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Selling off streaming service or sports network would sharpen focus on superbrands such as Marvel and Star Wars
Theme park group to keep special status in US state of Florida but must operate under partial supervision of political appointees
How Shane Smith and the digital media company missed an opportunity by not selling out at the top of the industry’s boom
Unless the company has time to improve its balance sheet, the sums involved will be trifling
In a recession, other companies will face a similar choice
Activist investor abandons battle after media group announces restructuring plan
The Disney chief’s smoking of the peace pipe with the activist investor may be the easy part
Focus shifts to big franchises as entertainment group looks for ways to save billions and Nelson Peltz calls off proxy fight
UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal
Bob Iger announces ‘significant transformation’ in his first quarter back as chief executive
Proposal from Republican Ron DeSantis stops short of dissolving district amid feud with state’s biggest private employer
Missing programme on streaming platform mentions ‘camps where children make smartphones’
Marvel chair Isaac Perlmutter owns large stake and is supporting activist push for board seat
Adani Group says Hindenburg Research's report alleging fraud was ‘calculated attack on India’
Disney’s new quarter-life-crisis sitcom is an unexceptional show with a magnetic performance from Máiréad Tyers
Cash-strapped parents face ‘surge’ pricing or membership restrictions during busy periods
Plus, DD pokes holes in Disney’s case for buying 20th Century Fox and Wall Street financiers go shopping in France
Activist investor zones in on acquisition made at top of market in proxy battle for board seat
Activist investor ‘lacks a basic understanding’ of the industry, company presentation says
Plus, we take a look at Nelson Peltz’s activism playbook and Microsoft’s potential $10bn bet on artificial intelligence
Plus, the trials awaiting SBF’s legal team and the crypto group with a $3bn creditor problem
Investors have much riding on clash between New York activist and West Coast media giant
Corporate drama pits chief executive Bob Iger against the veteran activist
Activist investor’s push for board seat sets up confrontation with Bob Iger months after he returned as CEO
James Cameron’s sci-fi epic nears break-even point for studio looking to update its rota of franchises
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