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Comcast makes hostile bid to acquire The Walt Disney Company

…according to {{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/11/news/companies/comcast_disney/index.htm?cnn=yes CNN}}. According to Comcast, Disney CEO Michael Eisner has been unwilling to discuss a deal. Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts, calling Eisner’s refusal to talk “unfortunate”…

Comcast's battle for Disney heats up: Pixar's Jobs and Roy Disney now in the frame…

…Finally, Roy’s own site, {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/se/comcast.asp Save Disney}}, has a heap of up-to-the-second online reports on the on-going Disney-Comcast story, including rumors of Microsoft’s role in all of this, and…

Philadelphia 2004: Eisner steps down as Chairman; Comcast back; Disney issues statement

…an attack from companies such as Comcast should rear their head. “Despite yesterday’s no-confidence vote, Eisner still has the board’s support. One concern, according to several people close to the…

Disney rejects Comcast takeover bid

…The Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company today unanimously rejected the proposal by Comcast Corporation to acquire Disney by trading .78 of a share of Comcast for each…

Comcast officially drops Disney bid

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/28/news/fortune500/comcast/index.htm CNN}} is reporting that Comcast has officially dropped its bid to acquire Walt Disney Company. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts “put the reason for the dropped offer at the…

Comcast not interested in Disney at current price?

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/17/news/companies/comcast_disney/index.htm CNN}} reports that a source at Comcast says the company is not interested in buying Disney at current prices. Disney’s stock rose to a three year high after…

Comcast's bid over, Eisner to meet dissident fund managers, protests of Nick's gay family special

…Disney for $54 billion will be revived”. The downward turn of Comcast’s stock price may indicate “wariness over the proposal” by investors. One analyist believes that Comcast is just “waiting…

Roy Disney, Stan Gold Call Comcast Bid Low

In a short article from the Los Angeles Times today, “[Roy and Stan] opposed Comcast Corp.’s $50-billion bid for the Burbank entertainment giant as too low. In a letter to…

Flatboy creates latest ad for Comcast

Titled “Sphere Bundle,” the most recent advertisement for Comcast Cable was animated by Flatboy Productions. “This commercial was created to advertise the low costs and advantages of bundling services from…

Disney board responds to Comcast

In a brief statement released by the Board of Directors, Disney said it would “evaluate the unsolicited proposal from Comcast”, and reiterated that there is “no action for shareholders to…

The One That Got Away: The Disney/Comcast Story

Jim Hill throws in his two cents on the Comcast bidding issue – with a slightly regretful tone. Apparently he knew about the story weeks before it broke today, and…

New Comcast commercial by John K.

On the official Comcast site, a brand new Flash commercial created by John Kricfalusi can be found to promote Comcasts’ Triple Play. Meanwhile, Cold Hard Flash has published an article…

Comcast in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation for over $3 billion
China to launch anti-trust probe into Comcast takeover of DreamWorks Animation
Comcast/DreamWorks deal questions answered
Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, leaving Disney as sole potential buyer
Fox Animation heads pledge “business as usual” amid Disney, Comcast bids
Comcast prepares to duel with Disney over Fox
Disney outbids Comcast for Fox merger with $71 billion offer
Disney assumes full control of Hulu in deal with Comcast
Eloise: Little Miss Christmas premiere

…Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast Spectacor,…

THAT press conference…

The ever reliable Jim Hill is back today with more on the possible Disney-Comcast merger. He’s put together a full, exclusive transcript of yesterday’s {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/02122004.1.htm press conference}} from Comcast

\\The L.A. Times\\ makes predictions for entertainment industry in 2004

…predicted that Comcast would eventually try to buy Disney, but “2004 will prove that there’s a more comfortable acquisition for Comcast and its conservative chief, Brian Roberts, to make: Liberty…

Is the Dream over? NBC/Universal to acquire DreamWorks Animation

…sales to Disney. For full details, The Hollywood Reporter has more. UPDATE: More takes on today’s news: CNN: “Why Comcast wanted Shrek all to itself” Wired: “Comcast is buying DreamWorks…

UPDATED: Eisner's last stand?

…revised and improved Comcast bid, possibly due to land in Eisner’s lap the morning of the Wednesday meeting, coincidentally enough in Comcast’s home town of Philadelphia. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104106 Toon Zone}}…

Short Film Has Tall Implications

…a series of bad management moves. Eisner, who is also facing a challenge to his management in the form of an unsolicited takeover bid from Comcast Corp., was unavailable for…

Eisner's days at Disney numbered?

{{link http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BA40FD307%2D4CC2%2D4629%2DA751%2DFB16F29A69B8%7D CBS MarketWatch}} believes that no matter what happens with the Comcast deal Eisner’s days at the helm of Disney may be numbered. The article also points out the…