Tag: Bob Iger

"I try to put myself in his shoes – I’ve got this great deal, I’ve got this creative control, I can say whatever I want, but now I’m going to go over to [Disney], who [is laying] off 7,000 employees and is probably going to have their hands in everything that I do?”

"We’re only going to do it when it makes sense for our business and for our bottom line.”

“I will not list every human that I met with yesterday, because that would be what we call a ‘poor-leverage decision’. It would be bad business.”

"The rivalry between Roberts and Iger spans multiple acquisitions across multiple decades."

“While these actions are never easy, they are a necessary step to ensure we’re on solid footing for the years ahead as we chart a sustainable, growth-oriented path forward for the entire organization.”

“I have no intention of going anywhere.”

“Leaders will be communicating the news directly to the first group of impacted employees over the next four days."

A cost-cutting endeavor of $5.5 billion by the company is the driving force behind the decision.

"If Bob Iger wants his next successor to come from the sports world, that is his guy. Hell, forget sports. Pitaro may be the best person available no matter how far and wide the search goes."

"One of the reasons we're optimistic is we know the power and the popularity of live sports and we know how attractive it is."