Jeffrey Logsdon
Jeffrey Logsdon
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This is a very tempting offer, and seeing how Mirage's management owns less than 20 percent of the company's stock, they are going to have to give it serious consideration, ... If they say 'We're not for sale,' that doesn't limit MGM's ability to do a tender offer.
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This a lot different than a personality vendetta against Michael Eisner.
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That is just not true of Dick Parsons.
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It remains a daunting challenge to unseat the incumbents. It's challenging to make any kind of prediction at this point.
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The biggest criticism against Disney is that it hasn't used strategic acquisitions to leverage franchises,
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It may be as new generations of moviegoers come along that this is the absolute best way for studios to capture additional dollars from these highly visible, highly successful products.
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The filmed entertainment business has just gotten tough,
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The economics of filmmaking have not improved over the last few years. Obviously the more revenue streams the merrier. The problem is it doesn't take talent very long to tap into that.
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The economics of filmmaking have not improved over the last few years, ... Obviously the more revenue streams the merrier. The problem is it doesn't take talent very long to tap into that.
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It could be a major coup for Disney to re-enliven their animation franchises.
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I think they've set the stage in a very positive fashion to now be judged on their fundamental performance as opposed to the historical nightmares relative to the merger and online division.
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It's really a make-or-break situation. You get a good initial flow through your advertising effort and ... you know you capture a significant amount of business early.