Disney Boss Rejects Dan Loeb’s Calls to Spin off ESPN

Financial Times2022-09-11

Bob Chapek, Walt Disney chief executive, has rejected calls by activist investor Dan Loeb to sell or spin off the ESPN sports television network, vowing to restore the business to its onetime status ...

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