He said the decision was not due to Perlmutters support of activist investor Nelson Peltz.
Id rather not get into details about this one.
Perlmutters oversight included comic book publishing, game licensing and arena shows.
Bob Iger & Isaac PerlmutterGetty/AP
Iger toldTimethe decision to remove Perlmutter would have been made regardless of that.
He also addressed Florida, Hulu and succession.
If they decide to do that, then we have no choice but to buy them out.
The put-call deadline for the joint owners of the streaming service is early next year.
Our sole goal in Florida is to continue creating that value for all those constituencies.
Florida lawmakers and Gov.
Iger toldTimehis line is open.
Iger returned in Novemberwith a two-year contract, replacing Chapek.
He promised succession will be handled more carefully this time around.
It will get more time, more attention, more focus than it did before.
Weve always viewed it as an important decision.
