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How Much Did Disney’s TOP Executives Make in 2020?!

Economically speaking, it has been a challenging year for many people, including the Walt Disney Company.

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With the theme parks closed for several months, the company took a hard hit financially, eventually resulting in the layoffs of thousands of employees and temporary pay cuts for Disney’s executives. We received more insight on how this affected the company later in 2020 when Disney reported a $2.8 billion loss for the year during their Q4 earnings call. Today we have more information about Disney’s financials for last year, including how much their top executives were actually paid.

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Unpacking Spider-Man’s Complicated History With Disney and Sony

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The rights to Marvel superheroes are kind of a confusing situation. Disney has the rights to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not totally. Universal has the theme park rights to the Marvel comic characters in Orlando and a deal with Disney not to produce any Marvel theme park content too close to their parks. Sony still has some of the rights to Spider-Man. Is your head hurting yet?

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Sony and Disney have struck a deal for the past few films that allows Disney to make Spider-Man movies — which is how we got Peter Parker in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies like Avengers:Endgame. Then, in 2019, the dealings fell apart. It looked like Disney and Sony weren’t going to reach an agreement and that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man would be removed from the MCU. Until, suddenly, they DID make an agreement. Alright, alright, we’ll back up. How did we get here and what does it even all mean??

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Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger and Wife Donate Millions to Help Small Businesses

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things around the world.

Disney World’s Health and Safety Signs

Businesses big and small have felt the impact of the pandemic, as have their employees. Now, one of Disney’s leaders is doing something to help small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat throughout this pandemic.

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Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger May Become an Ambassador of the United States

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If you’re a big Disney fan, then you’re probably familiar with the name Bob Iger.

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Iger served as the CEO for the Walt Disney Company for several years until very recently, but still currently serves as Executive Chairman. Iger seriously considered running for President of the United States and ultimately decided not to, but it seems that he may soon be involved again in public service. Iger is reportedly a possible candidate to be a United States ambassador.

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NEWS! Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger States He Was “Seriously Considering” Running for President

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Bob Iger is the former CEO and current Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company.

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There have been numerous rumors whether Iger would run for Presidency in the last election. The former CEO planned to step down in 2021 but sped up the process earlier this year. Some believed Iger wanted an early retirement and others speculated that he may be running for office. Election Day has come and gone and it’s clear that Iger didn’t throw his hat into the ring. He has, however, admitted that he considered running for office.

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VIDEO: Chairman Bob Iger and Disney Thank Frontline Workers For Their Efforts

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Today is a day for giving thanks, and there’s one group of folks that we want to make sure know how grateful we all are.

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Healthcare and service heroes have been putting their lives on the line to help others all year and we can’t imagine anyone more deserving of thanks! In the past, Disney has sent thank-you cards to these workers, and now there’s a NEW message for these everyday superheroes!

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NEWS: Walt Disney Company Reports Multi-Billion Dollar Loss — We’re Breaking Down the Q4 Report

By Carly Terzigni 3 Comments

For Disney fans around the globe, there are many important dates throughout the year, from movie release dates to major opening dates at Disney Parks. But for investors and those interested in Disney’s financial performance, the Quarterly Earnings Calls are among the biggest days of the year!

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Today, Disney discussed their fourth quarter as well as fiscal full year 2020 financial results in a public audio webcast. The company’s fourth quarter and fiscal year ended in late September, meaning that this earnings call gave us an even BIGGER picture at how 2020 has impacted the Company.

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NEWS: Bob Iger Shares Condolences After Passing of Alex Trebek

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Earlier today, the world received news that beloved host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, had passed away.

After the news broke, many fans and celebrities took to social media to mourn the loss of one of television’s most iconic and enduring personalities.

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NEWS: California Governor Says “There’s No Hurry” to Release Theme Park Reopening Guidelines

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The big news about Disneyland recently has been the back-and-forth between park executives and the California government over the terms of reopening.

Despite the fact that Disney has used several channels to call for the Governer’s office to release theme park reopening guidelines, the government has yet to do so. Yesterday, we learned that there’s no promise of a specific date for guidelines in the future, and now Governor Newsom has echoed those sentiments.

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Here’s How Disney Executives Have Been Responding to the Layoffs

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Although many Disney theme parks and resorts around the world have reopened, other aspects of the Walt Disney Company are not back up and running yet.