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Business Wars Daily

BWD’s Origin Stories: Disney’s Bob Iger -- Innovate or Die

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today is Tuesday, August 4, and we’re looking at Disney vs. Netflix.

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One, three. Wondery. I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Tuesday, August 4th.

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We're back with a second of our five-part series on the origin stories of

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some of America's most iconic companies. Today, it's the Mouse House, yes, Disney, and its

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longtime leader Bob Iger. As you'll hear, Disney was a darling of the stock market as recently

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as early March. Today, coronavirus closures have changed Disney's fortunes. We'll update you on the

1:27.3

latest Disney news in the coming weeks, but now, let's listen

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back to a story we ran in March when iconic Disney CEO Bob Eiger suddenly stepped down from his

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post.

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You know, it had been rumored for years that the longtime, well-respected executive would

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retire sometime.

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But the announcement's suddenness reportedly surprised employees

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