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Disney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why

Disney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why 12/02/2003 04:13 AM
Roy Disney's letter of resignation to Eisner .. email

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Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs

Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs 08/06/2004 04:29 AM
I4U Aug 6 2004 8:30AM GMT

"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..."

"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..." 12/02/2003 09:59 AM

Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner

Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner 12/02/2003 01:43 AM
Roy Disney has resigned from the Disney Board of Directors, and has sent a scathing email to Michael Eisner explaining, in exorciating detail, exactly why he's leaving the company his uncle founded.

1. The failure to bring back ABC Prime Time from the ratings abyss it has been in for years and your inability to program successfully the ABC Family Channel. Both of these failures have had, and I believe will continue to have, significant adverse impact on shareholder value.

2. Your consistent micro-management of everyone around you with the resulting loss of morale throughout the Company.

3. The timidity of your investments in our theme park business. At Disney's California Adventure, Paris and now in Hong Kong, you have tried to build parks "on the cheap" and they show it and the attendance figures reflect it.

Link (Thanks, Robynne!)

Disney says no Segways

Disney says no Segways 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
Disney is saying to no to Segways, and is barring them from all of their theme parks. Read [Via TechDirt]...

Save Disney

Save Disney 12/11/2003 06:11 PM
Save Disney - in a followup to a previous and informative and link-filled MeFi post, a friend sent me a link to savedisney.com today which has three interesting documents: Roy Disney's resignation letter, Stanley Gold's resignation letter, and a letter from Roy Disney to all cast members. There's also links to email and show support, as well as links to all sorts of related informational sites. Is this ingenius guerilla PR from upset employees, or is there something deeper here?

Give 'Em Mel, Disney

Give 'Em Mel, Disney 09/23/2004 08:56 AM
Disney shouldn't be in a hurry to fill a vacancy that is 24 months away.

Disney Puts Up

Disney Puts Up 02/11/2004 05:36 PM
The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid.

Disney Hit With Two Lawsuits

Disney Hit With Two Lawsuits 02/11/2004 04:26 PM
TheStreet.com Feb 11 2004 7:57PM GMT

Comcast's big bid for Disney

Comcast's big bid for Disney 02/11/2004 02:57 PM
The cable TV company's $66 billion offer for the entertainment icon would create a media mammoth.

Disney to Sell Kid PCs Now

Disney to Sell Kid PCs Now 08/05/2004 11:24 PM
Search Engine Journal Aug 6 2004 3:19AM GMT

Disney Goes Boom!

Disney Goes Boom! 09/01/2004 07:19 PM

Disney Turnaround?

Disney Turnaround? 08/11/2004 03:44 PM
Plus, Blockbuster vs. Netflix, and Marvel's plush deal.

Disney Still Getting Drenched

Disney Still Getting Drenched 04/13/2004 08:37 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 13 2004 12:18PM GMT

A Disney Year

A Disney Year 12/29/2004 12:23 PM
Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004.

A Disney Computer?

A Disney Computer? 08/05/2004 03:50 AM
The Walt Disney Company hasn't been particularly friendly with the tech industry lately, but maybe that's because they think technology is easy. They've apparently decided that, despite the general trouble most companies seem to have with selling PCs, Disney can do better selling their own PC for kids. It will, of course, come with all sorts of "proprietary programs" (would you expect anything else?) and something called "ContentProtect" which is apparently an email and internet filter (makes sense for a kid's computer). Of course, it's unclear how much control the parents will have over that filter or if it's a Disney-knows-best sort of thing. Also, the software will let kids create videos of themselves with the Disney characters, though it seems likely that these will be seriously locked down with copy protection, because who knows what someone might do if they could send around their own videos with Mickey... Of course, if that happened, Disney would probably just call up some of their friends in Congress to pass a special law just for them, while getting the FBI to bust down some doors as well.

Microsoft To Buy Disney?

Microsoft To Buy Disney? 02/13/2004 08:06 PM
Friday afternoon merger speculation... As everyone waits to hear who really is bidding on AT&T Wireless, another story is popping up wondering if Micros oft might come in and make a bid on Disney, now that Comcast has put Disney (involuntarily) in play. While it wouldn't be a surprise if others made offers on Disney, and Microsoft could easily afford them, I don't think Microsoft would dare do such a deal. I think they're smart enough to know that it would have a very high likelihood of causing more problems than it helped them solve. It would definitely take them off of their current focus, and they've shown no inclination to do that. Besides, as the article points out, Microsoft already own 7.4% of Comcast, and would own 4% of Disney should that deal go through - giving them plenty of influence. In other words... there's really nothing to this story other than idle speculation on a Friday afternoon.

Disney for Sale?

Disney for Sale? 02/12/2004 11:33 AM

Microsoft and Disney...

Microsoft and Disney... 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Walt Disney announced today that it has agreed to license Microsoft's digital rights management technology which "prevents illegal distribution and co...

Discounting Disney

Discounting Disney 03/31/2005 12:39 PM
Quality means never having to compromise your value. Get some.

