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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The bottom line is they were not in tune with what their customers wanted and what the world was demanding of them and I think it hurt them significantly. I don't want to wake up and see all the traffic moving onto new platforms.
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As it relates to animation and the studio part of the company's overall plan to reduce staff ... the goal there is consistent with all of the company's divisions, and that is to reduce staff because of the general slowdown in competition,
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That's what it's about, more than anything else, more than financials, more than technology, more than growing globally.
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In order for us to even consider a park there, we need to be sure we have access to television,
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In terms of working together efficiently and synergistically, we believe we have achieved a great deal, ... But to go to the next level, we think it is important to relocate some of our employees to Los Angeles.
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I don't think that it's out of the question that a DVD can be released in the same window as a theatrical release. I think that all the old rules should be called into question, because the rules, in terms of consumption, have changed so dramatically.
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For the first time ever, hit primetime shows can be purchased online the day after they air on TV.
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it's rare that there are content issues for our product.
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Consumers have a lot more authority these days and they know that by using technology they can gain access to content and they want to use the power that they have... We can't stand in the way and we can't allow tradition to stand in the way of where the consumer can go or wants to go.
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Steve was instrumental in the development of numerous cable and online businesses, and played key roles in the enormous success of ESPN and the successful launch of the ABC Family Channel. We appreciate all that he has done...and wish him well.
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They want the rhetoric to end and they want to concentrate on what they do best.
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The return of our NABET-represented employees and the closing of what has been a difficult period for all concerned - one that I wish could have been avoided - is a very welcome development.
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Not only did he stand down and get out of the way, but he supported me all along, ... Michael has been exceptional in how he handled this transition.
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As millions discover the wonders of Hong Kong and China - one of the most rapidly growing travel destinations in the world - the future is indeed bright.