar

While the cuts are company wide, they will fall particularly hard on the marketing department, which is being consolidated under Asad Ayaz, who was appointed chief marketing and brand officer in Jan

D'Amaro took over as CEO from Bob Iger on March 18

Disney+ has launched the Verts feature in the US, a vertical video feed that lets users swipe through scenes from movies and shows to discover content and add titles to their watchlist

For D'Amaro, it's the crowning achievement of a 28-year career at Disney, where he's earned a reputation for being a turnaround artist whose enthusiasm motivates subordinates

Disney has named its parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as the entertainment giant's top executive. D'Amaro has been Disney Experiences Chairman, spearheading efforts for the company's theme parks, cruises and resorts. The decision on the next chief executive at Disney comes almost four years after the company's choice to replace Iger went badly, forcing Iger back into the job. Only two years after stepping down as CEO, Iger returned to Disney in 2022 after a period of clashes, missteps and a weakening financial performance under his hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek. Chapek had been viewed by many as too gruff and buttoned up, focusing intently on business and not taking enough care with the creative and imaginative elements that have helped Disney flourish over decades. Iger had strengthened the Disney brand through his acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, oversaw the expansion of the company in China and India and had a laser-like focus on technology that both

As part of the process, Disney has been seeking shareholder feedback on a new pay package for its next CEO

Disney plans to add short-form videos to Disney+ in the US, aiming to boost daily engagement and appeal to younger users who prefer quick, mobile-friendly content

As part of the licensing deal, Sora and ChatGPT Images will start generating videos using licensed Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Mufasa, from early next year

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration

Disney, Universal, Warner Bros Discovery sue China's MiniMax for copyright infringement

It's the third big Hollywood studio to sue Midjourney in Los Angeles federal court after Disney and Universal filed a joint lawsuit in June

The Walt Disney Co. will pay a USD 10 million fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed personal data to be collected on kids under 13, violating federal law. The FTC said Tuesday Disney violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parents' consent before collecting personal information of children under 13. According to the complaint, Disney failed to properly label some videos that it uploaded to YouTube as Made for Kids. The mislabeling allowed Disney, through YouTube, to collect personal data from children under 13 viewing child-directed videos and use that data for targeted advertising to children, the FTC said. That's because, since the videos weren't labeled as being for kids, they included targeted advertising. Representatives for Disney did not immediately return a message for comment. Google, the parent company of YouTube, agreed to pay USD 170 million in a similar settlem

Part 1 of Marvel's much-anticipated Ironheart series premiered yesterday, June 24, marking the debut of a brand-new superhero adventure in the Marvel universe

Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have enter the legal battle over generative AI. Filed in federal district court in Los Angeles, the complaint claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios to generate and distribute "endless unauthorised copies" of their famed characters, such as Darth Vader from Star Wars and the Minions from Despicable Me. "Midjourney is the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism. Piracy is piracy, and whether an infringing image or video is made with AI or another technology does not make it any less infringing," the companies state in the complaint. The studios also claimed the San Francisco-based AI company ignored their requests to stop infringing on their copyrighted works and to take technological measures to halt such image generation. Midjourney did not .