D'Amaro Charts Disney Shift Toward Gaming And AI

Josh D’Amaro spoke to roughly 230,000 Disney employees a day after being named CEO and outlined priorities ahead of his March takeover. He emphasized embracing new technology, citing a $1 billion Epic Games investment and a partnership with OpenAI to enable AI-generated Disney character content across Sora and Disney+. Executives flagged gaming, interactivity, and potential reassessment of linear-TV assets as strategic focuses.