GhostHost1000
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and they definitely have experience in fantasylandTWDC's expertise in story telling comes in handy sometimes...![]()
and they definitely have experience in fantasylandTWDC's expertise in story telling comes in handy sometimes...![]()
Great, that may be true as I am not very familiar with how Broadway works but a single Broadway production is structurally more like a movie than an entire company in my mind. A movie has a defined life and a fixed budget to measure its success/failure against, just like a play.*bold by me*
Actually these metrics are used in the real world and are common in entertainment. A broadway show doesn’t announce they recouped the investment until they have paid off all investors for example.
Movies often are considered a loss if they don’t make back the money to produce the film plus all of the marketing, etc.
It was excellent practice for the quarterly reports on D+and they definitely have experience in fantasyland
Great, that may be true as I am not very familiar with how Broadway works but a single Broadway production is structurally more like a movie than an entire company in my mind. A movie has a defined life and a fixed budget to measure its success/failure against, just like a play.
With a publicly traded company we get quarterly results and yearly results for a reason, and those don't include total spend since inception vs. total profit except as an occasional aside to mark an occasion. Year over year matters, one quarter to the next matters, your plans moving forward matter. What you spent to get to this point is already baked in.
We even have plenty of examples of companies whose stock continued to increase even though they hadn't made a cent. For example, no one cared that Tesla took 17 years to finally have a profitable year and I don't believe they have covered all the losses for those 17 years in the few profitable ones they have had. Instead, it goes up and down based on what the market thinks will happen with earnings going forward, changes in demand, leadership, direction, new laws or regulations, not what they spent to reach today.
but Eisner did not have the wheeling and dealing that Iger had for Iger to acquire Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel.
Adding to the debt is the selective lifestyle of many. This is what fuels our economy. If more were to change lifestyle and save, pay down debt instead of spend more and more , that would cause our economy to collapse.The more the years pass, the more the "wheeling and dealing" of those deals looks like a college kid running up their parents' credit card.
Iger was always rumored to be eyeing a political career. That makes so much sense. He'd be perfect as a politician. He lacks the ability to create anything, but is very good at adding to the debt.
Under Eisner, Disney acquired ABC, The Muppets, Power Rangers, and Fox Family - and of course the original partnership with Pixar, which was extremely successful - was during Eisner’s time as CEO - Pixar’s best years were during that time as well.but Eisner did not have the wheeling and dealing that Iger had for Iger to acquire Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel.
Nothing like the bid dogs Iger acquired like Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel. What Eisner acquired which was an accomplishment fell on deaf ears when the shareholders spearheaded by Roy Disney and Stanley Gold forced out Eisner.Under Eisner, Disney acquired ABC, The Muppets, Power Rangers, and Fox Family - and of course the original partnership with Pixar, which was extremely successful - was during Eisner’s time as CEO - Pixar’s best years were during that time as well.
The partnerships with Pixar and Lucas began with Eisner though…. So I’m not sure what Iger did other than open up the piggy bank.Nothing like the bid dogs Iger acquired like Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel. What Eisner acquired which was an accomplishment fell on deaf ears when the shareholders spearheaded by Roy Disney and Stanley Gold forced out Eisner.
Began but could not complete. Iger knew how to wheel and deal to get Disney to own both which Eisner could not.The partnerships with Pixar and Lucas began with Eisner though…. So I’m not sure what Iger did other than open up the piggy bank.
Began but could not complete. Iger knew how to wheel and deal to get Disney to own both which Eisner could not.
We thoroughly enjoyed back in the day when MGM had those famous Star Wars Weekends every May. Only time I recall dedicated fans slept outside the main entrance ticket booths for 3 nights to get first dibs on autograph places in line for SW celebrities that weekend. Many thought what a great idea if Disney were to buy the StarWars franchise. It happened and made George Lucas into a billionaire.I'm not clear on why owning things is necessarily better than profitable partnerships for each. Many people, especially me, will argue that Star Wars was a far better franchise when not owned by Disney, but partnering with them. Maybe more profit is being squeezed out of Star Wars under Iger (at the expense of the future of Star Wars), but that's not the same as pleasing the fan base. IMO, Disney's ownership of Star Wars has cheapened that franchise as well as Disney.
Pixar as well.Many people, especially me, will argue that Star Wars was a far better franchise when not owned by Disney, but partnering with them.
He knows how to spend the mouse's money that is fer sureBegan but could not complete. Iger knew how to wheel and deal to get Disney to own both which Eisner could not.
Part of his job description is to grow the company by acquiring quality . Check and check!He knows how to spend the mouse's money that is fer sure
Iger's greatest talent is to use TWDC's money to overpay for stuff.Began but could not complete. Iger knew how to wheel and deal to get Disney to own both which Eisner could not.
That’s an opinion not based on fact.Iger's greatest talent is to use TWDC's money to overpay for stuff.
Thanks for the correction.That’s an opinion not based on fact.
...by acquiring quality and then maintaining and increasing said quality. Womp and womp!Part of his job description is to grow the company by acquiring quality . Check and check!
Iger's greatest talent is to use TWDC's money to overpay for stuff.
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