Newsweek has an article about the future of Miramax, The Weinstein Bros, and Disney. To many this is a battle of wills and egos between two of the movie industries most powerful people, Eisner and Harvey Weinstein. As is the case in battles there are often casualties, and in this case its the people who… Read More »Slings and Arrows
The New Yorker magazine just ran an article that looked at Eisner’s profound failure to produce a decent replacement and the eventual realization of the board of directors that they didn’t find one soon, they too would be replaced. (Thanks Dave!)
It’s the Chair of the Board who has to go even sooner than Eisner. You see 72 is the mandatory retirement age for the Walt Disney Company. Roy E Disney succumbed to it, and George Mitchell will too.
Kevin Baxter from Themepark Insider examines Eisner’s company legacy and comes up with a few ideas for the last two years of his reign… mainly follow the Oriental Land Company’s lead and speand some big bucks on the parks.
The hollywood buzz machine had identified the CEO of Yahoo! as a potential replacement for Eisner. Terry Semel is not that far out of a choice, he helped run a movie studio for 20 years and brought a profitable diversity to its product range. At Yahoo! he has helped to do the same thing. Could… Read More »Will the next contestant please stand up?
Never let it be said that no one is investing in Disney themepark improvements. Oriental Land Co, the owner of the Tokyo Disney Themepark properties has announced a 1.28 Billion dollar plan to spruce up the parks and attract new visitors. I think it would be nice if Eisner announced a similar program for the… Read More »Themepark Investment
Word has it that Eisner’s resignation letter has already had a good effect and smoothed the way for a new contract with the Weinstein brothers. Looks like both brothers will be staying in the Disney fold.
Michael Eisner’s announcement that he intends to remain CEO for the next two years forces you to make a critical decision. Will you choose to let the Company drift for two more years – allowing the pall Mr. Eisner has cast to continue to drive the most talented and creative people away from Disney, erode… Read More »Roy Disney goes Lame Duck hunting