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Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Bob Chapek Likely Successor to Bob Iger

According to a report by Bloomberg, Bob Chapek is now viewed among “people familiar with the company” as the likely successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger when he steps down in July of 2019. During Disney’s year-end fiscal reports on November 9, 2017, theme parks and resorts, the division which Chapek leads, was the only Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Bob Chapek Likely Successor to Bob Iger

Disney’s Streaming Service Will Feature a Live Action Star Wars Series and Other Special Content

Although Disney’s recent Q4 earnings call discussed less-than-desirable performances in many areas, CEO Bob Iger revealed plenty of announcements for exciting developments in the near future that could keep Disney fans optimistic. While outlining the company’s direct-to-consumer focused strategy going forward, Iger gave us some insight into Disney’s upcoming streaming service that should begin in Disney’s Streaming Service Will Feature a Live Action Star Wars Series and Other Special Content

Disney’s 4th Quarter Report Shows Declines Everywhere but Parks and Resorts

The Walt Disney Company released their earnings report for the fourth quarter of their fiscal year on Thursday afternoon and, with the exception of their Parks and Resorts division, the company saw widespread declines in revenues and operating income. Here is how Disney fared overall, as compared to its performance in 2016’s fourth quarter as Disney’s 4th Quarter Report Shows Declines Everywhere but Parks and Resorts

Marvel and Star Wars Will Be Exclusive to Disney’s Streaming Service

It has been one month since Disney announced during an earnings report that the company would be removing its content from Netflix and creating their own streaming service. Since that time, many have been questioning whether that would include Star Wars and Marvel properties, or if they would retain their Netflix presence. The time for Marvel and Star Wars Will Be Exclusive to Disney’s Streaming Service

Netflix in “Active Discussions” with Disney to Keep Star Wars and Marvel Titles

On August 8, 2017, it was announced during Disney’s earnings report that the company would be creating an online direct-to-consumer streaming service. Additionally, this meant they’d also intended on pulling all their content from Netflix by 2019. Now it is being reported by multiple sources that Netflix and Disney are in “active discussions”, possibly working Netflix in “Active Discussions” with Disney to Keep Star Wars and Marvel Titles