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Activist Blackwells Says Strategy, Transparency Issues Hampering Disney
Blackwells Says Disney Failed to Disclose ValueAct’s Past Money Management Role
Blackwells Questions Disney on ValueAct Pension Management Role
Walt Disney’s Stock Suffers from AI ‘Mediocrity:’ Activist
Disney’s AI ‘mediocrity’ is holding its stock back, activist says
Does Disney Need a CTO?
Lately, Disney has been in an ongoing high-profile feud with activist investor Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners, and now the entertainment giant is facing calls from another activist investor to shake up its C-suite. This time, though, the focus isn’t on CEO Bob Iger, but rather Disney’s lack of a singular chief technology officer (CTO). Hedge fund Blackwells Capital,…
Read MoreDisney Activist Investor: Studio Should Embrace AI to Create Characters, Improve Parks
Should Disney release AI-generated Hollywood movies to realize its true shareholder value? A technology “vision” statement from Blackwells Capital — an activist firm run by Jason Aintabi campaigning for board seats at Disney’s annual meeting set for April 3 — asks the studio to take advances in artificial intelligence seriously. READ MORE>>
Read MoreIs Disney Lagging on AI? That’s Part of an Activist Investor’s Latest Critique.
An activist investor blasted Walt Disney Co. on Monday for its “mediocrity” on artificial intelligence and augmented reality and continued a campaign for seats on the media giant’s board of directors. Blackwells Capital said that Disney DIS, -2.68% faces “significant technological issues” that put it behind peers, advocating that the company establish a single chief technology officer to…
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