{"id":198122,"date":"2021-03-09T23:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bob-iger-confirms-he-is-leaving-as-disney-tops-100m-subscribers\/"},"modified":"2021-03-09T23:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:11:39","slug":"bob-iger-confirms-he-is-leaving-as-disney-tops-100m-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bob-iger-confirms-he-is-leaving-as-disney-tops-100m-subscribers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bob Iger confirms he is leaving as Disney+ tops 100M subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bob Iger confirms he is leaving as Disney+ tops 100M subscribers<\/strong>”
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Bob Iger, the longtime leader of Disney, confirmed that he will be stepping away from the company in December. <\/p>\n

Iger, who resigned as chief executive officer last February but stayed on as executive chairman, has remained a force at the Mouse House as the company has navigated the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n

\u201cI will leave at the end of December with a strong sense of pride and a deep sense of app<\/a>reciation for the very special place Disney holds in the hearts of people all over the world,\u201d Iger said at the company\u2019s shareholder meeting Tuesday. <\/p>\n

The exec said his successor, CEO Bob Chapek, and upper management will \u201cadhere to the same principles\u201d that he did when leading the company. <\/p>\n

News<\/a> of the 16-year Disney veteran\u2019s departure doesn\u2019t come as a surprise, but his next moves have been a buzzy topic for some time. Last fall, Iger appeared on an episode of \u201cThe David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,\u201d in which he ruled out a run for president, but not a job in the Biden administration. <\/p>\n

\u201cReturning in some style \u2014 serving our country in certain fashion \u2014 is certainly something I should seriously consider \u2026 but a lot of it depends on what it is, what the opportunity is, and what I thought. Both are motivated and good,\u201d Iger said. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, Iger still has much work ahead of him in order to right the ship at Disney. The Mouse House\u2019s theme parks and TV and movie businesses have all been crushed during the pandemic. While things seemed to be looking up due to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Disney is still slowly clawing its way back after losing billions of dollars during the pandemic. <\/p>\n

Under Iger\u2019s supervision, the company reorganized its business to focus on streaming and its nascent service Disney+, which launched 16 months ago. The move has been paying dividends, according to Disney, which said Tuesday that Disney+ has topped 100 million global subscribers. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe enormous success of Disney+, which has now surpassed 100 million subscribers, has inspired us to be even more ambitious, and to significantly increase our investment in the development of high-quality content,\u201d Chapek said.<\/p>\n

Disney+ has released a number of popular TV series<\/a> since its launch, including two seasons of \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d and its first Marvel series, \u201cWandaVision.\u201d <\/p>\n

It also released big movies \u201cSoul,\u201d \u201cMulan,\u201d \u201cRaya and the Last Dragon\u201d and \u201cHamilton,\u201d the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s hit Broadway musical. <\/p>\n

The streaming giant, which is second only to Netflix, which has over 200 million global subscribers, has plans for around 100 film and television projects,\u00a0around 80 percent set to go directly to Disney+.\u00a0This includes nearly a dozen Marvel series and more than 10 Star Wars shows.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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