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The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid?   |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Get Mickey II: The Plot Thickens Comcast may well make a fresh bid for Walt Disney -- and throw in some cash. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney on Ice Disney and Comcast continue their sad courting rituals. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2004
Colin Haley |
Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast Drops Designs on Disney The cable and ISP giant withdraws its offer for the Mouse after the entertainment giant's management refuses to negotiate. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Comcast Sees Broadband Dominance in Disney Bid The blockbuster $66 billion takeover bid comes just days after Disney CEO rejects merger talks. Will the House of the Mouse become a new cable ISP gorilla? |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
A Nibble From The Mouse? Some pros who owned shares of both Walt Disney and Comcast before the latter made its bid for Disney are now buying into InterActiveCorp. Here's why: They figure it's undervalued on assets and fundamentals and also that Disney may end up buying it. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
McKesson Still Wants Moore Buying the stock of a takeover candidate has its risks. The acquision of surgical and pharmaceutical products specialist Moore Medical by SJ Strategic Investments fell through, but McKesson is still interested. There are still many possibilities for Disney. |
InternetNews
September 10, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Disney's Eisner to Make Exit in 2006 After rebuffing Comcast's hostile takeover attempt, the CEO plans to bid the mouse adieu. Could a tech CEO succeed him? |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Deals and Deals Again Comcast acquired the entertainment giant's 39.5% stake in E! Networks. The deal makes sense. Disney gets $1.23 billion for the stake, and now Comcast will own the entertainment network in its entirety. What will it mean to investors? |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Aaron Byrd |
Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman. |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Grover & Lowry |
A Touchdown for Comcast? Wall Street may not like the cable giant's bid for NBC Universal, but it could make sense. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Disney Year Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004. January: Who will ink the next wave of animated Disney classics?... February: In another slap to Disney's managerial performance, Comcast made a hostile buyout bid... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Big Cheese Disney scores a great quarter in a sea of turmoil. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Comcast: A CEO in the Crosshairs With Comcast shares down more than 40% in a year, a money manager is demanding a new CEO. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Fool on the Street: Comcast Comcast is looking good, according to its CEO -- but is it engaging in too much capital spending? Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Payback Time For An Ex-Boy Wonder? Disney's wunderkind, Stephen Burke, created a hugely profitable chain with the Disney stores. Will he return? |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Visits the Magic Kingdom Comcast and Disney have been unusual among media companies in 2006 -- the year has been good to their shareholders. That shouldn't change now, since it appears that these two revitalized companies have inked a win-win agreement. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2009 |
Why Comcast's CEO Is Bullish on Net Video During a wide-ranging on-stage interview, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts previewed a new Internet service and gave his views on Net neutrality. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Give Disney Some Credit It seems only months ago that credit rating agencies were threatening to downgrade Comcast if it went through with its proposed acquisition of Disney. Standard & Poor's is now upgrading Disney's corporate credit rating. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Comcast Is a Cash Machine The big immediate news was Comcast's withdrawal of its $48.4 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire Disney. The other quieter but just as important news from the cable giant was its first-quarter earnings announcement. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Sports Matters The NBA TV channel helps Comcast compete with satellite. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Eisner's Last Stand With Disney in play, the days may be numbered for its CEO. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Paying Attention Despite increasing competition, revenue-generating units are still increasing at the cable industry leader, and, perhaps as importantly, CEO Brian Roberts and his team appear to be heeding the complaints coming their way. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Time for Eisner to Go? David and Tom Gardner talk about the Disney CEO's dismal doings. |
InternetNews
September 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, TW Mull Joint Adelphia Bid The companies may team to buy the bankrupt cable provider to maximize the chances of success. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast's on a Roll The cable provider inks another deal that should please investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Disney's Dividend Beleaguered Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner hinted that shareholders may hear about an increased dividend before the year is out. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Braces for Battle CalPERS takes another California company to task. "We have lost complete confidence in Mr. Eisner's strategic vision and leadership in creating shareholder value in the company," the pension said in a biting press release. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2004
D. Gardner & T.Gardner |
Eisner's Surreal Ouster Why shareholders sided with Disney over Eisner. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Eyes on Eisner Folks who bought into the company five years ago are sporting a loss on paper. Disney's CEO gets ready to move on. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Shoots for Sports Deals. Will It Score? With NBCU safely tucked away, Comcast's aiming to hit a sports homer. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What's Inside Comcast's Shopping Bag? Comcast has the money, but it doesn't mean it has a plan. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Doesn't Hit It Out of the Theme Park The family entertainment giant barely tops Wall Street's quarterly expectations. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Private Comcast, Sir? Will Comcast be one of the many cable companies to go private? Individuals with an appetite for media investments would do well to consider buying shares in this unusually solid company. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Disney Disses Shareholders Eisner and Mitchell remain despite significant shareholder dissent. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Gets Piggy Disney purchases Muppets to add to their content after contract negotiations break off with Pixar. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
How Much Hollywood For Comcast? Cable giant Comcast boosts video-on-demand offerings through a deal with Sony and considers a stake in MGM. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2011 |
As New Owner of NBC Universal, Can Comcast Merge the Corporate With the Creative? Now that the deal is done, a look at NBC's new parent. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Can Michael Eisner Hold The Fort? Having fired the first volley, Disney stockholders are in no mood to back off |
InternetNews
September 10, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
eBay CEO Not Tempted by Disney Job A spokesman for the Internet auction giant says Meg Whitman has no plans to leave. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Hearts Pixar Disney set to acquire Pixar in a $7.5 billion deal. This is a clear case where the two companies are more valuable together than apart. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Next Big Cheese Running Disney isn't easy. You have fans, special interest groups, and investors pulling at the company in different directions, and one may have to concede that it's a thankless job if you ultimately can't make everybody happy. |
