Since Apple and Disney plans to create a streaming video service were announced, much has been said about the possibility that Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger would have to leave his position on Apple's board of directors.
The CEO and president of Disney has resigned from Apple's board of directors, according to a statement sent by Apple to the SEC, the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Iger resigned from his post on September 10, the same day that Apple officially announced the launch date and price of its streaming video service.
It will be on November 1 when Apple TV + comes into operation and it will do so for only 4,99 euros per month. Yes, if you buy an iPhone, iPad, iPod or Mac, Apple will offer you the service completely free of charge for the first year.
Iger stated last April that he didn't think his role on Apple's board of directors was unproblematic in this sense, since whenever issues related to the streaming video service are discussed, Iger leaves the meeting. Iger said that was rarely the case, as at the time, the television business was still very small for Apple compared to the hardware divisions.
But once the launch date for Apple's streaming video service has been announced that has changed and Apple wants focus your future efforts on this new revenue stream found within the services category.
Iger first joined Apple's board of directors in 2011, one month after Steve Jobs passed away, former CEO of Apple. With the departure of Iger, Apple's board of directors has seven members (Art Levinson, James Bell, Al Gore, Tim Cook, Andrea Jung, Ronald Sugar and Susan Wagner), making it one of the technology companies with the least positions within the board of directors.