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Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up

Disney chief Josh D’Amaro, in a move that shows he’s trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment company, has tapped veteran technology executive Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer. Most recently, Anand was CEO of Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot company. About a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of “blatantly […]

VarietyVariety•Todd Spangler18 Sept
  • neutral toward Disney · 96%

American Airlines, Disney and Make-A-Wish send Philadelphia-area families on Wish Flight to Walt Disney World Resort

American Airlines, in collaboration with Make-A-Wish® and Disney, recently hosted 14 Philadelphia-area families for Wish Flight, a one-of-a-kind travel experience for children fighting critical illnesses to fulfill their wishes to visit Walt Disney World Resort®. Originally launched as Best Flight Ever in 2023, Wish Flight transforms travel into part of the wish experience. This year’s celebration […]

World Airline NewsWorld Airline News•Bruce Drum18 Sept
  • favorable toward American Airlines · 96%

Eric Schrier Stepping Down As President Of DTC International Originals, Segues To Producing Deal With Disney Entertainment Television

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Schrier is departing his post as Disney’s President of Direct-to-Consumer International Originals, Strategic Programming, and Emerging Media — but not the company. The 26-year FX/Disney veteran is launching a production company, which will be based at Disney Entertainment Television. Disney Entertainment Television chairman Debra OConnell revealed Schrier’s change of status in an internal […]

DeadlineDeadline•Nellie Andreeva17 Sept

Adam Smith To Lead Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer As Chairman, Joe Earley Becomes President Of Television Franchise & Content Strategy

Disney’s President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden is streamlining the leadership of the company’s direct-to-consumer operation. Six months after she announced Adam Smith and Joe Earley as Co-Presidents of Direct-to-Consumer, both reporting to her, Smith has been named sole leader as Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment. Earley is moving to Disney Entertainment Television chairman Debra […]

DeadlineDeadline•Nellie Andreeva17 Sept

Disney Names Adam Smith Direct-to-Consumer Chairman, Joe Earley Shifts to TV Franchise and Content Strategy Chief

Disney is switching up its streaming leadership team, which currently consists of co-presidents of direct-to-consumer Adam Smith and Joe Earley. Smith has been named chairman of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment, while Earley is shifting into the newly created role of president of Disney Entertainment Television franchise and content strategy. Smith will report to Disney president […]

VarietyVariety•Jennifer Maas17 Sept

‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave. They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African savannah. But this is exactly what happened in Zambia last year, when three endangered African wild dogs made the longest-ever recorded single journey of any mammal from the continent. The brothers travelled more than 2,500 miles (4,100km) over eight months in their “dispersal” – when a young dog comes of age and must establish new territory to find a mate and start a family of their own. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Patrick Greenfield. Photographs by Scott Creel17 Sept
  • favorable toward Disney · 74%

The AI Race, the Search for Sticky Content and Building Fan Communities on the Agenda at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit

Is the stock market in the grip of an AI bubble? Will consumer spending collapse under the weight of inflation fueled by rising energy prices? Can Disney, Netflix and other entertainment giants build out their streaming platforms beyond video to boost profits and margins? There’s no shortage of business trends coalescing around media and entertainment […]

VarietyVariety•Cynthia Littleton16 Sept