Robert Iger
Robert Iger
Robert Allen "Bob" Iger /ˈaɪɡər/is an American businessman and the chairman and chief executive officerof The Walt Disney Company. Before Disney, Iger served as the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995 and the president and chief operating officerof Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996. He was named president and COO of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney...
agreement earlier face faced hope situation
We at least have an agreement to keep (ABC) on through mid-summer, and we would hope not to face the kind of situation we faced earlier this week,
advertising
unforeseen -- a significant downturn in the (advertising) market.
content issues rare
it's rare that there are content issues for our product.
access allow authority consumers content days gain power stand technology tradition using wants
Consumers have a lot more authority these days and they know that by using technology they can gain access to content and they want to use the power that they have... We can't stand in the way and we can't allow tradition to stand in the way of where the consumer can go or wants to go.
call concern either issues level major none rose specific
None of the issues really rose to the level of what I call a major concern in our minds, because they were either exaggerated ---- and I won't be specific ---- or they were fixable,
choices company consumers great incredibly media ours places spend terms using vigilant vital
It's vital for a company such as ours to be incredibly vigilant in terms of the consumer, ... Consumers today, using great technological tools, have many more choices in terms of how they spend their time, what they consume in terms of media and they do so in many different places on many different devices.
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Steve was instrumental in the development of numerous cable and online businesses, and played key roles in the enormous success of ESPN and the successful launch of the ABC Family Channel. We appreciate all that he has done...and wish him well.
believe produce results tremendous
It is this combination that we believe will produce tremendous results over the long run,
billion seen
It's going to be seen by, I'm told, as many as a billion people, which is tremendous,
rhetoric
They want the rhetoric to end and they want to concentrate on what they do best.
abc believe likely market network profitable
We believe that, barring the unforeseen -- a significant downturn in the market -- the ABC network will likely be profitable in '05,
disney leader merger offer opportunity ownership radio unique
With this merger we have a unique opportunity to offer Disney shareholders ownership in a new radio leader that will be well positioned for long-term success.
step
would step up and participate as is their right.
business consumers content great models seeing shift spend
We're seeing a great shift in how consumers spend money, and our business models need to be flexible. It used to be said that content was king, but the consumer is king.