Josh Spiegel 
The thing about Bob Chapek is that he was the guy who pioneered the “send movies back into the ‘Disney Vault’ to limit their availability” method of home-media releases.
His callous approach was not new, if you were aware.
Nov 26, 2022 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadningunxNov 26, 2022
@mousterpiece Not great...
Show threadMark Willard Nov 26, 2022
@mousterpiece I keep seeing that repeated, and maybe Chapek was the first to call it the "Disney Vault," but I think the strategy predates Chapek. It originated with Disney's theatrical re-release strategy and old school executives' fears of home media in general. From Disney War, describing executive discussions in the late '80s (Bill Mechanic was Chapek's predecessor):
Show threadChristian Knaebel 🧭🌍📺Nov 26, 2022
@mousterpiece Not new but badly executed. Especially when you cull the linear TV business in a way he did. That cut of a substantial revenue stream and alienated many business partners.