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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) regularly issues news and disclosures that reflect its role as a diversified international entertainment and media enterprise with three business segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. News about Disney often centers on developments in these segments, including streaming, sports broadcasting, theme parks, cruises, consumer products, and corporate initiatives.
Recent press releases highlight a range of topics. Disney has announced the creation of a new enterprise marketing and brand organization, with Asad Ayaz named Chief Marketing and Brand Officer to lead a unified marketing structure across the company’s businesses. The company also communicates scheduling for live audio webcasts where executives discuss fiscal quarter and full-year financial results, with earnings materials posted for investors.
Corporate governance and leadership updates are another recurring news theme. Disney has reported the Board’s nomination of Jeffrey E. Williams, former Chief Operating Officer of Apple Inc., for election as an independent director, and has disclosed amendments to employment agreements for senior executives in areas such as finance, legal, communications, and human resources.
Strategic partnerships and collaborations feature prominently in Disney’s news flow. A joint announcement with FuboTV Inc. details the closing of a transaction combining Fubo’s business with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV business, creating a larger vMVPD platform while maintaining Fubo and Hulu + Live TV as separate offerings. Another joint release with OpenAI describes a three-year licensing agreement that allows Sora to generate short videos using Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters, and outlines Disney’s plans to use OpenAI’s APIs and deploy ChatGPT for employees.
Disney-related news also covers branded experiences and consumer products. For example, Disney Consumer Products has announced a collaboration with Formula 1, including the “Fuel the Magic” campaign and a Disney x Formula 1 merchandise line tied to the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Together, these updates give investors and followers of DIS stock insight into Disney’s segment performance, partnerships, organizational changes, and brand-focused initiatives.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) named Josh D’Amaro as Chief Executive Officer effective March 18, 2026, succeeding Robert A. Iger after a unanimous Board vote. D’Amaro currently leads Disney Experiences, a segment with $36 billion revenue in FY2025 and 185,000 employees. Dana Walden will become President and Chief Creative Officer on March 18 and will report to D’Amaro. Bob Iger will remain Senior Advisor and a Board member until his retirement on December 31, 2026.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) reported Q1 fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ended December 27, 2025: revenues $25.98B (+5%), income before taxes $3.69B (flat), total segment operating income $4.60B (−9%), diluted EPS $1.34 (−4%), and adjusted EPS $1.63 (−7%).
Notable items: Entertainment revenue +7%, SVOD operating income $450M (+72%), Experiences revenue record $10.0B and OI $3.3B, cash provided by operations $735M (−77%), and on track to repurchase $7B of stock.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) named Benjamin Swinburne Executive Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy, reporting to CFO Hugh F. Johnston and joining the company in the near future.
Swinburne will lead investor relations and long-term strategic planning, bringing over two decades of media and telecom research experience, a 2021 Institutional Investor Hall of Fame induction, and prior tenure as Managing Director at Morgan Stanley.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced a new enterprise marketing and brand organization and named Asad Ayaz Chief Marketing and Brand Officer effective January 14, 2026. Ayaz will report to CEO Bob Iger and work with segment chairs to align marketing across Disney's businesses. Ayaz joins the role after eight years as President of Marketing for The Walt Disney Studios and has served as Chief Brand Officer since 2023, overseeing company-wide brand efforts, alliances, and events. The new organization is intended to increase brand consistency, connect shared capabilities, and advance segment and enterprise business goals.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will host a live audio webcast to discuss fiscal first quarter 2026 results on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT. The company will release results before the opening of regular trading on February 2, 2026 and post earnings materials at www.disney.com/investors. The live webcast will be available at the same investor site and will be archived for later listening. Materials and the webcast may include forward-looking information.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and OpenAI announced a landmark, three-year licensing agreement and strategic commercial relationship on December 11, 2025. Under the deal, Sora and ChatGPT Images can generate short, user-prompted social videos and images drawing on a selection of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters, with curated Sora videos planned to stream on Disney+.
As part of the transaction, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI and receive warrants to buy additional equity; Disney will also become a major OpenAI customer using its APIs and deploying ChatGPT for employees. The arrangement is subject to definitive agreements, corporate approvals, and customary closing conditions, and fan-generated content is expected to begin in early 2026.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) nominated former Apple executive Jeff Williams to stand for election as an independent director at the company’s 2026 annual meeting. If elected, the board will expand to 11 members. Williams retired earlier in 2025 after serving as Chief Operating Officer of Apple since 2015, where he oversaw design, global supply chain, service and support, led the Apple Watch launch, and helped architect Apple’s health and fitness strategy. Shareholders will vote on Williams’ election alongside the re-election of Disney’s current 10 directors at the next annual meeting.
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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) reported fiscal 2025 results for the quarter and year ended Sept. 27, 2025. Full-year revenue rose 3% to $94.4B and income before taxes grew to $12.0B from $7.6B. Diluted EPS for the year rose to $6.85 (from $2.72); adjusted EPS increased 19% to $5.93. Q4 revenue was $22.5B (flat); Q4 adjusted EPS was $1.11 (down 3%).
Segment highlights: Experiences delivered record operating income of $10.0B for the year; Entertainment operating income rose 19% for year but declined in Q4 due to theatrical comparisons. Company issued FY2026 guidance including $24B content investment, $7B buyback target, and double‑digit adjusted EPS growth.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that Hugh Johnston, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Wells Fargo Technology, Media, and Telecom Summit on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at ~11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT.
The session will be streamed live at www.disney.com/investors, and a recording will be archived on the company's investor website. Investor relations and corporate communications contact numbers are provided for follow-up.