Disney Interactive Cuts Staff By Another 2 Percent In Second Layoff Round
In January, Disney (NYSE: DIS) Interactive Media Group quietly laid off around 200 staffers on the video games side following a review by ne… Read more »
Disney Splits Interactive Job: Pleasants Gets Games, Pitaro, Web Content
Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger is sticking with the strategy of a combined interactive games, web and mobile group but splitting the job of… Read more »
Wadsworth Leaving Disney Interactive; Playdom’s Pleasants Successor?
Another late-night departure announcement from a top Disney (NYSE: DIS) exec. The last one was the Labor Day memo from David Westin about le… Read more »
Playdom’s Pleasants And Disney’s Wadsworth On The Deal
So, why did Disney (NYSE: DIS) decide to buy Playdom? Disney Interactive Media Group President Steve Wadsworth told paidContent in a joint i… Read more »
Pleasants To Leave EA, Join Playdom As CEO
Social gaming startup Playdom has scored its most high-profile new hire yet: EA COO John Pleasants, who’s taking the reins as CEO. Pleasants… Read more »
EA COO John Pleasants: ‘Going Digital’ Is Key To Returning To Profitability
There was a time when Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) was the game-company stock to own — with the most cutting-edge games and tons of cash on… Read more »
EA COO: 'The Biggest Thing Was That We Didn't Make Hits' In 2008
*Electronic Arts* COO John Pleasants cut to the chase when he was asked about the poor performance in 2008 that sent the gaming giant’s stoc… Read more »
