Now on bbc news, bob iger has been the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company for almost 15 years. In that time, the company has bought some of the biggest media brands in the world pixar animation, marvel and lucasfilm, and most recently 21st century fox. Hes been speaking to the bbcs media editor amol rajan about his career. Who is the most powerful person in global media today . You could say is someone from a tech giants but theyd be run very close by the boss of the Walt Disney Company. Its ceo is bob iger. He has been in charge since 2005 and has pulled off some of the most audacious acquisitions in immediate history. He persuaded stevejobs to sell him pixar and bought marvel and even persuaded george lucas to sell him star wars and bought 21st century fox off Rupert Murdoch. If there is one person who understands the past present and future of media it is bob iger the disney ceo. Welcome to bbc. There is a century of heritage and sound anywhere from the beatles to adele, led
Two 15 year old boys were among those who died. At 10pm, huw edwards will be here with a full round up of the days news. First on bbc news, bob iger has been the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company for almost 15 years. In that time, the company has bought some of the biggest media brands in the world pixar animation, marvel and lucasfilm, and most recently 21st century fox. Hes been speaking to the bbcs media editor amol rajan about his career and what hes learnt along the way. In his only uk interview during his recent visit to london, bob iger describes how he clinched his biggest deals, why he didnt buy twitter, his thoughts on Martin Scorceses criticism of the marvel films, and why he decided not to stand for president. Who is the most powerful person in global media today . You could say is someone from a tech giants but theyd be run very close by the boss of the Walt Disney Company. Its ceo is bob iger. He has been in charge since 2005 and has pulled off some of the most o
Been the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company for almost 15 years. In that time the company has bought some of the biggest media brands in the world pixar animation, marvel and lucasfilm, and most recently 21st century fox. Hes been speaking to the bbcs media editor amol rajan about his career and what hes learnt along the way. Who is the most powerful person in global media today . You could say is someone from a tech giants but theyd be run very close by the boss of the Walt Disney Company. Its ceo is bob iger. He has been in charge since 2005 and has pulled off some of the most outrageous acquisitions in immediate history. He persuaded stevejobs to sell him pixar and bought marvel and even persuaded george lucas to sell him star wars and even got 21st century fox. If there is one person who understands the past present and future of media it is bob iger the disney ceo. Welcome to bbc. There is a century of heritage and sound anywhere from the beatles to adele, led zeppelin, ro
And Jessica Simpsons slim down secret and her trainer reveals everything she did to drop 100 pounds. And where is the music . We are getting the good. Hello everybody and thanks for joini us. Lets get to the latest hollywood news. Lady gagas monster fall. Gaga was performing at her vegas residency thursday night and invited a super excited fan. She jumps into his arms, he steps back and the crowd is silent. One fan said we legitimately all thought she was dead. After six excruciating seconds. Gaga got right back on stage, hugged jack and reassured him. The super fan took on all of the haters. Jack said his foot slipped and as we fell i tried to make sure i took the brunt of the fall. Gaga shared her post show recovery. Ice bath for 5 to 10 minutes, hot bath for 20 and compression packs for 20 minutes more. Jlo kept it together walking down the aisle. Jenny from the block looked pure princess in a Wedding Dress and veil. A scene for her upcoming movie mary me. We started looking at dres
The first part is a memoir of your career and then reflections and leadership for 45 years at disney. Ill follow the same structure if that is ok. Lets start with the childhood in brooklyn and then oceanside, new york. Whats your earliest memory . Earliest memory is of watching the Mickey Mouse Club on a small black and White Television set. Probably three or four years old, about the time my younger sister was born. I remember that quite vividly actually. Youve been very open about the family dynamic at home, which was largely driven by the fact that your father was manic depressive at a time when that was rather taboo. What impact did your Fathers Mental Health having family . What impact did it have on you . Well, it created a fair amount of uncertainty. I never felt unsafe. But there was a general uncertainty in the household, mostly tied to what mood he was in. In other words, wed wait for him to come home from work not knowing whether he was happy dad orangry dad. And i think tha