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1:30 PM ET, February 3, 2026

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Variety:
Disney names Josh D'Amaro, head of its theme parks and consumer products division, as CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective March 18; D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998  —  Dana Walden named president and chief creative officer of the company  —  The Walt Disney Co., after a more than two-year saga …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney names Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, as its president and chief creative officer, a newly created role, effective March 18  —  Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro has been elevated to CEO of the Walt Disney Co., capping a closely watched multi-year process of identifying Bob Iger's successor.
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Disney says new CEO Josh D'Amaro's initial annual package is set at ~$38.4M, with a $2.5M base, and President Dana Walden's is set at ~$24M, with a $3.75M base
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Hannah Abraham / Forbes:
Reliance's Jio Studios acquires a 50.1% equity stake in Sikhya Entertainment for ~$16.7M, uniting India's largest studio with the Oscar-winning production house  —  Sikhya Entertainment co-founders Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain with Jio Studios President Jyoti Deshpande
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
DMGT reports revenue down 1% YoY to £1.1B, adjusted operating profit up 11% to £97M, and digital ad revenue down 15% to £148.3M due to Google's AI Overviews  —  Digital advertising revenue at the publisher of the Daily Mail fell by 15% last year.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
New York Public Radio names Christy Tanner as its CEO; Tanner is a former AP reporter and spent eight years at CBS, expanding its streaming platform  —  Ms. Tanner was previously an executive at CBS News and serves on the board of Audacy, a major U.S. broadcaster and podcast producer.
Isaac Rouse / Polygon.com:
Crunchyroll raises its US prices by $2/month; the cheapest, $10/month tier gets its first price bump since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device  —  If you didn't secure a Crunchyroll subscription when it was on sale during Black Friday, we have some bad news, anime fans: The price has officially gone up.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month  —  The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize …
Greg Evans / Deadline:
In an interview, Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in to federal agents prior to his arrest, but the offer was ignored: “they want to intimidate you”  —  In his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, former CNN and current independent journalist Don Lemon said he offered …
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Sources: David Ellison turned down an invitation to testify before the Senate about Netflix's WBD acquisition because he didn't believe it would be helpful  —  Paramount Skydance Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Ellison turned down an invitation to testify before the Senate at an antitrust hearing …
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