Mar 14, 2011 11:58 AM
In January, Disney (NYSE: DIS) Interactive Media Group quietly laid off around 200 staffers on the video games side following a review by new Co-President John Pleasants. Today, it’s Jimmy Pitaro’s turn, paidContent has learned, with nearly 80 employees on the online side losing their jobs. DIMG had nearly 4,000…
Posted In: Entertainment, Features, Exclusive, Media & Publishing, Kids & Teen Content, Companies, Disney, disney interactive media group, james pitaro, john pleasants
Oct 3, 2010 3:53 PM
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 president, putting the company’s digital future in the hands of newcomers. John Pleasants, the former EA exec who joined Disney’s executive ranks with the recent…
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Sep 24, 2010 12:27 AM
Another late-night departure announcement from a top Disney (NYSE: DIS) exec. The last one was the Labor Day memo from David Westin about leaving ABC News. This time it’s Steve Wadsworth, longtime head of Disney’s internet operations, sending word that “for many reasons now is the right time for me…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Disney, Playdom, bob iger, disney interactive media group, john pleasants, steve wadsworth
Jul 27, 2010 6:50 PM
So, why did Disney (NYSE: DIS) decide to buy Playdom? Disney Interactive Media Group President Steve Wadsworth told paidContent in a joint interview with Playdom CEO (and now Disney EVP) John Pleasants that Disney is on a “fairly aggressive mission to build a high-growth interactive media business.” He said the…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Animation, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, john pleasants, steve wadsworth
Jun 18, 2009 3:50 PM
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 told us about EA’s interest in social gaming—not to mention his belief in the viability of the industry’s low-cost, high-ROI business model—so it’s not surprising that he’s…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, Social Media, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, electronic arts, john pleasants
Jun 17, 2009 9:00 AM
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 the books. But over the past few years, it has lost much of that luster. EA posted a $120 million loss for the most recent quarter—its…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, electronic arts, john pleasants
Feb 26, 2009 2:28 PM
*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 stock down to its lowest point in more than seven years: “The biggest thing was that we didn’t make hits.” Pleasants told Goldman Sachs Technology and…
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