Activist investors are needed more than ever

Little scares the C-suite like shareholder activism. Bosses stay awake worrying about a call, a letter or a 100-page presentation in which a hedge fund outlines the depths of their ineptitude. At the start of the year executives were especially on edge. During this year’s annual “proxy season”—a succession of shareholder meetings—they have mostly avoided…

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Disney Begins Round Of Layoffs Outside The U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: The layoffs impacting thousands of Disney staff in the U.S. have spread to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. While the exact number is unknown, Deadline understands that circa-100 staff were informed earlier this week that their jobs are at risk of redundancy and have begun consultations. The staff are based in London and…

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Disney Begins Third Round Of Planned Layoffs

EXCLUSIVE: The third wave of layoffs at Disney got under way today, sources tell Deadline. It is estimated to effect around 700 employees across the board at the company, we’re told. While Parks and Resorts remain mainly untouched, the pink slipping this week isn’t aimed at any particular division. We hear television, which was hit…

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‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: Rob Marshall’s Live Action Take On Disney Animated Classic Is A Winner Both Above And Under The Sea

Disney’s attempts to reinvent their animated classics as live action versions has proven to be largely a smart boxoffice play, but one with a mixed creative result. Certainly some were huge hits like Bill Condon’s Beauty And The Beast and Guy Ritchie’s less enchanting Aladdin. Others effectively created photo real animals in The Lion King…

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Disney Pitches 30-Year Expansion Plan, Dubbed DisneylandForward, To Anaheim Leaders; Projects It Will Create 2,200 Jobs

In the same week that Disney Parks & Resorts boss Josh D’Amaro announced the company was abandoning a new $1 billion employee campus in Orlando, the president of Disneyland Resort Ken Potrock hosted an OCForum meeting with local business and political leaders in Anaheim to discuss DisneylandForward, the company’s 30-year plan for expansion and innovation…

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