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
May 5, 2009 3:41 PM
He didn’t exactly say “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” but that was the gist of *Disney* CEO Bob Iger’s explanation for joining the Hulu joint venture and for other online initiatives. In recent quarters, digital media barely has been mentioned during the company’s earnings calls. That changed for…
Posted In: Money, Earnings, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Disney, Hulu, bob iger, tom staggs
Dec 9, 2008 12:35 PM
We’ve been hearing that layoffs are coming at the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Company but CFO Tom Staggs told the lunch crowd at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference not to expect the same kind of announcements made last week by Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE).…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Disney, tom staggs
Nov 6, 2008 10:30 PM
Given the economic climate, the primary focus in today’s *Disney* earnings call—particularly in the Q&A—was on the company’s parks & resorts business. But after the call, CFO Thomas Staggs agreed to provide some insight into Disney’s digital media efforts, which came close to producing a billion dollars in revenue for…
Posted In: Companies, Disney, tom staggs
Feb 1, 2008 4:19 PM
Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger and CFO Tom Staggs have signed new five-year contracts with the company…the new employment agreements extend to 2013. Iger’s previous contract had been set to expire in 2010. Iger became Disney’s CEO on September 30, 2005, and the company has seen some good come…
Posted In: Companies, Disney, bob iger, tom staggs
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