Darkbeer
03-21-2005, 08:31 AM
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05032104.htm
QuikQuote: Iger will need to take bold steps to set himself apart from Eisner's mold while repairing the many frayed relationships that Eisner will be leaving behind. Acquiring DreamWorks Animation would certainly help to accomplish that, but can Disney afford a buyout? I don't think so. Can a collaborative deal be struck? That is also unlikely. Both DreamWorks Animation and Pixar are successful and established, so it's not as if they need Disney's mentoring. The box office indicates that if any mentoring is required, it would be the other way around.
That's why Iger's first move should be reversing one of Eisner's last ones. Eisner all but dismantled Disney's in-house animation studio. Yet DreamWorks Animation and Pixar combine for nearly $10 billion in market cap these days, so there's money to be made if you do it right. That means a commitment to rebuilding the only brand that used to matter in feature animation. Iger will need to act quickly on that front. Focus on crafting original inked films that will become instant classics before the company's brainless wave of direct-to-video sequels dries up that last diluted drop of integrity that Disney once had by the bucketful.
QuikQuote: Iger will need to take bold steps to set himself apart from Eisner's mold while repairing the many frayed relationships that Eisner will be leaving behind. Acquiring DreamWorks Animation would certainly help to accomplish that, but can Disney afford a buyout? I don't think so. Can a collaborative deal be struck? That is also unlikely. Both DreamWorks Animation and Pixar are successful and established, so it's not as if they need Disney's mentoring. The box office indicates that if any mentoring is required, it would be the other way around.
That's why Iger's first move should be reversing one of Eisner's last ones. Eisner all but dismantled Disney's in-house animation studio. Yet DreamWorks Animation and Pixar combine for nearly $10 billion in market cap these days, so there's money to be made if you do it right. That means a commitment to rebuilding the only brand that used to matter in feature animation. Iger will need to act quickly on that front. Focus on crafting original inked films that will become instant classics before the company's brainless wave of direct-to-video sequels dries up that last diluted drop of integrity that Disney once had by the bucketful.