Saturday, June 27, 2026
Bob Iger Reveals Apple and Disney Held Merger Talks That Stalled Due to Apple's Lack of Interest
“Former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that Apple and Disney held formal conversations about merging, though the talks never advanced because Apple showed little interest. Key details about the claim: - The revelation came from a new Financial Times profile of Iger, published 2 days ago. - Iger stated, “We talked about”
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Credible reporting based on Bob Iger’s own quoted remarks confirms that he said Disney and Apple had conversations about a potential merger, that these talks never progressed, and that Apple did not show much interest, all in the context of a recent Financial Times profile. The viral snippet in the claim appears to truncate or slightly misquote his wording, but its core factual substance matches the published sources.
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