Bob Iger
Bob Iger
Robert Allen "Bob" Iger /ˈaɪɡər/is an American businessman and the chairman and chief executive officerof The Walt Disney Company. Before Disney, Iger served as the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995 and the president and chief operating officerof Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996. He was named president and COO of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth10 February 1951
CountryUnited States of America
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I began as a weatherman and I learned very quickly I wasn't very good at it.
If we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that's fantastic.
I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.
When I saw the first video iPod, I thought this could have the same impact VHS/home video had on the movie business.
And it's only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we'll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we'll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019.
The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
Our parks are the No. 1 tourist destinations for every continent where we have a presence,
it's not out of the question that DVDs could be released in the same windows as theatrical release.
It's an unbelievable opportunity for consumers to stay or get connected to their favorite program.
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
I'm not in the camp that believes that Netflix is going to take over the world...technology makes it impossible to have a monopoly.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.