News on Robert Iger

Disney Cablevision

2010-03-06T22:15:59Z

FILE - Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, delivers a keynote speech during the TelecomNEXT convention in Las Vegas on in this March 20, 2006 file photo. Cablevision Systems Corp. said early Sunday March 7, 2010 the stall in negotiations should be blamed on Disney CEO Bob Iger. (A...

Consumers tepid as Disney posts flat 1Q profit

2010-02-22T10:30:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Consumer spending tepid as Disney posts 1st quarter profit that beats Wall Street forecasts</div><div><p>Consumers sent tepid signals to The Walt Disney Co. during the holiday quarter, as many of them still required discounts to step into theme parks and reduced spending on food, beverages an...

MANY HAPPIER RETURNS

2010-02-23T11:24:19Z

<div><h1>MANY HAPPIER RETURNS </h1><p>2009? No valentine-- </p><p>The landscape looks like District 9, </p><p>Though corporate corpses line the lawns </p><p>Instead of otherworldly prawns. </p><p>Among the living, those once strong </p><p>Now huff and puff and wheeze along, </p>&lt...

Disney CEO's 2009 pay drops 58 percent to $21.6M

2010-02-23T11:50:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Recession hits Disney CEO in wallet as 2009 compensation package falls 58 pct to $21.6 million</div><div><p>Robert Iger, Walt Disney Co.'s chief executive, absorbed a 58 percent compensation cut in 2009, brought on by the entertainment company's struggles during the worst recession in more th...

BOB IGER, WILLOW BAY Attends The World Premiere Of The Princess And...

2009-11-16T03:48:52Z

BOB IGER, WILLOW BAY Attends The World Premiere Of The Princess And The Frog Held At Walt Disney Studios In Burbank, California On November 15, 2009 Photo By: D. LONG- Globe Photos I...

BOB IGER Attends The World Premiere Of The Princess And The Frog...

2009-11-16T03:48:49Z

Disney profit and revenue beat Street, shares rise

2010-02-24T06:15:43Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co posted a larger-than-expected rise in both quarterly profit and revenue, as strong results from its cable business helped it overcome a disappointing stretch for its film studio.</p><p&a...

Disney's CFO and parks chief switch roles

2010-02-24T06:21:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney CFO Staggs to head parks and resorts as ex-parks boss Rasulo moves into CFO position</div><div><p>After recasting executives at its faltering movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. is now switching up the roles of a couple of its high achievers.</p><p>CEO Robert Iger...

Disney CEO calls for rethink of movie model: report

2010-02-24T14:26:07Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Walt Disney has called for a thorough reexamination of the business model for marketing and producing movies as DVD sales tumble and distribution costs rise.</p><p>"The business model that underpins the movie business is changing," Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Co., shows off his 1930's-vintage Mickey Mouse watch.- 9/10/09 - PHOTO BY JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - D23 Expo - day 1....

Disney's studio chief Dick Cook resigns

2010-02-25T05:28:06Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook stepped down on Friday from his post to pursue "new adventures" after privately telling staff he felt he no longer fits in at the No. 1 Robert A. Iger and television personality Willow Bay arrives at the special screening of 'The September Issue' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, California - 0...

Youtube CEO Chad Hurley talks to Walt Disney Company president Robert Iger in Los Angeles

2009-09-08T19:41:21Z

Chad Hurley (L), CEO and co-founder of YouTube, talks to Robert Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society presentation of "The Digital Chiefs: A Special Conversation on the...

Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B

2010-02-25T13:46:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Pow! Disney captures Spider-Man, Iron Man and other Marvel characters in $4 billion deal</div><div><p>The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of

Media moguls rethink Web advertising in downturn

2010-02-26T05:04:22Z

<div><p>PASADENA, Calif (Reuters) - The recession-fueled advertising downturn underlines the urgency of using the Web to glean data and target consumers directly, rather than blasting them with a barrage of TV-style ads, media executives say.</p><p>At the Fortune Brainstorm: TE...

Disney CEO bullish on direct Web marketing to consumers

2010-02-26T05:56:30Z

<div><p>PASADENA, California (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co chief Robert Iger said on Wednesday advertising will rapidly grow more sophisticated as media firms begin tracking con...

Disney CEO: Hulu could charge for content

2010-02-26T05:59:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney CEO Iger: Hulu could one day charge for content</div><div><p>Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger says the Hulu online video streaming site could one day charge for its content.</p><p>Iger made the comments...

time for heroes 5

2009-06-08T12:02:02Z

Robert A. Iger and Willow Bay Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 20th Annual 'A Time For Heroes' Celebrity Carnival held at Wadsworth Theater Los Angeles, California

time for heroes 6

2009-06-08T09:24:31Z

Robert A. Iger and Willow Bay Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 20th Annual 'A Time For Heroes' Celebrity Carnival held at Wadsworth Theater Los Angeles, California

Executive Compensation

2009-05-01T08:30:48Z

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2009 file photo, Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert Iger attends the Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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