Peter Bart: Bob Iger’s Disney Successor Bob Chapek Faces Immediate Stress Tests

Bob Iger was in a snit, and didn’t disguise it. It was the winter of 1996, Disney had just closed its acquisition of the ABC Network, and studio executives were instantly trying to micro-manage the ABC chief. Disney’s voluble boss, Michael Eisner, even confided to board members that he was dubious about Iger’s future.

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Peter Bart: Bob Iger’s Disney Successor Bob Chapek Faces Immediate Stress Tests

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