Bob Iger, who will end his 47-year run with Disney and ABC in December, addressed his future and reflected on the company’s streaming-led resilience during Covid-19.Disney “had the foresight and had the guts and had the support at the board level to go into this new business,” Iger said of direct-to-consumer streaming. “When Covid hit, we at least had something to turn to, and I think it kept the company vibrant because there was a beacon of hope.”The media veteran made the comments during an interview with SiriusXM.
The audio company released short clips and transcripts from the conversation in advance of its April 6 premiere on the show Leadership Matters, hosted by Alan Fleischmann.One of Fleischmann’s main questions was what Iger, who
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