Disney
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President, CEO, and Director - Robert A. Iger
2006 Revenue - $34 billion
Employees - 133,000
Diversified entertainment company with TV networks, theme parks, movie studio, stores. Networks include ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel, SOAPnet, Jetix, Toon Disney, A&E (37% interest), and ESPN (80% interest). Walt Disney Studios produces films through Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone, Pixar, and Miramax. The Walt Disney Internet Group operates Disney.com, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Family.com, Familyfun.com, Wondertime.com and Movies.com, and recently announced the launch of an online network for video gamers called DGamer. Thomas Staggs, the CFO, told an investors' conference in 2006 that the
company was generating roughly $500 million of revenue from its web properties.
Disney's Digital Plan: Make Your Kids Beg For Club Penguin Junk
Nov. 07, 8:19 AM
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The rest of you can go ahead and worry about your declining social media CPMs.
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Disney Q4 Profits Down 13 Percent On Soft Ads, Theme Parks
Nov. 06, 5:56 PM
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Revenues beat Wall Street estimates, but profits fell short.
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ESPN, Others Dump Another $80 Million Into The Active Network
Aug. 27, 4:20 PM
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Six funding rounds later, the company will use the new cash to make more acquisitions.
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ESPN: Give Us The Olympics And We'll Give You Live Coverage (DIS)
Aug. 20, 9:25 AM
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"It’s hard in our culture to fathom tape-delaying in the same way they have."
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Kagan: Ad Recession Hits Cable TV Next Year
Aug. 12, 2:30 PM
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Cable TV ad growth expected to drop by more than 50% in 2009. Bad news for Time Warner, Viacom, Disney and NBC U.
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Time Warner Embraces Content, And A Truly Scary Ad Market (TWX)
Aug. 12, 6:00 AM
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Jeff Bewkes' new message to investors: We're a content company. But that means Time Warner is also more dependent on advertising, which is a tough place to be these days.
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Surprise! A Big Media Company Finally Says Digital Revenue Actually Matters Now
Jul. 31, 7:18 AM
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Ssh! Don't tell the actors. Once fodder for press releases only, digital revenue made a real difference for ABC this year.
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Disney's Iger: No Progress With Actors, But They Won't Walk Out
Jul. 30, 7:34 PM
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The Disney chief has a message for actors thinking they'll get a better new media deal than the other guilds: forget it.
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Disney: Steve Jobs Isn't Controlling Us (We Love Steve Jobs, Though!)
Jul. 30, 5:45 PM
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Sure, Apple's CEO is Disney's largest shareholder. But that has nothing to do with the way Bob Iger runs the Mouse House. Got that?
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Disney Q3: Cable Networks Strong; Results In-Line
Jul. 30, 4:27 PM
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Disney's cable networks and theme parks are holding up well, but broadcasting has another tough quarter.
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Where To Find Women Online: Watching ABC.com
Jul. 03, 9:05 AM
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Wonder what young women are doing on Friday night? Well, now you know: Catching up on "Grey's" and "Lost" at their computers.
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Wall Street's Finest Minds Agree: New Pixar Movie "Wall-E" Is Awesome (DIS)
Jun. 27, 1:40 PM
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Equity researchers take a break from number crunching to play cineastes. We're convinced.
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Economy, Oil Prices Finally Catching Up To Disney?
Jun. 23, 4:47 PM
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Pali analyst Rich Greenfield thinks attendance at Disney World is finally going to start shrinking. One consolation: He thinks "Wall-E" is really good.
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Italy vs. France, Live: The Euro 2008 Webcast UEFA Doesn't Want You To Watch
Jun. 17, 2:40 PM
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Stuck at work and want to watch the game? Justin.tv's streams of Euro 2008 were shut down -- but we have other options.
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ABC Offers Online Ads To Disappointed Broadcast Advertisers
Jun. 16, 10:09 AM
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ABC tries giving online ad spots as "makegoods" for missing ratings guarantees on TV. Will it work?
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Disney Gives Away 'Nemo,' 'Monsters Inc.' Online For Free
Jun. 10, 4:07 PM
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The downside: You have to watch a two-hour movie at your computer screen. The upside: Fewer commercials than on TV.
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ABC-Disney: No Hulu Deal For Us, Thanks
Jun. 05, 5:43 PM
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The Mouse House knocks down the notion they're joining Hulu. But how about in six months?
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Veoh Investor Michael Eisner: When Do I Get Paid?
Jun. 05, 1:54 PM
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The former Disney CEO puts Veoh founder Dmitry Shapiro on the spot in a public forum.
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Disney: We May Join Hulu Too, Someday
Jun. 04, 1:00 PM
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ABC joins CBS in singing Hulu's praises. But that doesn't mean either will join NBC U and News Corp.'s joint venture.
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Apple iPhone To Hong Kong, iTunes Movies To U.K., Canada (AAPL)
May. 29, 9:50 AM
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Apple's international distribution deals roll on.
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TiVo Adds Disney Films, Newspaper Reviews (TIVO)
May. 28, 10:00 AM
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The DVR pioneer is adding features at a furious pace. Will it help sell TiVo boxes?
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‘Casual Gamers’ Not So Relaxed If You Mess With Their Games (DIS)
May. 20, 11:36 AM
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Disney, in the midst of a virtual world push, shuts down an older site, and incurs its customers' wrath.
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ESPN Plays Catch Up In High School Sports (DIS)
May. 16, 2:42 PM
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They’re entering into a crowded market, but they have a good plan: throw all of ESPN’s resources at it.
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Law & Order Boss Dick Wolf: We'll Go Online When I Get Paid
May. 13, 11:58 AM
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Looking for "L&O" extras on NBC.com? Don't hold your breath.
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ABC To Advertisers: Honestly, You're Not Throwing Your Money Away. We Swear! (DIS)
May. 13, 9:45 AM
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A stunning new breakthrough in advertising theory: Buy shows that your target consumers are likely to watch.
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Zucker: Enough About Ratings, Let's Talk Margins
May. 12, 10:22 AM
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Old message: we're going to win. New message: we're going to make some money.
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Prediction: Broadcast TV Will Get Hosed In Upfront
May. 08, 5:02 PM
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The economic downturn and writers' strike finally come home to roost for the Big Four broadcast networks.
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Disney's Iger Changes Tune On Day-And-Date Film Releases
May. 06, 6:50 PM
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Translation: We love our DVD retailers.
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Disney: The Weak Economy Isn't Hurting Us
May. 06, 4:16 PM
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Disney's film studio and theme parks fueled a big Q2 with net income up 22% over the same quarter last year.
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Memo To SoapNet: An Ad Network Won't Save You
Apr. 16, 10:46 AM
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A diminishing Web site tries to tie some rafts together in hopes of rescue.
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