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Disney And Apple Almost Merged, Here's Why The Deal Didn't Work
Key takeaways
- Media giant Walt Disney Co has grown through acquisitions of several media companies under the previous leadership of CEO Bob Iger.
- Iger recently stepped down from a second stint leading Disney as the CEO.
- In an interview with the Financial Times, Iger said that Disney almost acquired social media platform Twitter, but the CEO got cold feet and worried that the smaller company could be a "horrible distraction."
Disney And Apple Almost Merged, Here's Why The Deal Didn't Work Disney And Apple Almost Merged, Here's Why The Deal Didn't Work Chris Katje Mon, June 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM GMT+7 7 min read DIS AAPL Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.
Media giant Walt Disney Co has grown through acquisitions of several media companies under the previous leadership of CEO Bob Iger. The company may have looked significantly different if one or two proposed deals had happened.
Iger recently stepped down from a second stint leading Disney as the CEO. Now no longer the CEO of the company, Iger seems eager to talk about his lasting legacy at the media giant and what could have been.
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