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President of Disney's ABC resigns
Steven Bornstein quit as president of its ABC network after less than a year on the job. Disney President Robert Iger last week said ABC needed attention as it has struggled in the ratings. No successor was named. Bornstein had held many jobs at Disney, including CEO of ESPN and president of ABC Sports.
Omnicom Q1 rose 31%, met view
The advertising giant earned 68 cents a share. Sales climbed 8% to $1.73 bil. U.S. revenue grew 14% to $1 bil. International sales edged up 1% to $710.3 bil. Omnicom, whose major clients include beverage giant Pepsi and automaker DaimlerChrysler, continued to slide.
ENERGY
Aquila buys power firm Cogentrix
- (FILES) Robert Iger, poses for a photograph in front of the Sleeping...
- Picture from: Getty Images HECTOR MATA August 31, 2009 700+ words
...Getty Images 08-31-2009 (FILES) Robert Iger, poses for a photograph in front of...Full Size JPG (1136 KB) (FILES) Robert Iger, poses for a photograph in front of...Disney president and chief executive Robert Iger said in a statement. AFP PHOTO/Hector...
- Why Robert Iger Really Needs Steve Jobs.(ABC Television Network's Robert Iger)
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News Steinert-Threlkeld, Tom April 24, 2006 700+ words
...ABC. This boils down to a pricing test. In October, CEO Robert Iger first stirred things up, through a deal with Steve Jobs...s a tall order. But someone's got to do it. If I were Robert Iger, I'd be paying Steve Jobs to figure it out. Done right...
- DISNEY PRESIDENT AND CEO ROBERT IGER ADDRESSES TOWN HALL LOS ANGELES.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 2, 2006 700+ words
...June 15, 2006, The Walt Disney Company President and CEO Robert Iger speaks to Town Hall Los Angeles at The Beverly Hills Hotel...Disney employed 129,000 people. On October 1, 2005, Robert Iger became the sixth CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Iger previously...
- IGER NEEDS SUPERPOWERS FOR QUICK FIX AT DISNEY; Incoming CEO must build bridges...
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age STANLEY, T.L. March 21, 2005 700+ words
...sits in the chief executive seat at the Walt Disney Co., Robert Iger will face a long list of shortlist priorities. Among them...Eisner * Honeymoon will be less than 6 months CAPTION(S): Robert Iger * Incredible: One of Iger's first tasks will be to come...
- Robert Iger; Where are they now? Update on the 2005 12 to Watch.(Special...
- Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek Sherman, Jay January 30, 2006 700+ words
...downloadable episodes of popular prime-time series on iTunes, and just last week Disney agreed to buy Mr. Jobs' Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion, which could extend the companies' film relationship. CAPTION(S): Robert Iger
- CANCELLED: DISNEY'S ROBERT IGER ADDRESS TO TOWN HALL LOS ANGELES.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 12, 2006 700+ words
LOS ANGELES, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Monday, June 12, 2006, Robert Iger, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company cancelled his address to Town Hall Los Angeles scheduled for this Thursday, June...
- ABC Inc. President Robert Iger has chosen not to exercise an option to leave...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable February 2, 1998 700+ words
ABC inc. President Robert Iger has chosen not to exercise an option to leave the company, a spokesperson confirmed last week. The ABC Inc. president signed a five-year contract in July 1995 -- when Disney agreed to buy ABC -- with an option to leave two and a half years out.
- Thanks a 'Millionaire'.(Robert Iger named president and chief operating officer...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable McClellan, Steve January 31, 2000 700+ words
While ABC TV network executives were meeting with affiliates in New Orleans Monday, their boss, Robert Iger, was being introduced to analysts by Disney Chairman Michael Eisner as his new number two and heir apparent. Both the affiliates...