Dec 31, 2009 10:53 AM
A quick look at Disney’s Marvel (NYSE: DIS) acquisition through our archives: » Updated: Marvel Transforms Into Disney Unit; Deal Valued At $4.3 Billion » SEC Watch: Disney’s Iger Cash Take Cut By 28 Percent (But Still Plenty) » Warner Bros. Launches DC Entertainment—Brings DC-Branded Comics, Movies, Games Under One…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Companies, Disney, marvel entertainment
Aug 31, 2009 9:35 PM
In the works for roughly three months, the Disney (NYSE: DIS) deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL) has analysts fretting about premiums—and comics fans freaking about a future of Captain America Meets Tinkerbell. We’re likely months away from a close or from anything that might affect the Marvel roster…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Animation, Movies, Companies, Disney, bob iger, ike perlmutter, marvel entertainment, tom staggs
Aug 31, 2009 10:49 AM
Updated: The shockwaves from this morning’s news that the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion had barely started when we got on the phone with Disney CFO Tom Staggs, who told paidContent he expects the deal to pay for itself from day one: “We’ve…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Disney, marvel entertainment, tom staggs
Aug 31, 2009 9:01 AM
Updated: The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is buying Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL) and its 5,000-character roster for a cool $4 billion in stock and cash. Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter will stay on to oversee the Marvel properties as part of the deal, which has been approved by both boards…
Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Legal, Regulatory, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Disney, bob iger, marvel entertainment, tom staggs
Feb 24, 2009 9:08 AM
Marvel (NYSE: MVL) Entertainment’s fourth-quarter earnings were buoyed by the release of Iron Man on DVD, which accounted for the lion’s share of the company’s $135 million in film revenue. Total revenues for the company, which publishes brands like Spider Man, X-Men, Thor, The Avengers and the Incredible Hulk, grew…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Money, Earnings, marvel entertainment
Nov 4, 2008 4:03 PM
Marvel’s investment in digital media, including digital publication of its comic books, is costing some profit on the publishing side, Peter Cuneo, vice chairman of the board, told analysts in today’s Q3 earnings call. According to the transcript (via Seeking Alpha), Cuneo answered a question about lower publishing growth by…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Money, Earnings, marvel entertainment
Apr 22, 2008 5:30 PM
Last fall, Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL) started to put its deep comics library online. Now it’s making a push to boost its digital media overall, now calling it the Marvel Global Digital Media Group and appointing Sony (NYSE: SNE) vet Ira Rubenstein to head it. Rubenstein left as EVP of…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, Companies, Sony, ira rubenstein, marvel entertainment
Nov 13, 2007 1:22 PM
Marvel Comics will start to place full issues of its 40-year-plus library of comic books online next week on a subscription-only basis. Interested readers have two options: they can pay $9.99 for a single month or $4.99 per month if they agree to a year-long commitment ($59.88 in total). The…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Magazines, marvel entertainment
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