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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 4)
Acquisition Targets Disney has made quite a few acquisitions in the past. Recently it acquired Club Penguin, a kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other. The Company is evaluating various other opportunities and here we will take a look at the possible acquisition targets for Disney. Disney
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 3)
Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Walt Disney sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. Context We all know that
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 2)
Vertical Strategy Walt Disney operates various Internet properties that cater to a large cross-section of the society. It’s popular sites are Disney.com, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com, ESPN, etc. We will take a look at the Company’s various online verticals below. Disney operates a host of sites in the entertainment space that caters to both the young and
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 1)
Introduction The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment company. Disney is a Dow 30 company, had annual revenues of over $34 billion in its most recent fiscal year and a market capitalization of about $65.6 billion as of July 31, 2007. Our prior coverage about Disney is here. It operates in four major business
Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 3)
Business Model Online Movie sites earn money mostly from advertisements, subscriptions and charges for movie rentals and download. Movie download revenues are forecasted to be $60 million in 2007, up from 133.4% in 2006. Movie download revenues are forecasted to cross $100 million in 2008. The online advertising industry is fast realizing the potential of
Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 1)
Overview Watching movies, reading reviews and downloading movies on the Internet are fast becoming a craze in the US and other developed countries. The recent years have seen a consistent surge in downloading movies and buying of DVDs over the Internet. According to NPD there has been a 39% increase in subscription rentals of TV
Iger’s Arrowheads Pointing Right
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment company with a $70 Billion+ market cap and a stock that has been performing consistently well for amost 4 years. It operates in four major business segments – Studio Entertainment, Parks and Resorts, Consumer Products and Media Networks. The Studio Entertainment segment produces, acquires and distributes live-action,
Who Would Have Thought?
Imagine you are a venture capitalist, and some little punk entrepreneur comes in and presents a business plan that projects that little kids would be adopting virtual pets. Instead of parents having to clean poop and puke, when children come calling for a chocolate lab puppy, they would introduce the little ones to virtual pets.
