Richard Verrier of the Los Angeles Times takes a look at RealD, a company equipping cinemas with 3-D technology, how the technology got off the ground and works, and the finances involved. The privately owned technology company with 75 employees has emerged from obscurity to… Read More »More on the 3-D Ramp-Up
Oops. This piece about an acquisition by Shamrock Holdings calls the company "the investment arm of Walt Disney Co". Uh, nope. Shamrock Holdings, Chaired by Roy E. Disney, fronted by Stanley Gold as President, has been a significant player in the corporate history of what is now The Walt Disney Company, and both Roy and… Read More »Roy E. Disney’s Company Confused For Division of TWDC
Joseph Menn of the Los Angeles Times reports that Roy Disney’s Shamrock Holdings, Inc. is investing in Real D, a company that is bringing 3-D systems to cinemas. "We’ve been sniffing around the digital cinema space for a while," Shamrock Capital Growth’s managing director, Stephen Royer, said. "It’s really the only viable mass-market solution." Based… Read More »Roy Disney Invests in Real D