Disney names new chief executive
BURBANK, Calif. - Walt Disney Co. directors tapped President Robert A. Iger yesterday to succeed Chief Executive Michael D. Eisner, writing the final chapter for an often stormy 21-year reign...
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Deal would likely produce Eisner’s exit
On the chessboard of corporate politics, Michael Eisner may be staring at the endgame. Comcast Corp.'s surprise $50 billion offer Wednesday for Walt Disney Co. presents Eisner, who has spent...
Disney heir quits, criticizes Eisner
With harsh words, Roy E. Disney quit Sunday as vice chairman of the company founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and called for the resignation of chairman Michael Eisner because...
‘Treasure Planet’: A Disney dud in the making for a long time
This is no Cinderella story. For nearly two decades, Walt Disney Co. filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker dreamed of making an animated movie based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic...
Animation drawing new respect in Hollywood
In the beginning, there was Snow White. Walt Disney's lovely songbird made history in 1937, debuting in Hollywood's first movie-length cartoon. It was an instant creative and financial sensation. Today,...