Disney is shedding a linear asset, selling its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to co-owner Hearst Communications, Deadline has learned. The deal, believed to be worth north of $1 billion and all-cash, is being finalized and is expected to be revealed at Disney’s earnings call next week. Word of the…

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic was hit by Tuesday morning's latest round of Disney layoffs, and one of its longest-serving executives was one of those affected. Charlie Parsons, SVP Development at the factual brand, is exiting as part of the cuts. Parsons has been with the broadcaster for more…

Disney is cutting several hundred positions, with Pixar and National Geographic among the divisions most affected by the move. Tuesday’s layoffs come as ESPN also has let go of staffers as a result of a deal with the NFL. Staffers at Disney Entertainment Television and Studios, among other…

ESPN is implementing layoffs tied to a deal it closed earlier this year with the NFL. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro confirmed the cutbacks in a memo to employees Tuesday (read it in full below). The reductions primarily involve behind-the-scenes production staffers, but a handful of on-air personalities…

Another season of Disney’s television series adaptation of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians has come and gone, but Season 3 is close at hand. The series received a very early Season 3 renewal in March 2025, and some very key players have been cast for the third…

EXCLUSIVE: Hot off of notching two Emmy noms this year, we hear that Colman Domingo is looking to co-write an original live-action feature about Princess Tiana inspired by Disney’s animated 2009 feature The Princess and the Frog. We understand, per sources, that the two-time Oscar nominee will co-pen…

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro confirmed the Disney division will bid on World Cup rights for the 2030 tournament. “We had the World Cup for two decades and it was a big part of ESPN’s identity and DNA,” the exec said during a conference hosted by CNBC and Boardroom on Thursday at Fanatics Fest in…

Disney, have you learned your lesson yet? Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid and the era of then-CEO Bob Chapek, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits, quality over quantity. But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Man…

Don Iwerks, the former Disney executive who innovated several cinematic advancements during his career, has died. He was 96. The Iwerks Entertainment co-founder died peacefully on Thursday at Ojai Community Memorial Care Center, “surrounded by the love of family and friends,” according to an…

Specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment has named former Disney and Imax executive Jason Brenek as CEO. He will take over the top job after the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt. Fathom’s founders and co-owners are top movie theater circuits AMC, Regal and Cinemark, which…

Disney's remake of Moana, a film a mere 10 years old, dares to question what "live-action" even means. Thomas Kail's 2026 edition is neither alive nor particularly propulsive in any discernible way, with the vast majority of scenes filmed against garish and poorly done backdrops or else with…

Gavin Newsom is taking a victory lap today on the first anniversary of California’s film and TV tax credits program being jacked up to $750 million, and the potential presidential contender has Disney, a Shrek prequel, and Ben Affleck along for the ride. Along with an untitled Pixar project, the…