Harold Vogel
Harold Vogel
chairman expansion including indication issues might plans regard resolve theme
They do have to resolve some issues eventually, including who's going to be the chairman and for how long. There has to be some kind of indication of what their long-range plans might be with regard to international expansion of theme parks.
act assets good high job quite spot
We have been very high on ITT for quite a long time. And we think the assets are very valuable. And for him to spot it and act on it is very important and suggests that he is doing a very, very good job for Hilton.
doubt guessing
In this case, I'd doubt it's that much. I'm guessing $10 million.
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In reality, that was going to be very messy from an antitrust standpoint and meet a lot of resistance from the top management at Hasbro. That was a whole different story,
demand falling finally last mean might sweep time video year
It has been the year for video on demand for the last 20 years. But this time it might actually be real. That doesn't mean that it's going to sweep the world, but things are finally falling into place.
ball cable carried time
Cable carried the ball for everything during the quarter--That's the way they've been for a long time now.
capitalize espn reason sounds
It sounds like they want to capitalize on the ESPN brand, ... There's no reason it could not be done.
certainly couple major next stage
It's certainly a very important moment. This is his first major transaction and it will set the stage for at least the next couple of years.
business producing returns shaping unhappy
They were unhappy with the way the business was shaping up. It wasn't producing the returns they wanted.
people plenty
They have plenty of people who will be very effective.
difficulty films generate percent project top
They'll project how much each film can generate. The difficulty is, probably only the top 10 films generate 80 percent of the income.
both disney good
It something Disney had to do. It's good for both companies.
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It may be a fairly lengthy adjustment process. Steve Jobs is known to be quite active in everything he does - he won't sit back quietly.