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    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      The Weekend Essay
      A whole new world? Disney after ‘Don’t Say Gay’

      The entertainment giant’s bungled response to a controversial Florida bill has raised difficult questions for its LGBT+ fans

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Disney board renews chief executive Chapek’s contract for three years

      Board looks past recent controversy and praises pandemic performance

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      News in-depth
      Disney board meets as chief executive’s contract up in the air

      Bob Chapek’s tenure marred by PR problems but pandemic performance wins praise

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The real winner from China’s IPO crackdown Premium content

      Plus, Citi’s loan fiasco complicates Revlon’s bankruptcy proceedings and the bipartisan ire mounting on Disney

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Abbott Elementary, Disney Plus/Hulu — witty mockumentary enters the classroom

      A delightful single-cam sitcom is a diligent student of its comedic forebears

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      The Big Read
      How Disney lost Florida

      The company’s botched response to the state’s controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill enraged allies across the political spectrum

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      Disney’s India cricket ploy has Wall Street stumped

      US media group loses IPL streaming rights but pays $3bn to air the sport on traditional TV

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Sport
      Apple scores deal for Major League Soccer streaming rights worth $2.5bn

      Tech group teams up with North American football league amid race to secure sports content for digital platform

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Cricket
      Disney wins TV rights for Indian T20 cricket but loses out on streaming

      Viacom18 secures online broadcast rights for Indian Premier League matches

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Lex
      Disney: something rotten in the House of Mouse Premium content

      Shares are down more than a third and chief executive Bob Chapek has got caught in the war on woke

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      News in-depthCricket
      Disney prepares for title defence in $5bn Indian cricket media rights battle

      Sony and Amazon among those expected to join Indian Premier League auction

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Disney sacks top TV executive as board rallies around Chapek

      Respected 21st Century Fox veteran Peter Rice becomes second top manager dismissed by new chief

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Ms Marvel — the Disney franchise unveils its first Muslim superhero

      Iman Vellani charms as teenager Kamala Khan in an adventure story as much about heritage as battling evil

    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      The spectre of ‘fan capture’ stalks our politics

      Party members resemble ‘Star Wars’ devotees in their commitment to the cause

    • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
      ReviewFilm
      Fire Island — Disney’s gay romcom comes loaded with controversy

      Asian-American-led movie mixing Jane Austen with ketamine and fellatio arrives in tricky times for the studio

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Danny Boyle charts the explosive rise of the Sex Pistols on Disney Plus

      New six-part show dramatises the band’s years at the vanguard of the punk movement in 1970s London

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou
      Disney’s approach to Pride snags on the culture wars

      Backlash over handling of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law signals broader problem for entertainment giant in polarised America

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Amy Schumer writes, directs and stars in Life & Beth on Disney Plus

      The comedian exchanges her brashly confessional brand of humour for an introspective approach.

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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      Three-Vodafone may become third UK option Premium content

      SoftBank’s historic loss, Disney gains on Netflix, Google Glass 2.0?

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Disney gains ground on Netflix with strong growth in streaming

      Addition of 8mn video subscribers beats forecasts while theme parks division doubles revenues

    • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
      OutlookChristopher Grimes
      Silver screen fills with action as Netflix stumbles

      Screening of ‘Top Gun’ sequel delights movie theatre business injured by popularity of streaming

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Disney chief’s top lieutenant departs after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ controversy

      Geoff Morrell leaves three months after Bob Chapek recruited communications head from BP

    • Friday, 22 April, 2022
      Florida governor signs bill to strip Disney’s special tax status

      Move by US state Republican seen as retaliation over company’s criticism of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ classroom law

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Investor activism
      Political proxies: conservative activists file record shareholder proposals

      Rightwing groups say they are trying to save US companies from being distracted by liberal social causes

    • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
      The Top LineChristopher Grimes
      Disney chief’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ drama is a crisis of his own making

      Bob Chapek’s PR missteps show he still has work to do to escape Bob Iger’s shadow

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