Robert Iger
Robert 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...
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We sold it in the upfront under relative conservative circumstances, actually expecting that there would be a decrease in ratings.
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unforeseen -- a significant downturn in the (advertising) market.
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The park is definitely ready for its grand opening,
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We see tremendous potential with Disney Fairies, ... We believed it will become one of the Walt Disney Company's most successful properties.
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We fully expect this is a giant step in the direction of growing the company and all its Disney brands and businesses in this very populous region,
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When you know someone of Peter's dynamism and presence, you simply think they will always be there,
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We can't stand in the way and can't allow tradition to stand in the way of where the consumer can go or wants to go. Windows in general need to change. I don't think it's out of the question that DVDs could be released in the same window as the theatrical release. All the old rules should be called into question because the rules of consumption have changed so dramatically.
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We at least have an agreement to keep (ABC) on through mid-summer, and we would hope not to face the kind of situation we faced earlier this week,
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To say that I'm aggressive might be an understatement here. I'm thoroughly pleased with what ABC did and we're going to do more of it as a company on other sites.
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We're not looking to abandon them, we're not looking to betray them, we're not looking to do anything that is designed to harm their business. At the same time, what we can't do is we can't let a fear of that relationship being challenged or creating tension with them get in the way of following consumers who are going to other places. We just can't do that.
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Today's announcement of our proposed combination of the ABC Radio business with Citadel Broadcasting underscores our commitment to maximizing the value of our assets for our shareholders, while focusing our capital and management resources toward our core businesses.
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We believe that, barring the unforeseen -- a significant downturn in the market -- the ABC network will likely be profitable in '05,
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We're seeing a great shift in how consumers spend money, and our business models need to be flexible. It used to be said that content was king, but the consumer is king.
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would step up and participate as is their right.