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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler may return to host the Golden Globes
MUMBAI: After successfully hosting the Golden Globes this year, the duo has been asked to come back for a second time. The comedy stars had received good reception at their first stint. They had agreed to just appear once as hosts but their success has made NBC and Golden Globes request them to be back.
However, there hasn’t been any formal communication as yet and the duo seems to be very busy with their respective projects. Fey has two high profile comedy shows under her belt after receiving some huge buzz for 30 Rock. Poehler is the star producer of NBC’s Parks and Recreation.
Prior to 2010, the Globes did not have any host and even now it is not too heavy on them either. More conversations are set to begin next month as it has to be finalised by November, before announcing nominees in December.
Fey and Poehler drew 19.7 million viewers last year that moved up by 17 per cent from the previous year as well as recording as one of the most watched Globes ever.
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Iger’s final act: Disney boss wraps up epic saga with a new captain at the helm
After 15 turbulent years, two stints in the c-suite, and billions spent on blockbuster acquisitions, Bob Iger is stepping away from the Magic Kingdom.
CALIFORNIA: The 75-year-old chief, hailed as one of the most transformative leaders in modern media, officially hands over to former parks chief Josh D’Amaro on 18 March. And this time, he’s getting the succession right.
Iger’s legacy glitters with big bets and epic wins: the $7.4bn Pixar buy, $4bn Marvel swoop, and the colossal $71bn 21st Century Fox deal. He dragged Disney into the streaming age, fought off activist investor Nelson Peltz, and saw off a political scrap with Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
But it hasn’t all been pixie dust. The forced return of Iger in 2022—after the short, shaky reign of successor Bob Chapek—tarnished an otherwise stellar run.
Now, D’Amaro takes the wheel with a streamlined leadership team and Disney firing on all cylinders. The firm’s streaming business is in the black, theme-park attendance is soaring, and five global films have hit $1billion at the box office in the past two years. Not bad for a firm that was on the ropes just months ago.
D’Amaro’s first move? A slick reorg under new president and chief creative officer Dana Walden, folding film, tv, streaming and gaming into one punchy unit. Sean Shoptaw, heading up the gaming division, now reports directly to Walden—bringing Fortnite and Epic Games collaborations closer to Disney’s creative heart.
Iger isn’t sailing off into the sunset just yet. He’ll keep busy with Angel City FC, the women’s football club he owns with his wife. And as Ann Mooney Murphy of Stevens Institute predicts: “A guy like that never truly retires.”
One era ends. Another begins. And the House of Mouse bets big on a future beyond the king.
