Will Jobs sell Pixar to Disney?
p2p news / p2pnet: Steve Jobs may be open to the idea of selling Pixar to Walt Disney, the New York Times is suggesting. At the moment he has a joint venture deal with Jobs to make and market animated films through 2006. And this includes the Pixar latest, Chicken Little.
"Steven P. Jobs, Pixar’s chairman, and Robert A. Iger, Disney’s newly named chief executive, have been in talks since early summer to extend an agreement for Disney to continue distributing Pixar films," says the NYT. "But according to two people with knowledge of the talks, serious negotiations have not begun, as both sides wait to see how ‘Chicken Little’ performs in movie theaters."
It’s sure to do well online, but be that as it may, "At least one Wall Street research firm has suggested that an acquisition of Pixar by Disney makes sense," the story continues. "But according to the two people with knowledge of the talks, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of those negotiations, Mr. Iger has not made an offer to buy Pixar. They added, though, that Mr. Jobs would consider a sale at the right price. Pixar’s market value is about $5.9 billion, a price that would make an acquisition – by Disney or another media company – expensive, given the price per share that most media stocks are trading at these days."
There’s also speculation that "Disney’s announcement that it would deliver television shows, like ‘Desperate Housewives’ from ABC, over the video-capable Apple made a distribution deal with Pixar more likely," says the story.
Meanwhile, Chicken Little is in the news not only because it’s a Pixar animation, but also because it’s loaded with Dolby Labs’ new DRM (Digital Restrictions Management).
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See:-
New York Times – For Disney and Pixar, a Deal Is a Game of ‘Chicken’, October 31, 2005
loaded – Chicken Little and DRM, October 21, 2005
November 2nd, 2005 at 1:36 pm
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8247
November 2nd, 2005 at 3:44 pm
There’s also speculation that “Disney’s announcement that it would deliver television shows, like ‘Desperate Housewives’ from ABC, over the video-capable Apple made a distribution deal with Pixar more likely,” says the story.
Just get them from p2p but don’t use the disney police (verizon internet services) to get them.
November 2nd, 2005 at 10:13 pm
The hyperlink didn’t work, but I figured it out. It was worth the effort!
I have to remember never to have a DVD playing in the background while I record those precious family moments for posterity using a camcorder! =P
Zathras
November 3rd, 2005 at 3:53 pm
A little correction : Chicken Little has not been created by Pixar, their next movie is Cars (2006).
Quote :
“In the past, Disney released Pixar hits such as “Toy Story” and “Monsters Inc.” This time the Mouse House is going it alone when it comes to digital animation.”
“Now, all eyes are on a little chicken to see if Disney can break out of the Pixar mold and bring something new to computer generated art.”