AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

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Iger: Disney to reap $1 billion online

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Iger: Disney to reap $1 billion online - The Wall Street Journal
The Walt Disney Co. expects to collect $1 billion in revenue from online content this fiscal year, a significant rise from estimates for fiscal 2007, CEO Robert Iger said Monday.
Iger told analysts the company has been “fairly aggressive” in expanding onto the Internet to [...]

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Tags: World Wide Web · advertising · business

Microsoft Lands Deals With Movie, TV Titans

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft Lands Deals With Movie, TV Titans - The Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. will get to use movies and television programming from several large entertainment companies under new deals that may help it better compete with Apple Inc.’s iTunes online service and rivals such as software maker Adobe Systems Inc.
Microsoft said it reached agreements with [...]

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Tags: content · online streaming