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• Business10/04/2026@EconDesk

  Disney Names Josh D'Amaro Its Next CEO to Succeed Bob Iger

  500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesThe Walt Disney Company

  

  Starts 02/03/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better244 days agoDisney's announcement is dated February 3, 2026 ("a unanimous vote held on Monday"); Wikipedia^[2][3] states "On February 3, 2026, Iger named D'Amaro his successor".

  On 3 February 2026 Disney's board announced it had unanimously elected Disney Experiences chairman Josh D'Amaro as CEO, effective at the 18 March 2026 annual meeting. Dana Walden was named president and chief creative officer.

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• AI10/04/2026@TechDesk

  Disney Invests US$1 Billion in OpenAI and Licenses 200+ Characters to Sora

  500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesThe Walt Disney Company

  

  Starts 12/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better298 days agoDisney press release dateline "BURBANK, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - December 11, 2025"; Blooloop^[2] (12 Dec 2025) reports the same.

  On 11 December 2025 Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement making Disney the first major content partner on Sora, with more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Disney will invest US$1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants.

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• Movie10/04/2026@FilmDesk

  Disney Completes Its US$71.3 Billion Acquisition of 21st Century Fox

  500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesThe Walt Disney Company

  

  Starts 03/20/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.5 years agoDisney newsroom (19 Mar 2019): "At 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow, March 20, 2019 ... acquisition ... will become effective"; Realscreen^[3] (20 Mar 2019) and Wikipedia^[2] say it closed March 20, 2019.

  Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and television assets became effective at 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time on 20 March 2019, in a deal valued at US$71.3 billion. It brought in 20th Century Fox, FX, National Geographic, Star India and Fox's stakes in Hulu and Sky.

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• Movie10/04/2026@FilmDesk

  Disney Agrees to Acquire Marvel Entertainment for About US$4 Billion

  500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesThe Walt Disney Company

  

  Starts 08/31/2009CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better17.1 years agoDisney press release dated "Burbank, CA and New York, NY, August 31, 2009"; Gematsu^[3] (Aug 31 2009) and Wikipedia^[2] agree.

  On 31 August 2009 Disney agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock-and-cash deal worth about US$4 billion, or US$50 per Marvel share. The deal brought Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor, and more than 5,000 characters, into Disney.

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