Disney's Parks Chief Bob Chapek Emerges as Strong Contender to Succeed Iger

[JARNJ3]

Murdoch is supposedly also one of the speculated named for CEO.

Wouldn't there be some kind of political blowback for Murdoch?

 

[PortMickey]

Don't Worry, Iger will extend again if they purchase FOX:

Bob Iger Prepares to Extend as Disney CEO if Fox Deal Happens

Disney CEO Bob Iger expected to stay past 2019 if Fox deal happens

 

[Tonyz]

Murdoch is supposedly also one of the speculated named for CEO.

This would be the absolute worst case scenario for this company. It terrifies me to even think about.

 

[Tonyz]

Don't Worry, Iger will extend again if they purchase FOX:

Bob Iger Prepares to Extend as Disney CEO if Fox Deal Happens

Disney CEO Bob Iger expected to stay past 2019 if Fox deal happens

Oh thank god! Bless you, Iger.

 

[TsWade2]

I'm very nervous about that. Why does Disney need 21st Century Fox Studios anyway? Are they trying to erase Walt Disney's legacy? I hope not.

 

[rteetz]

I'm very nervous about that. Why does Disney need 21st Century Fox Studios anyway? Are they trying to erase Walt Disney's legacy? I hope not.

They are not looking to erase the legacy of Walt. Now personally it’s not my favorite acquisition but they seem to be after the films mostly. I think part of it is adding to their library for their upcoming streaming service.

 

[John Gallagher]

Don't Worry, Iger will extend again if they purchase FOX:

Bob Iger Prepares to Extend as Disney CEO if Fox Deal Happens

Disney CEO Bob Iger expected to stay past 2019 if Fox deal happens

Am I the only one who is sick of Iger? He has finally been starting to figure some things out for the company, but I feel like he is just power hungry at this point. The man should be out already and he caused one of the best executives to leave the company in Staggs. Tom should have been trained by Iger in the media side of things and then taken over, but he just couldn't give up his position.

 

[jknezek]

I'm very nervous about that. Why does Disney need 21st Century Fox Studios anyway? Are they trying to erase Walt Disney's legacy? I hope not.

I think you are too fixated on this concept. Content is king right now for all the new over the top services. This is all about garnering enough content to make Disney's OTT service robust, as well as gathering the regional sports networks to try and bolster ESPN. It has very little to do with anything Walt would have known about. Frankly, we live in a world that Walt would not have been able to imagine in terms of screen based entertainment and how it is delivered. No one who lived in the pre-cable, let alone pre-internet age, can imagine the challenges facing a modern entertainment company. As the world continues to change, Disney will need to continue to evolve to compete. Walt's legacy, such as it still exists, is in the classic characters and family friendly, immersive theme parks he created. Those characters and parks will continue to evolve, but their roots will always be Walt's legacy.

 

[TsWade2]

I think you are too fixated on this concept. Content is king right now for all the new over the top services. This is all about garnering enough content to make Disney's OTT service robust, as well as gathering the regional sports networks to try and bolster ESPN. It has very little to do with anything Walt would have known about. Frankly, we live in a world that Walt would not have been able to imagine in terms of screen based entertainment and how it is delivered. No one who lived in the pre-cable, let alone pre-internet age, can imagine the challenges facing a modern entertainment company. As the world continues to change, Disney will need to continue to evolve to compete. Walt's legacy, such as it still exists, is in the classic characters and family friendly, immersive theme parks he created. Those characters and parks will continue to evolve, but their roots will always be Walt's legacy.

Thank you.