Bob Iger

Disney CEO Bob Iger Inks New Contract, But Will Step Down in 2015 - Posted October 7, 2011
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, ABC News and ESPN, among numerous other media properties, has unveiled an unusual succession plan for CEO Bob Iger. Under the deal, Iger will step down as CEO in 2015, at which time he will become executive cha... [TVNewser]

Which TV News Personalities and Media Moguls are in Sun Valley for the Allen & Co. Conference? - Posted July 8, 2011
[caption id="attachment_75471" align="alignright" width="308" caption="AP Photo/Julie Jacobson"][/caption] This week Allen & Co. is hosting its annual shindig in Sun Valley, Idaho. It was at Sun Valley a few years ago that Comcast first reached out to GE about acquiring NBC Universal, so it is no small event. Business Insider... [TVNewser]

Media Moguls Well Represented at White House State Dinner - Posted January 20, 2011
Last night the White House hosted a state dinner for Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. Only one TV news anchor was in attendance as a guest, but plenty of media moguls made ... [TVNewser]

ESPN ScoreCenter App Hits Samsung App Store - Posted December 17, 2010
ScoreCenter, an app from ESPN that delivers scores and statistics to Web-enabled telev... [UnBeige]

Fortune 2010 Business Person of the Year: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings - Posted November 18, 2010
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is a cover boy -- specifically, the cover of ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Long Knives out for Amanpour. Insiders Fire Back: 'Christiane has survived real sniping in real war zones' - Posted October 24, 2010
A Page Six report claims "the knives are out" for ABC's Christiane Amanpour. "Amanpour flies into Washington on Friday and anchors the show on Sunday," an insider tells the Post. "She reads about Washington from her Central Park apartment. It's not like other war zones that you can parachute into. She is... [TVNewser]

Michael Eisner: 'ABC Makes Money on News' - Posted September 15, 2010
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner was a guest on "Your World with Neil Cavuto" this afternoon on Fox News. Eisner, who left Disney in 2005, spoke to Cavuto about ... [TVNewser]

News Division a part of ABC's Extreme Makeover - Posted September 14, 2010
The NYPost's Claire Atkinson writes about the challenges and opportunities ahead for ABC which has seen the revolving door spinning for top execs as both ABC News president David Westin and EVP of marketing Mike Benso... [TVNewser]

Reexamining ABC News' Recent Senior Leadership Changes - Posted September 7, 2010
On August 26, ABC News president David Westin announced a new senior leadership structure at the division. At the time, it seemed as though West... [TVNewser]

Media Executives Make The Vanity Fair 100 - Posted September 5, 2010
Vanity Fair has released its Vanity Fair 100 list, which purports to count down the 100 most influential people of the information age. Not surprisingly, plenty of boldface media names make the cut. Among them: #4: News Corp. CEO ... [TVNewser]

Disney Said to Be In 'Advanced Talks' To Sell ABC - Posted May 26, 2010
Update: Disney released the following statement earlier this afternoon saying that the section of the criminal complaint pertaining to the sale of ABC was not true: The Walt Disney Company has been fully cooperating with this investigation. The reference in the complaint to conversations regarding the ABC Network wer... [TVNewser]

ESPN Unveils Social Games, Foursquare-Like App At Upfront - Posted May 18, 2010
ESPN held its 2010 upfront presentation for media buyers, advertisers and the press Tuesday, and interactivity was at the heart of the show. While much of the presentation focused on what the network has on its linear channels in the coming year, it also unveiled a number of multiplatform offerings. The cabler... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Disney Boss on ABC News Cuts: 'Extremely Proud of the Way They've Stepped Up and Faced Those Challenges' - Posted March 11, 2010
Disney CEO Bob Iger, who's married to tvnewser Willow Bay, told investors he's "extremely proud" of ABC News. "We're proud of their efforts, we're proud of their products," he told participants at a ... [TVNewser]

CNBC's Jim Cramer talks with Disney's Bob Iger - Posted December 8, 2009
•CNBC's Jim Cramer talks with Bob Iger, President & CEO of the Walt Disney Co., parent of ABC, about Disney's plans for 2010 -- theme parks, brands, TV shows, and movies, as well as the future of media in general, and the Comcast-NBCU deal. In 2004, Comcast made an uns... [TVNewser]

Obama Over-Exposed, Rahm Running Out of Favors - Posted August 3, 2009
Mark Whitaker, NBC's Washington bureau chief, told WaPo's Howard Kurtz that Obama "is at risk of overexposure" following the president's last prime-time press conference. Which might explain why Rahm Emanuel had to call ... [FishbowlDC]

Disney's Iger "Open" To Streaming Entire Cable Channels Online - Posted April 2, 2009
TVWeek's Jon Lafayette covering the NCTA's Cable Show this week, reports Disney CEO Bob Iger is "open to exploring" running entire cable networks online users are subscribers. "With authentication in place, streaming full networks online would be an interesting and potentially compelling feature for consumers," said Iger. And... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The Ticker: Brown, Iger, Gifford... - Posted July 31, 2008
> CNN anchor Campbell Brown will anchor, "Roads to Ruin: Why America is Falling Apart," tomorrow at 8pmET. The program looks at the nation's crumbling highways and bridges, with guests from across the country (New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California governor ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 04.09.08 - Posted April 9, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Joe Scarborough's birthday! Also: Hugh Hefner and Jenna Jameson (why are we not surprised they share a day...thanks MicCheck). Also, on this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: ... [FishbowlDC]

Lunch At Michael's: Barry Diller, Bob Iger & The Literary Lioness Club - Posted September 19, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE For those who like their cobb salads served up with a side order of adrenaline, 55th & Fifth was the place to be today. Media moguls and literary lionesses convened their cliques for some lively conversation that kept the dining room buzzing. Esther Newberg an... [FishbowlNY]

Willow Bay To Head Huffington Post Living Now - Posted June 1, 2007
The Huffington Post has named tv journalist Willow Bay (born Kristine Carlin Bay) as editor-at-large, overseeing the Living Now section. Arianna Huffington claims Willow is the ideal person to supervise the site's coverage of how p... [FishbowlLA]

Bob Iger To Hamas: - Posted May 22, 2007
At a meeting of the Society of Business Editors and Writers, Disney's Bob Iger stuck his fingers in his ears and chanted We can't hear you, we can't hear you This was in response to the ... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades - Posted January 30, 2007
Variety: Kiss has launched a comic book company. The first title, Kiss 4K, will debut at the Wizard World convention in Los Angeles in March. The second title is expected to be Kiss Girls, which features four ... [FishbowlLA]