The Walt Disney Company

Leading Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends Disney Shareholders Vote “FOR” Nelson Peltz at Disney’s Annual Meeting

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Failure, ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, Acquisition, DTC, Investment, ISS, Fox, Iger, Compensated emancipation, The Wall Street Journal, Management

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Trian Group,1 which beneficially owns over $3.5 billion of common stock in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), the largest and most influential proxy advisory firm, recommends that Disney shareholders vote “FOR” Nelson Peltz and “WITHHOLD” on Maria Elena Lagomasino on Trian’s BLUE proxy card in connection with Disney’s annual meeting on April 3, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • ISS recognizes that Disney has a record of “multi-year underperformance” and emphasizes the need for change on the Disney Board.
  • He could also help evaluate future capital allocation decisions.”
    “[We do] not have any concerns about [Mr. Rasulo’s] ability to serve as an objective director.”
    Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael B.G.
  • As Disney’s annual meeting is less than two weeks away, it is important that shareholders vote TODAY.
  • Shareholders must submit their vote no later than April 2, 2024, at 11:59pm ET.

Current and Former Public Company Directors Send Letter to Disney Board In Support of Nelson Peltz and Trian

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Janus, University of Georgia, Letter, Growth, The Walt Disney Company, The Home Depot, Henry J. Heinz, Sysco, Synovial joint, Legg Mason, Art, University, Corus Entertainment, Thought, Terry College of Business, Procter & Gamble, Lead, Management

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Current and former public company directors who have worked with Nelson Peltz and Trian today sent a letter to The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors detailing their positive experiences working with Trian.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Current and former public company directors who have worked with Nelson Peltz and Trian today sent a letter to The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors detailing their positive experiences working with Trian.
  • The letter details Trian and Nelson Peltz’s demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and constructively with board members and management teams to drive long-term shareholder value, and its signatories include former directors at H.J.
  • The companies for which we served as board members alongside Nelson were improved because of his presence on the board.
  • Others of us asked Nelson to join our boards, and still others of us joined a board after Nelson was already on the board.

Collective Audience and Reset Digital Launch Strategic AdTech Joint Venture

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Friction, DSP, Environment, Partnership, Bias, Comcast, Adtech (company), AI, Collective, Faculty, Neuro, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Walt Disney Company, Fortune 500, Ecosystem, API, IAE, Martech, Marketing

This is anticipated to help rapidly expand Reset Digital’s U.S. market share and facilitate a significant ramp up in revenue generation for Collective Audience.

Key Points: 
  • This is anticipated to help rapidly expand Reset Digital’s U.S. market share and facilitate a significant ramp up in revenue generation for Collective Audience.
  • Reset Digital’s founder and CEO, and former senior executive at Disney and Comcast, Charles Cantu, will be joining Collective Audience’s Advisor Collective .
  • Reset Digital is anticipated to benefit from Collective Audience’s recently announced exclusive interim license and joint venture agreement with BeOp, an award-winning, Europe-based MarTech and AdTech industry-leading innovator.
  • Through Collective Audience’s platform, Reset Digital will gain access to BeOp’s conversational advertising technology in North America.

SRM Entertainment Strengthens Product Design Team with Michael Clarida

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 18, 2024
Hard Rock Cafe, Marvel, Pixar, 2D, DC Comics, 3D, Life, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company, SRM

JUPITER, FL, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SRM Entertainment, Inc., (Nasdaq: SRM) (the “Company” or “SRM”) announced today that Michael Clarida, a visually creative and result oriented specialist with over 25 years of marketplace experience, will lead SRM’s Product Design Team. With extensive experience in product design, toy design, 2D and 3D concepts, apparel, fashion, as well as production spec-pacs, Mr. Clarida has a successful track record of helping to bring the magical inspirations of developers and creatives to life.

Key Points: 
  • Extensive Experience in Product Design, Toy Design, 2D and 3D Concepts
    JUPITER, FL, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SRM Entertainment, Inc. , (Nasdaq: SRM) (the “Company” or “SRM”) announced today that Michael Clarida, a visually creative and result oriented specialist with over 25 years of marketplace experience, will lead SRM’s Product Design Team.
  • With extensive experience in product design, toy design, 2D and 3D concepts, apparel, fashion, as well as production spec-pacs, Mr. Clarida has a successful track record of helping to bring the magical inspirations of developers and creatives to life.
  • Mr. Clarida continually discovers new ways of stretching the boundaries of digital storytelling, scuplting and design that allow unique brands and concepts to stand out.
  • “SRM is building a strong design team dedicated to bringing innovative product concepts to life for theme park customers worldwide.

AlphaGen Intelligence Corp. Announces Strategic Partnership with XCAVE Studios Inc. to Develop Next-Generation Branded Experiences in Fortnite

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Indian stock exchange, The Walt Disney Company, Partnership, Epic Games, Viral, 3D, Consolidation, Fortnite, Publishing, Commerce, Fortune 500, Creativity, Cosmetics, Advertising, Travis Scott, AIC, Video game

This announcement comes on the heels of The Walt Disney Company's groundbreaking investment of $1.5 billion in Epic Games.

Key Points: 
  • This announcement comes on the heels of The Walt Disney Company's groundbreaking investment of $1.5 billion in Epic Games.
  • Fortnite's built-in commerce system and avatar customization options present new avenues for revenue and deeper brand engagement, offering an attractive proposition for AlphaGen and XCAVE Studios’ Fortune 500 clientele.
  • The partnership between AlphaGen and XCAVE Studios is poised to harness the following strategic advantages within Fortnite:
    Broad Audience Reach: Engage with a young, global audience, with high engagement metrics, including 250 million monthly active players.
  • Built-in Commerce: Utilize Fortnite's in-game commerce system for direct monetization through virtual goods or experiences, with a generous revenue share model.

