Walt Disney Co. has named theme parks head Josh D'Amaro as CEO, placing a longtime insider at the helm as artificial intelligence and a wave of consolidation upend the media industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/disney-josh-damaro-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #disney #bobiger
2 companies that operate ~¼ of #ABC #affiliates nationwide, #Nexstar Media Group & #Sinclair Broadcasting, also said they would not air #Kimmel’s show.
#Disney took a step last Dec to avoid a confrontation w/ #Trump by paying $15M to settle his *defamation* lawsuit against #ABCNews & #GeorgeStephanopoulos. It also made moves to dismantle some of its #DEI practices, including removing references in its annual report to its Reimagine Tomorrow program aimed at “amplifying underrepresented voices.”
Apparently that wasn’t enough.
In April, the #FCC sent a a blistering letter to #Disney CEO #BobIger saying it suspected the company was so thoroughly “infected” with “invidious” practices *favoring* *minorities* that it had no choice but to open an *investigation*.
Among other questions, the probe sought to determine whether Disney had really ended policies designed to ensure characters in its shows & its hiring practices favored “underrepresented groups.”
#BobIger, #Disney’s chief executive, & #DanaWalden, his head of #TV, were also hearing from skittish #advertisers & #employees who had begun to receive threatening messages. When the team reviewed #JimmyKimmel’s planned remarks, they grew concerned that his monologue would only inflame the situation further.
#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #dictatorship #autocracy #authoritarianism #fascism #MafiaState #StochasticTerrorism
#Disney Pulled #JimmyKimmel As Pressure Built On Multiple Fronts
For #BobIger & his leadership team at Disney & #ABC, time was running out.
Jimmy Kimmel, one of the company’s biggest stars, was preparing to tape the Wednesday edition of his late-night show in Hollywood at 4:30PM. And he had written an opening monologue that would address a cascading political firestorm head-on.
#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState #StochasticTerrorism
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ESPN and the National Football League on Tuesday night announced a complicated deal for the NFL to take a 10% equity stake in ESPN, which in return will acquire the league’s traditional NFL Network and other assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/06/espn-nfl-streaming-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #bobiger #espn #disney #nfl