The negotiators met again [today]. Eight of the top 20 shows are not story-driven. That's why there is not going to be a strike. |
The new Store has a fresh and clean look that offers a number of advantages: it is a much more flexible use of space, its modular design allows for easy redesigns down the road and, most significantly, it allows for 40 percent more merchandise on the floor, |
The only thesis that still makes sense is, do your job. Make each one of your great brands work well. Run the balance sheet well. Run the company well, |
The performance of GO.com continues to reflect the nascent stage of both the Internet economy and our Internet business. As with virtually every other Internet company, GO is investing as it builds for the future. |
The reaction to (the film) has been extraordinary (in previews), ... Don't count on Lion King but we think it will be a successful movie. I am very encouraged. |
The time has come to put this matter behind us and to focus on our business initiatives, |
The trend seems to be going in the right direction, ... We're feeling better, the economy seems to be moving in the right direction. |
There has been (talk on Wall Street) that major media companies are out of favor. I have seen this chicken-little behavior before, ... I have worked in the industry for four decades. At least once a decade they fall out of favor, but each time they emerge stronger than ever. This is for cyclical economic reasons. |
There have been some economic challenges, and of course 9/11, and then this year there's been like a strike a day, and then they had the heat wave, where 10,000 people died, so therefore not even the pixie dust that Disney has can help, |
There's no good idea that can't be improved on. |
These assets are a perfect fit for our company, ... We paid appropriately for a rare asset. |
These assets are completely complementary to our existing holdings, and they all go to Disney's |
Throughout its history, Disney has been a leader in the development of new entertainment technologies, ... Our involvement in GO Network represents a fitting addition to this legacy. With GO Network, we are bringing a new level of functionality and entertainment to the Internet. |
We are a growth company. We are not giving up our goals of 20 percent growth. I see it coming, but it's not coming tomorrow. |
We are keeping our eyes open, ... We are happy with what we got with the Fox Family acquisition. We will keep looking but we are not going to do it to get a good headline in the media. If we are going to do anything at all it will be to enhance the company. |