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The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Disney's Miramax Morass Disney's latest earnings report may have indeed been refreshing, but it still needs to diligently mine all the gold that the Hollywood Hills have to offer in as efficient a manner as possible. Uncertainty like this is never productive. |
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Ronald Grover |
Hello DreamWorks, Goodbye Pixar? With Michael Eisner out of the picture, Disney has more options |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back By now, you surely must have Hurd the news... Here is one way to keep Martha on her toes... Maybe Shakespeare really wasn't in love after all... |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Disney Studios Need Some Magic The Mouse's studios are set to lose as much as $300 million in the fourth quarter. Disney really is a frustrating stock at times. |
InternetNews January 24, 2006 David Needle |
Disney Buys Pixar The Walt Disney Company made a bold move toward reclaiming leadership of the movie animation market on Tuesday with the purchase of Pixar Animation Studios. |
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Ronald Grover |
Calming The Crowd After Eisner's Thrill Ride On October 1, Robert Iger finally takes over as CEO of the beleaguered Walt Disney Co. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Grover & Lavelle |
Eisner's Goofy Timetable CEO Michael Eisner's waning days at Disney may not follow a happy script. Two more years at the helm won't fix what ails Disney. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Disney Year Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004. January: Who will ink the next wave of animated Disney classics?... February: In another slap to Disney's managerial performance, Comcast made a hostile buyout bid... etc. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 David Gardner |
Disney's Legacies and Losses "Disney Wars" author James Stewart talks about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney. This is the first of three parts. |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Big Cheese Disney scores a great quarter in a sea of turmoil. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Hearts Pixar Disney set to acquire Pixar in a $7.5 billion deal. This is a clear case where the two companies are more valuable together than apart. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Not-So-Valiant Retreat Disney's latest animated entry isn't really its own handiwork. There's never a good reason for Disney not to try to win over an audience on the merit of its own name first. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Ronald Grover |
Keeping The Keys To The Kingdom Critics have plenty of bones to pick with Michael Eisner -- and they'll keep picking. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Win, Lose, or Draw When two animation powerhouses go to war, it's not whether you win or lose but how you draw. While still partners, Disney and Pixar continue to wage a public war of words that neither party intends to lose. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Give Disney Some Credit It seems only months ago that credit rating agencies were threatening to downgrade Comcast if it went through with its proposed acquisition of Disney. Standard & Poor's is now upgrading Disney's corporate credit rating. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Has the Kingdom of Disney Lost its Magic? Despite the popularity of its megahit movie The Lion King, the Walt Disney Co. these days is hardly king of the jungle. Its revenues are sagging amid declining theme park attendance, a lack of movie hits, and poor ratings for its ABC network. Long-time Disney CEO Michael Eisner on the hot seat. |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Grover & Lowry |
Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Jobs for Disney A look at the possibility of Apple's Steve Jobs taking the helm at Disney. Eisner isn't ready to step out. Jobs isn't ready to step in. That still doesn't detract from the tantalizing possibilities. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Digging DreamWorks? Rumors of Disney making a play for DreamWorks Animation seem ludicrous, though stranger things have happened. |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Disney's Trap Disney's decision to block the release of Michael Moore's new film about the September 11 attacks and the Bush family's relationship with prominent Saudis plunges it into a political boondoggle. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Discounting Disney If the first strategic shift by Children's Place is to provide a shopping experience that emphasizes marked-down Disney goods, isn't Children's Place going to cheapen the Disney brand? |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Ronald Grover |
Jerry Bruckheimer: Hollywood's Most Wanted The producer churns out the hits -- and Disney and CBS need him badly. |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Extreme Makeover Disney's quarter isn't as good as its potential. Entertainment giants tend to get these quarterly fluctuations. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
BusinessWeek February 5, 2007 Ronald Grover |
How Bob Iger Unchained Disney The Oscar for Disney's turnaround goes to... Bob Iger. No, wait, to Michael Eisner. No, both. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Screens for Greens The media giant may be ready to scale back its live action studio productions. A lighter slate will give Disney the luxury to spend more on fewer flicks, but that also exposes Disney to more risk if it puts out too many flops in a row. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Rich Smith |
Dueling Fools: Disney Bear Just because a stock is priced cheap-er today than it was nearly a decade ago, that doesn't mean it's cheap, period. This mouse's shares may be headed for a trap. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 James Early |
Funding Nemo If Pixar doubles its revenues post-Disney, the animation company could be undervalued now. Pixar is the 800-pound gorilla of its industry, with first-rate management and a ton of cash. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 David Gardner |
How Will Eisner Be Remembered? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the second of three parts. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Mickey Met Shrek Don't scratch your head when you see Shrek the Halls on ABC tonight. If anything, applaud the great job that current CEO Bob Iger is doing in smoothing over many of the frayed relationships between Disney and DreamWorks Animation. |
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Ronald Grover |
Can Michael Eisner Hold The Fort? Having fired the first volley, Disney stockholders are in no mood to back off |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Aaron Byrd |
Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman. |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar Disappoints Me But not Wall Street, which doesn't seem to notice that every quarter is spectacular for Pixar. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid? |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Gets "Desperate" Apple and Disney hook up on a content distribution deal that may be bigger than you think. |
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Gene G. Marcial |
A Nibble From The Mouse? Some pros who owned shares of both Walt Disney and Comcast before the latter made its bid for Disney are now buying into InterActiveCorp. Here's why: They figure it's undervalued on assets and fundamentals and also that Disney may end up buying it. |
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Disney's Eisner to Make Exit in 2006 After rebuffing Comcast's hostile takeover attempt, the CEO plans to bid the mouse adieu. Could a tech CEO succeed him? |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dear Iger... Disney's new CEO will be challenged early and often. But he must take the cash flow improvement in broadcasting and plough it back into animation and imagineering. Those are the two areas that, if successful, will trickle down to fuel the entire company further -- and higher. |
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar, Come Back! Disney plays the field in computer animation and strikes out. Maintaining a brand's luster isn't easy. That's why Disney has to be very careful to protect its lineage. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
That's Incredibles! Pixar is hoping for an "incredible" opening to its latest animated feature. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2005 David Gardner |
Disney, Pixar, Apple: Who's to Blame? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the third of three parts. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Break It Off, Bob Disney's Bob Iger has a lot of things to do. Playing nice with Pixar isn't one of them. |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Steve Jobs He has moved beyond computers to establish himself in two businesses where newcomers rarely emerge unscathed: music and movies. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Meets the New Neighbors Investors, don't read too much into what should be ordinary numbers for Meet the Robinsons over the weekend. Better indications will come when Disney-animated projects including American Dog and The Frog Princess are released over the next couple of years. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney, Pixar Permanently Pals? Disney and Pixar would be worth more as a combined entity than as bitter foes. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Most Foolish CEO: Robert Iger Investors, right from the start, Iger sought to end Disney brain drain by delegating his authority. A prouder CEO might have resisted such a humbling move, but Iger realized its importance. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Eye of the Iger Disney's new CEO has the family-entertainment giant heading in the right direction. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Defending Pixar's Life Don't kick Pixar just because you don't see its ticker symbol around. Pixar helped salvage Disney's brand in animation overnight. Investors, take note. |