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Mahesh Samat held the role of Global Head - Publishing and Branded Retail at the company
e4m Desk Apr 28, 2026 10:10 AM
Media reports state that a significant portion of these reductions is likely to come from the company’s marketing division
e4m Staff Apr 9, 2026 12:15 PM
Josh D’Amaro steps in as CEO of The Walt Disney Company after Bob Iger’s departure
e4m Staff Mar 20, 2026 2:14 PM
Dana Walden will become President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company on March 18
e4m Staff Mar 17, 2026 8:04 AM
Before joining JioHotstar, Piush Kothari spent over five years at The Walt Disney Company
e4m Staff Mar 12, 2026 12:59 PM
Josh D’Amaro, currently Disney Experiences Chairman, will succeed longtime Disney CEO Robert A. Iger
Dana Walden to become President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company
Asad Ayaz assumes this new role after eight years as President of Marketing for The Walt Disney Studios, and leading marketing for Disney+
e4m Staff Jan 15, 2026 7:53 AM
As part of this deal, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters
e4m Staff Dec 12, 2025 8:05 AM
Jeff Williams most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Apple until his retirement earlier this year
e4m Staff Dec 10, 2025 12:46 PM
This growth was attributed to the airing of two ICC cricket tournaments in 2024, compared to just one in 2023
e4m Staff Mar 21, 2025 9:19 AM
Dimitri Kontopidis has been named as Executive Director of Technology Strategy & Operations for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
The sports segment in India is expected to turn profitable, contributing $9 million in operating income for FY25, the company said
Aditi Gupta Feb 6, 2025 8:41 AM
Jan Koeppen has stepped down as regional lead after 6-year tenure, as part of EMEA restructure
e4m Staff Jan 9, 2025 10:55 AM
Saket Arbhi will oversee corporate brand management, brand strategy, among other things for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars & National Geographic
For the full year, the company has recorded a growth of 3% in the total revenue which stood at $ 91.3 billion in 2024, up from $88.8 billion in 2023
Aditi Gupta Nov 14, 2024 6:32 PM
Uday Shankar is also the only media thought leader to have won two coveted titles - Impact Person of The Year (2010) and Impact Person of the Decade (2014)
The two parties have reportedly filled Form 2, which notifies CCI about the merger and its impact on competition
e4m Staff Jun 15, 2024 11:09 AM
The two companies reportedly addressed CCI, allaying concerns about the merged entity dominating cricket broadcasting and streaming
Venke Sharma held the position of Executive Director - Consumer Strategy and Innovation at the company
e4m Staff Apr 10, 2024 2:37 PM
Rastogi joins as Product and Revenue Strategy Lead for Asianet
exchange4media Staff Nov 8, 2022 11:23 AM
Disney Star India has secured TV rights for five years for Rs 23,575 crore
exchange4media Staff Jun 14, 2022 7:34 PM
The network's GECs have 132 mn subscribers while the sports channels have 84 mn subscribers, as per data provided by The Walt Disney Co. in its annual filing for fiscal 2021
Javed Farooqui Nov 26, 2021 8:48 AM
The company plans to build its metaverse by connecting physical and digital worlds even more closely, CEO Chapek told analysts during the Q4 earnings conference call
Javed Farooqui Nov 13, 2021 8:17 AM
In Q3, Disney+ Hotstar comprised close to 40% of Disney+'s global subscriber base of 116 million
Javed Farooqui Nov 11, 2021 8:55 AM
At the CII SummitFX 2021 – Global AVGC Summit, Madhavan stated that the M&E industry revenues are on track to reach $30 billion in 2023 from around $19 billion in 2020
exchange4media Staff Aug 25, 2021 12:54 PM
India contributed almost 38 million paid subscribers to Disney+'s total of 110 million subscribers in the third quarter ending June
exchange4media Staff Jul 5, 2021 8:38 AM
Disney CEO Bob Chapek had said that the Indian video streaming market is unique as the market dynamics are totally different compared to other markets
exchange4media Staff Jun 16, 2021 8:48 AM
Disney CEO Chapek also said that the company understands that the one-size-fits-all strategy doesn't work everywhere particularly in unique markets like India and Southeast Asia
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 12:45 PM
The Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Chapek notes that consumers are increasingly choosing to watch content online, and Disney wants to stay ahead of the trend
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 12:15 PM
Madhavan is currently the Country Manager of Star & Disney India
exchange4media Staff Apr 14, 2021 8:19 AM
Jacob was previously Chief Regional Counsel, Direct-to-Consumer & International - India, ME & SEA, The Walt Disney Company
exchange4media Staff Feb 11, 2021 2:24 PM
Madhavan, Chairman of CII National Committee on Media & Entertainment and Managing Director of Star & Disney India, was addressing the audience at the CII Big Picture Summit
exchange4media Staff Dec 17, 2020 12:09 PM
The company has announced that it will have two separate heads for its APAC and India operations after Uday Shankar's exit
exchange4media Staff Dec 17, 2020 11:44 AM
Shukla joined the company in 2016 as VP and Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy
exchange4media Staff Dec 9, 2020 11:25 AM
As per industry experts, the official broadcaster has increased the ad rates by 15-20%
Sonam Saini Nov 3, 2020 8:56 AM
The company has announced the rejig to accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy after the rapid success of Disney+
exchange4media Staff Oct 13, 2020 11:04 AM
As Shankar sets out on the next chapter of his professional journey, friends and colleagues from the industry recount his many contributions to the media and entertainment landscape of India
exchange4media Staff Oct 9, 2020 8:45 AM
Lulla, Chief Executive Officer of BARC India, says that Uday Shakar's contributions helped shape the television industry in the last two decades
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:29 PM
Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia, says Shankar has accelerated future-readiness and value-creation for the industry as a whole
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:21 PM
The Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV says few can match Uday Shankar’s depth of understanding the Indian media business
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 12:49 PM
Srinivas, Country Manager, India, WPP, speaks about the massive impact Shankar has had on the Media & Entertainment industry
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 12:10 PM
Mayer has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company
exchange4media Staff May 19, 2020 8:10 AM