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The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is in the Media Industry
- Revenue
- Sep 29 2007
- $35.5B
- Profit
- Sep 29 2007
- $4.6B
- Market Cap
- Jul 02 2008
- $58.5B
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Economy Casts Pall on Sun Valley Media Fest
By Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deteriorating U.S. economy and slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week. Talk of deals, investment picks...
Hollywood Producers Get Tough With SAG Actors
Julia Boorstin submits: Hollywood is looking at another intense third act; the tough guys are pulling out the big guns. The Screen Actors Guild is the last of the entertainment industry's guilds to renegotiate its contract, and let's just say, it's not looking like a fairytale ending. Monday night,...
Limelight: New Business Deals Are Not a Surprise
Dan Rayburn submits: When Akamai AKAM sued Limelight Networks LLNW over patent infringement, many speculated that customers would shy away from Limelight and that it would be hard for the company to sign new business going forward. While Limelight's revenue has been flat for the past three quarters and...
Online Video: ABC Signs Up with Veoh
Compete submits: Things are heating up in online video and it’s not just the nice summer weather. In May, Disney-owned DIS ABC made its first public move to embrace online distribution by signing up with Veoh.com. The move could be seen as a defensive play against Hulu, the...
GM Drops to 53-year Low, Goldman Urges "sell"
By Kevin Krolicki DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp hit their lowest level since 1955 and dragged down the auto sector on Thursday after Goldman Sachs cut the struggling U.S. industry's largest manufacturer to a "sell" rating and warned it would...
Virgin Mobile agrees to buy SK Telecom's Helio - Rumour
Virgin Mobile USA has agreed to buy Helio, the US mobile operator controlled by South Korea Telecom SK Telecom, says the Financial Times. According to the unconfirmed report, Helio will be merged into Virgin Mobile and SK Telecom will own 20% of the merged entity, which will be worth...
Why Media Stocks Are Looking So Ugly
Julia Boorstin submits: Media stocks have tanked. A chart of the media conglomerates' performance over the past 12 months is flat-out ugly. They're all in the red, and all but Disney DIS have underperformed the Dow, and it's still down about five percent over the past 12 months....
Fandango buys Movies.com from Disney to Keep Traffic Growing
Seth Gilbert submits: Through nearly the first 180 days, 2008 has been a busy year for M&A activity . Monday, adding to the year’s tally, movie ticketing service Fandango announced the acquisition of Movies.com from Disney DIS. Under the prior name mrshowbiz.com, Movies.com was launched in 2000...
Comcast-owned Fandango acquires Disney's Movies.com
Fandango - a Comcast-owned film listings and ticket site - has acquired Disney's Movies.com. The deal - which was completed for undisclosed terms - will see Movies.com content incorporated into Fandango, while Movies.com user accounts will no longer be available. The move marks Fandango's first acquisition, reports the Hollywood...
ESPN in talks to offer NFL football - Rumour
The US's National Football League NFL is in talks to integrate its proprietary TV channel into ESPN's sport offerings, reports the Wall Street Journal WSJ quoting people familiar with the matter. If confirmed, the deal would see ESPN offer a small package of matches that are not part of...
ABC signs video deal with Veoh
Disney-owned US TV network, ABC, has signed a content distribution deal with video site Veoh, reports the New York Times. Under the agreement, full-length episodes of hit ABC programmes - such as 'Lost' and 'Desperate Housewives' - will be accessed in the US through links on a dedicated Veoh...
Earnings Volatility for the Dow 30
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Earlier today we posted on the most volatile stocks on earnings reports out of the 2,700 stocks in the Bespoke Interactive Earnings Report Database. Below we highlight the same information for the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The...
Disney Wants Higher Valuation But Wall Street Hesitates
By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co DIS is waging a campaign to convince investors that its product range and brand make it more valuable than media peers and more like a consumer goods company -- but so far that...
Top 10 Payout Yield Stocks
Mebane Faber submits: I'm not much of a ranter, but it doesn't make any sense to me to continue to focus on dividends when there has clearly been a structural change in the market (that happened way back in 1982). (For newer readers there is background reading with lots...
In Tech We Trust - Fast Money Recap (6/20/08)
Recap of Fast Money, Friday June 20. Dow Falls Below 12,000 by SA Editor Joan Wickham
Bollywood and Hollywood Are Teaming Up for Growth
Julia Boorstin submits: The gap between Bollywood and Hollywood is becoming increasingly narrow. Earlier this week I blogged about how Steven Spielberg is in talks with Indian Media Giant Reliance ADA group to finance an independent studio. That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to crossover...
How Will Disney's Latest Tween Movie Perform?
Julia Boorstin submits: Thursday afternoon I was flying back from a shoot, seated next to a girl who seemed about ten, and who spent the flight pouring over tween magazine articles about the Jonas Brothers. Between articles chronicling the love lives of the three Jonas brothers and all of...
Hearst Corp Chief Executive is Leaving: WSJ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hearst Corp Chief Executive Victor Ganzi is leaving the privately held publishing empire after working there for nearly 30 years, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Former CEO Frank...
ESPN acquires Student Sports site
US TV network ESPN has acquired high-school sports website Student Sports. The deal, agreed for undisclosed terms, is part of ongoing efforts by sports channel ESPN to expand into the student market. It comes as ESPN signs a licensing and content-sharing deal with athletic training site SPARQ. ...
Disney acquires eco site IdealBite for USD15m - Rumour
The Walt Disney Company has acquired environmental website IdealBite for roughly USD15m, reports paidContent citing sources close to the deal. The San Francisco-based company - which offers tips, blogs and articles on ethical living - will not be incorporated into Disney's recently formed Disney Interactive Media Group, claims the...
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- Incorporated: 1938
- CEO: Mr. Robert A. Iger
Walt Disney is a global entertainment company. Co.'s Media Networks segment operates the ABC Television Network and ten owned television stations, the ESPN Radio Network, the Radio Disney Network as well as 46 owned radio stations. Co.'s Parks and Resorts segment owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California. Co.'s Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures for global distribution. Co.'s Consumer Products segment licenses the name Walt Disney, as well as its characters and visual and literary properties, to various manufacturers, retailers, show promoters, and publishers.
The Walt Disney Co. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. John E. Pepper Jr.
Chairman
Ms. Monica C. Lozano
Mr. Robert W. Matschullat
Mr. Orin C. Smith
Mr. Robert A. Iger
Ms. Susan E. Arnold
Mr. John E. Bryson
Mr. John S. Chen
Ms. Judith L. Estrin
Mr. Steven P. Jobs
Mr. Fred H. Langhammer
Mr. Aylwin B. Lewis
Contact Information
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA
818 560-1000
NAICS Code
Motion Picture and Video Production: 51211
