At the end of what has been a tremendously successful year for the company he is the CEO of, Bob Iger will be inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame as part of the 25th class.
Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, has been invited to be a part of the 25th class inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
The Television Academy, in a released statement announcing the induction, said this of Iger’s work: “Bob Iger has built on Disney’s rich history of storytelling and innovation since becoming CEO in 2005 by acquiring Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox…Always one to embrace new technology, Iger has orchestrated an ambitious direct-to-consumer strategy that leverages Disney’s unparalleled creative content across new platforms, including the new Disney+ streaming service, ESPN+, Hulu and Hotstar.”
The 25th class will be inducted on January 28th, 2020 at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
“These exceptional individuals have been major forces in television’s evolution,” said chair of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, Rick Rosen. “It is our pleasure to honor them and celebrate their influence and impact on the growth of our industry across six decades of unprecedented change.”
Congratulations to Bob. It’s well worth remembering, Iger was at the helm at ABC when Lucasfilm brought the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles to TV, a show that not only expanded upon the legend of the roaming archaeologist but served as a testing ground for ILM to develop the technology that would eventually bring The Phantom Menace to cinema screens.
