Darkbeer
01-31-2003, 02:36 AM
Disney Net Is Down 42%, but Its Revenue Rises 6% (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/business/31DISN.html?ex=1044680400&en=04e74f528dd6ca3a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE) - New York Times, 1/31/03
QuikQuote: If Pixar and Disney do not agree to a new deal by mid-April, when Pixar is set to deliver the film "Finding Nemo," it can begin negotiations with Disney's competitors. Most analysts agree that Pixar is likely to seek a partnership where it keeps 90 percent of the profit.
Pixar has already received expressions of interest from several Hollywood studios, which are courting Steve Jobs, Pixar's chief executive, including Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to people briefed on those discussions.
QuikQuote: If Pixar and Disney do not agree to a new deal by mid-April, when Pixar is set to deliver the film "Finding Nemo," it can begin negotiations with Disney's competitors. Most analysts agree that Pixar is likely to seek a partnership where it keeps 90 percent of the profit.
Pixar has already received expressions of interest from several Hollywood studios, which are courting Steve Jobs, Pixar's chief executive, including Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to people briefed on those discussions.