Tras dos años de gestión, la compañía informó la destitución de Chapek y anunció la vuelta de Iger, quien fue su CEO durante 15 años, quintuplicando la capitalización de la compañía en el mercado durante ese periodo.
Iger has agreed to serve as Disney’s CEO for two years, with a mandate from the Board to set the strategic direction for renewed growth and work closely with it to develop a successor to lead the company.
The Walt Disney Company announced the addition of 12.1 million Disney+ subscribers in its fourth quarter, bringing the platform’s total subscriber base to 164.2 million.
During the latest D23 Expo, an event organized by The Walt Disney Company, Bob Chapek, CEO of the group, talked about the possibility of spinning off ESPN and also of buying Comcast’s 33% share of Hulu.
The Walt Disney Company would be considering the idea of combining its main streaming service, Disney+, along with other areas of the company such as theme parks, cruise vacations and stores.