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Several investors in Walt Disney DIS.N on Wednesday asked the media giant to share documents about its decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel‘s show last week for inspection. Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday night, six days after his remarks about the accused killer of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk provoked social media outrage and pressure from the Trump administration. In a …

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Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC may have pleased his fans, but it did not entirely pacify Disney shareholders. On Wednesday, a coalition of Disney shareholders sent a letter to the company demanding internal records, from emails to meeting schedules, related to its brief suspension of the late-night host. Disney is the parent company of ABC, where Kimmel’s show is aired. …

A group of Disney shareholders are exercising their right to demand materials related to the company’s decision last week to suspend Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night show, a precursor to a potential lawsuit. In a letter to Disney, the American Federation of Teachers and Reporters Without Borders said there’s “credible basis to suspect” that the board breached its fiduciary duty to investors …

Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC after a weeklong suspension, but the lawyer who beat Donald Trump in sexual abuse and defamation cases wants the Walt Disney Company to come clean with its shareholders about how it all went down – or else. “There is a credible basis to suspect that the Board and executives may have breached their fiduciary …

A group of Disney shareholders are demanding that the company turn over documents related to its decision to briefly suspend late night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show last week. In a letter to Disney first shared with Semafor, lawyers representing the American Federation of Teachers, Reporters Without Borders, Inc. and other groups, all of which say they are Disney shareholders, requested …

File photo: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Randy Holmes | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to air Tuesday night, generating 6.26 million total viewers despite significant preemptions across 23% of U.S. TV households, according to data from Nielsen shared by Disney. This viewership is exponentially higher than average. During the 2024-2025 season, a period that ran from September …

Disney+, Hulu and ESPN’s Select plan will get more expensive starting in October, with notifications rolling out to subscribers on Tuesday, TheWrap has learned. The changes are set to go into effect on Oct. 21 for new subscribers. Current subscribers will see the change on their first billing date on or after Oct. 21. The pricing changes will be as …

While mired in controversy from all sides, the Walt Disney Company has unveiled price hikes for Disney+ and its other streaming services today. As of October 21, Disney+ will cost up to 20 percent more, depending on the plan you have. Disney+ with ads is increasing from $10 to $12 per month, while the ad-free plan is going from $16 …

Disney might be trying to put the Jimmy Kimmel Live fiasco to bed by bringing the show back on Tuesday night (good luck with that). But the company isn’t exactly putting itself back in customers’ good graces. Once again, it’s hiking the prices of Disney+ subscriptions in the US. Several standalone plans and bundles are getting price increases. The changes …