Beckley Retreats Celebrates a Year of Growth and Accelerating Demand for Legal Psychedelic Retreats

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Walt Disney Company, Veteran, Walt Disney World, Life, Imperial College London, Traumatic brain injury, Economist, Tourism

The company also announced a round of extremely positive feedback in the form of an 83 Net Promoter Score in 2023 and new and expanding initiatives for the coming year.

Key Points: 
  • The company also announced a round of extremely positive feedback in the form of an 83 Net Promoter Score in 2023 and new and expanding initiatives for the coming year.
  • In addition to its paying guests, Beckley Retreats funded $150,000 in scholarships in 2023 to participants from low-income or underserved communities.
  • It also hosted free retreats for 21 veterans of military conflicts as part of an ongoing program with Heroic Hearts and Imperial College London to explore the effects of psychedelic therapy on Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • “We truly are changing lives and setting the standard for psychedelic retreat programs,” said Neil Markey, co-founder and CEO of Beckley Retreats.

Archetype AI Introduces Foundation Model to Pioneer Physical AI

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 5, 2024
Hardware, Other Technology, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Organization, Intelligence, Internet of things, MIT, Infineon Technologies, Archetype, Perception, Software design, Engineering, Stanford University, Human, Samsung, NASA, The Walt Disney Company, Thermometer, Venrock, Sony, Language, Machine learning, ATAP

Archetype AI , a physical AI company helping humanity make sense of the world, today announced its emergence from stealth and the introduction of Newton™, a first-of-its-kind foundation model that understands the physical world.

Key Points: 
  • Archetype AI , a physical AI company helping humanity make sense of the world, today announced its emergence from stealth and the introduction of Newton™, a first-of-its-kind foundation model that understands the physical world.
  • With Newton, Archetype AI is introducing a first-of-its-kind physical AI foundational model that is capable of perceiving, understanding and reasoning about the world.
  • “The biggest problems in the world are physical, not digital,” said Ivan Poupyrev, CEO and co-founder of Archetype AI.
  • “The ambition of what Archetype AI is building can’t be underestimated – their physical AI model serves the ‘trillion sensor economy,’ and the use cases are nearly endless,” said Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Partner at Hitachi Ventures.

VersusGame Appoints Former Hulu Marketing Exec Scott Donaton as Chief Marketing Officer and Elliot Solomon as Vice President of Business Development

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Electronic Games, Technology, Entertainment, Artificial Intelligence, Software, IHeartRadio, Microsoft, Attention, Sport, USA Today, Name, Entertainment Weekly, Social media, News, Business development, Publicis, The Walt Disney Company, Content, Lionsgate, Advertising, CMO, Multimedia, Machine learning, Marketing, NPR, UFC, Unity Technologies, NFL, Video, Hulu, Billboard, Virtual reality

Today, VersusGame , the AI-powered interactive content company, announced that it has appointed marketing industry veteran Scott Donaton as Chief Marketing Officer, and Elliot Solomon as Vice President of Business Development.

Key Points: 
  • Today, VersusGame , the AI-powered interactive content company, announced that it has appointed marketing industry veteran Scott Donaton as Chief Marketing Officer, and Elliot Solomon as Vice President of Business Development.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403084195/en/
    In his role as CMO, Donaton will oversee all marketing functions for Versus, including brand strategy, communications, content, social media and consumer insights.
  • Previously, Donaton served as Global Chief Creative & Content Officer at Digitas, leading the agency’s worldwide creative practice.
  • Over his 20-year career, Solomon has built and led sales and business development teams at industry front-runners like Disney, Snap, and Unity Technologies.

Disney Urges Shareholders to Vote the WHITE Proxy Card “FOR” ONLY Disney’s 12 Director Nominees

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, TV and Radio, General Entertainment, Theme Parks, Music, Licensing (Entertainment), ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, Growth, NOW, Telephone, Annual general meeting, ALL, Internet, DIS

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today urged shareholders to protect their investment and the future of the Company by making sure their votes are in on the WHITE proxy card in support of ONLY Disney’s 12 director nominees (and not the Trian Group or Blackwells nominees).

Key Points: 
  • The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today urged shareholders to protect their investment and the future of the Company by making sure their votes are in on the WHITE proxy card in support of ONLY Disney’s 12 director nominees (and not the Trian Group or Blackwells nominees).
  • Disney encourages ALL shareholders to vote their shares online or by telephone no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 2, 2024.
  • Instructions to vote by internet or telephone can be found on the WHITE proxy card.
  • The Board urges shareholders to protect their investment and the future of the Company by voting the WHITE proxy card FOR ONLY Disney’s 12 nominees NOW and not the Trian Group or Blackwells nominees.

Anda Pho Named President at Evite, the Leading Party Planning Authority

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Retail, Social Media, Communications, Bridal, Friends, Anda, Organization, POM Wonderful, Female, Human, Minecraft, Woman, The Walt Disney Company, Multimedia, Family, Generic drug

Evite, the world's leading digital platform for bringing people together, is celebrating a groundbreaking moment with the appointment of Anda Pho as its first-ever female President.

Key Points: 
  • Evite, the world's leading digital platform for bringing people together, is celebrating a groundbreaking moment with the appointment of Anda Pho as its first-ever female President.
  • Taking the reins in 2024, Anda leads a team of remarkable women executives, marking a significant milestone for the company and the event planning industry.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240327745156/en/
    Anda Pho, President of Evite Photo Credit: Evite
    Evite is the world's leading digital platform for bringing people together for life's celebrations.
  • "I'm incredibly excited to lead this talented team as we continue to build upon Evite's legacy," said Anda Pho, President of Evite.