Josh D’Amaro’s Trial By Fire
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Disney's CEO hasn't even been in the job for a week, but external crises from OpenAI, Epic Games and elsewhere have clouded his priorities and challenged strategic moves.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Twenty-four hours before the news broke that the $1 billion Disney -OpenAI partnership was dead , staff at both companies were still working to develop their plan to bring Disney’s characters to the Sora video platform and Disney+. Yet, on Tuesday, OpenAI shuttered Sora, and Disney, led by CEO Josh D’Amaro, pulled out of the agreement, which hadn’t yet closed. Welcome to the CEO suite, Josh. In less than a week since taking over the coveted job of CEO of The Walt Disney Co., Josh D’Amaro finds himself navigating a flurry of major events that will impact the company. Some may alter its strategic focus. Others its content or experiences. Related Stories Movies Disney's Live-Action 'Cinderella' Spinoff 'Stepsisters' Lands Director Akiva Schaffer, 'Naked Gun' Writers TV Inside 'Hannah Montana 20': Special Taping Marks "Full Circle" Moment for Both Fans and Miley Cyrus as She "Reclaims" Her Disney Era But they will have an impact, and it is now D’Amaro’s crisis to solve. From the collapse of the OpenAI deal to a strategic shift from Disney partner Epic Games; A dramatic last-minute decision to pull an essentially completed season of ABC’s The Bachelorette to a Middle East theme park that may be impacted by the war in Iran, there is no part of Disney’s business that is unscathed. But it was Tuesday’s double-whammy of OpenAI and Epic Games that put D’Amaro’s own priorities in the spotlight. Sources close to D’Amaro’s thinking have told The Hollywood Reporter that gaming and interactivity were key strategic focus points for him. “He sees the digital realm — and Epic is a manifestation of that — as a very important place for fans to interact with their favorite characters, franchises and brands in a comprehensive way that you can monetize and that w...
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