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- Benzinga
Analysis: Why Did Disney Retain Bob Chapek Despite His Many, Many Errors?
Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE: DIS) decision to extend CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for another three years might strike some people as being a tad peculiar. As detailed in Benzinga's "The Crisis at Disney," Chapek’s stewardship since taking the corporate reins in February 2020 included such notable failures as: The repeated antagonism of the company’s workforce, including an online petition seeking his firing A wretched attempt to humiliate a popular actress that resulted in industrywide rebukes of Disn
- Yahoo Finance
Stanley Cup Final viewership nearly doubles as ESPN hopes to turn new fans into subscribers
The NHL’s return to Disney (DIS)’s family of sports networks brought in nearly double the viewers of last year’s Stanley Cup Final, according to new data from Walt Disney Company subsidiary ESPN.
- Reuters
Disney unveils first new cruise ship in a decade, dips toe into metaverse
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -Chief Executive Bob Chapek introduced Walt Disney Co's first new cruise ship in a decade on Wednesday, the culmination of the first project the former theme parks executive championed to the company's board of directors. The launch of the 4,000-passenger Disney Wish is a bright spot for Chapek, who became Disney's CEO in February 2020 and secured a three-year contract extension on Tuesday following recent controversies that prompted questions about his tenure. It took more than six years to bring the 144,000-ton Wish to the market, Chapek told guests at a christening ceremony that featured fireworks and appearances by Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Ant-Man, Chewbacca and other characters from Disney's vast portfolio.