3 Questions for Disney

3 Questions for Disney 04/14/2004 07:55 AM
Disney finally gives in on meeting some of its largest investors.

Disney Lies

Disney Lies 07/20/2004 06:07 PM

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“Is this site for real? Yes. Every page in this site contains actual, real, unverified lies about Walt Disney, the Disneyland Resort, Disney films, and / or other things Disney. We’ve added a few details to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror page (including information on where you can see Mickey Mouse get electrocuted). Okay, so this isn’t such a big deal, but we’re happy about it. We promise that the next update will be…

Disney Gets Piggy

Disney Gets Piggy 02/18/2004 09:29 AM
The Muppets finally wind up on Disney's lap.

Microsoft and Disney: All Your DRM Are
Belong To Us

Microsoft and Disney: All Your DRM Are
Belong To Us 02/10/2004 03:00 AM

Comcast Wants To Buy Disney For $66
Billion

Comcast Wants To Buy Disney For $66
Billion 02/11/2004 09:27 AM

Disney in Marvel's Legal Web

Disney in Marvel's Legal Web 07/19/2004 11:12 AM
A dispute over royalty payments fuels the new suit against Mickey & Co.

Disney Goes in the Tank for Bush?

Disney Goes in the Tank for Bush? 05/05/2004 11:26 AM

After standing up for Nightline's program listing America's dead soldiers in Iraq, it turns out that Disney, owner of ABC, is refusin g to release Michael Moore's latest bit of propaganda. Cowards. Moore goes over the top from time to time, but he's a smart filmmaker. Disney, like others in the entertainment business, should stand up for its creative artists. The First Amendment is at risk, folks, and such cravenness doesn't help defend it.

For Disney, the Story Not Told

For Disney, the Story Not Told 05/07/2004 06:25 AM
The Disney shareholder showdown was as long as an epic. Too bad it didn't have an epic hero.

Disney on the Front Lines

Disney on the Front Lines 05/24/2004 02:33 PM
Disney WWII-era propaganda An interview with Dave Bossert, the producer of a limite d-edition two-DVD set of propaganda films produced by the Disney animation studio between 1941 and 1946--many of these shorts, including Donald Duck's Der Fuehrer's Face, were previously available only as nth-generation bootlegs because of their stereotypes and politically sensitive subject matter. (Also included in the collection is the previously extremely rare feature-length 1943 animated film Victory Through Air Power, designed to convince the American public that the only way to win the war was investment in long-range bombers.) [more inside]

Disney Mousy About Movies

Disney Mousy About Movies 06/28/2004 11:53 AM
Disney reiterates its reluctance to play the big-budget movie game. Good call, there's a better way.

Give Disney Some Credit

Give Disney Some Credit 07/14/2004 08:12 AM
Disney gets Standard & Poor's to crack a smile.

Disney gets "techie" with new senior VP

Disney gets "techie" with new senior VP 07/16/2004 06:38 PM

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In a move that shows that Disney is getting serious about technology, Bob Lambert has been promoted to senior vp for worldwide media technology and development. The new role for Lambert will have him continuing to lead Disney’s tech initiative, at the same time allowing him to make important derisions regarding Digital Rights and other tech standards….

Disney-free zones

Disney-free zones 05/03/2004 08:15 AM
Why do people assume it's OK to bring kids to an adult party?

Disney shareholder wants Jobs

Disney shareholder wants Jobs 05/03/2004 11:38 PM
Dissident Walt Disney shareholder and former director Stanley Gold says that Steve Jobs would be on his short list of people who could fix the company, reports the San Francisco Business Times...

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served!

Disney and RSS enclosures: 2 m served! 02/11/2004 09:40 AM
Excellent!  Ross Mayfield also reports (via a presentation by Disney execs) on Disneys use of weblogs and wikis.  Very interesting stuff.  It seems that Disney is using RSS enclosures on a huge scale to distribute video:

Using RSS Enclosures to deliver video to 2 million broadband users. Some argue that enclosures don't scale and their not enough bandwidth, but >500M videos have been delivered in less than one year an have been able to scale bandwidth to demand, now moving towards caching at the edge. Most of the delivery is off-peak hours, especially from them to the cable head end, so bandwidth cost is nominal. P2P like Bittorrent and others may broaden this.

Wow!  This is great,It closely parallels our discussion yesterday!  Disney is really on the cutting edge.  This would be very fun to work on.  Given that they use Newsgator, it is likely that Greg may be selling us a bittorrent interface soon.

Defiant Disney says 'no' to bid

Defiant Disney says 'no' to bid 02/17/2004 01:28 AM
The board of the entertainment giant unanimously rejects Comcast's takeover approach, and endorses its much-criticised chief.

Disney Ends Round 1

Disney Ends Round 1 02/17/2004 02:36 PM
With its original offer shot down, expect Comcast to pay up.

Comcast bids for Disney

Comcast bids for Disney 02/12/2004 02:43 AM
Boston Globe Feb 12 2004 6:04AM GMT

Steve Jobs at Disney?

Steve Jobs at Disney? 12/05/2003 11:20 AM
A New York Post article about the state of the Disney boardroom speculates that Steve Jobs is being considered for a seat on Disney's board. Citing Hollywood rumor, the article states that "As far as the entertainment industry and Wall Street would be concerned, the most welcome second-in-charge and nominal successor to Eisner could be none other than Steven Paul Jobs - head of Apple Computer and Pixar, and the guy who currently has Disney over one massive barrel." A...
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