Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s Pay Package More Than Doubled In 2021 To $34.5M; Bob Iger Took In Almost $46M In Last Year

Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian. The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times. In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian. The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times. In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

The tentative agreement for a new three-year film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts includes higher wages, more overtime penalties and additional money for benefits to secure their pension and health plan. And for the first time, the new contract includes a budget-based new-media deal that eliminates the lowest rung on the pay scale.

Naman Ramachandran DAZN chair Kevin Mayer and Rene Rechtman, co-founder and CEO of Moonbug Entertainment, will deliver a joint keynote at this year’s in-person MipTV (Apr. 4-6). Mayer also serves as co-chair and co-CEO of Candle Media, which purchased Moonbug, the company behind the wildly popular children’s show “CoComelon” in Nov.

Millions of people are set to pay more on their student loans under a "stealth tax rise" announced by the government today.

West London rapper Central Cee was a buzzy artist in the U.K. music scene before his career blew open with "Obsessed With You," a romantic single featuring a pitched-up sample of "Just for me" by PinkPantheress, the pop star forged in the fires of TikTok.

his review, the film features a couple who both work at Disneyland but live with parents because they can’t afford a house or apartment. It also shows employees who are so cash-strapped, they frequent food banks set up specifically for Disney employees.

Only Fools And Horses actor Patrick Murray has told fans he has been diagnosed with cancer.

Anti-windfarm campaigners believe the number of turbines in Dumfries and Galloway could more than double in coming years.

Bob Iger is barely out the door at the Walt Disney Company and a film from a scion of the founding family has already come along to give the well compensated ex-CEO a kick in the ass. However, besides attracting a lot of attention, the Abigail Disney co-directed The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales documentary doesn’t have much to add to the discussions of income inequity, ice cold hearted corporations and the legacy of the Reagan Revolution, except a high profile and well-heeled surname.

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John Mayer made sure his late pal got home in style.A new report by Showbiz 411 says the singer footed the bill for a private plane to transport Bob Saget's body from Florida to California.The "Full House" actor was found dead in an Orlando hotel room on Jan. 9 following a comedy show in Jacksonville. John's generosity didn't end with the airplane either.

New Yorkers strolling through Washington Square Park got a huge surprise from a comedy legend this week.

The final episode of Bob Saget’s podcast dropped earlier this week more than a week after the comedian died unexpectedly at age 65.  The actor was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Fla. after a lengthy comedy show, sending shockwaves throughout the country as fans and loved ones mourned the loss.

Walt Disney’s chief executive Bob Chapek’s compensation totaled $34.46 million in fiscal 2021, up from $14.16 million the year before.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney CEO Bob Chapek saw his compensation package for the company’s fiscal 2021 hit about $32.5 million, more than double the $14.2 million he took home a year earlier.Former CEO Bob Iger, who exited Disney at the end of last year as executive chairman, raked in a total comp package worth $45.9 million, versus $21 million the year prior. In fiscal 2020, neither Chapek or Iger received bonuses (nor did other top Disney execs) amid the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media conglomerate’s business.For the fiscal year ended Oct.

Disney has unveiled Joe Earley as its President of Hulu and created an international content creation hub led by Chairman Rebecca Campbell, as it supports the ongoing expansion of its Walt Disney direct-to-consumer business globally.