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- Technology
Disney begins 3rd job cut round, 2,500 employees to be affected
San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney has started its third round of layoffs that will affect over 2,500 employees across the board, the media reported. Although Parks and Resorts remain largely untouched, no…
- World
Disney kicks off layoffs, 4K employees to be impacted
San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney kicked off its second round of layoffs on Monday that will affect 4,000 employees. According to a CNBC report, a third round is expected to start before…
- World
Walt Disney Company appoints Asad Ayaz as first-ever Chief Brand Officer
The Walt Disney Company has appointed Asad Ayaz as its first-ever Chief Brand Officer, a newly created role aimed at stewarding and elevating the Disney brand globally. Prior to his new position,…
- Business
Disney to lay off 7K employees to cut costs: CEO
San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney is laying off 7,000 employees to cut costs, its CEO Bob Iger has announced. During the company’s earnings call for its December quarter, he said the move…
- Technology
Amazon, Disney partner to launch new voice assistance
Las Vegas: Amazon and Disney have teamed up to launch a new voice assistant called ‘Hey Disney!’, which was shown with a live demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. The…
- Technology
Disney reveals AI tool that can re-age actors
San Francisco: Disney’s researchers have revealed a new AI (artificial intelligence) tool that can re-age or de-age actors in a few seconds. The new face re-ageing network ‘FRAN’ has simple and clear…
- Technology
Disney set to reduce its workforce, freeze hiring amid revenue drop
San Francisco: Facing a slow revenue growth, Disney has reportedly planned to reduce its workforce and freeze hiring. According to an internal leaked memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, seen by CNBC,…
- Business
Disney set to reduce its workforce, freeze hiring amid revenue drop
San Francisco: Facing a slow revenue growth, Disney has reportedly planned to reduce its workforce and freeze hiring. According to an internal leaked memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, seen by CNBC,…
- Sports
Cricket Australia inks 7 year deal with Disney Star to broadcast matches in India
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday said it has signed a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast the country’s cricket matches in India, the sport’s largest market in the world. As…
- Hollywood
Johnny Depp to get $301 mn deal with apology letter from Disney
Los Angeles: Disney has reportedly offered Hollywood star Johnny Depp a whopping Rs 2,355 crore ($301 million) deal for him to return as the iconic character of Jack Sparrow in the ‘Pirates Of…
- World
Shanghai Disney Resort to partially resume operations
Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Thursday that it will partially resume operations from Friday onwards as the Covid-19 outbreak is declining in the city. Wishing Star Park, the World of…
- Hollywood
Johnny Depp was to get $22.5 mn for ‘Pirates 6’, says agent
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Johnny Depp‘s agent testified that the actor was to receive $22.5 million to star in the sixth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, but Disney decided to go “in…
- Hollywood
Release dates for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels swapped
Los Angeles: In a rather unusual move, Marvel Studios has swapped the release dates of ‘The Marvels’ and the third instalment of the ‘Ant-Man’ series, reports ‘Variety’. ‘The Marvels’, which is the…
- World
Disney to build 1,900 homes for fans to ‘be part of Disney all of the time’
San Francisco: If you can’t think of leaving the pristine world of Disneyland theme park resorts, the company is now planning to build villas, condos and housing complexes clustered around a 24-acre…
- Technology
YouTube TV reaches deal with Disney to restore ESPN, ABC, more
San Francisco: YouTube TV has finally reached a deal with Disney to restore ESPN, FX, and its other channels to the streaming service. A while ago, Disney banned ESPN, ABC and some…
