In 1995, a media merger changed Disney forever. The acquisition of ABC altered the course of the company, along with the careers of Bob Iger and Michael Eisner. Former exec Ted Harbert takes us ...

Michael Eisner at Topps Headquarters held at 1 Whitehall St. Manhattan, New York April 25, 2018. Patrick E. McCarthy. ... When Eisner bought Capital Cities/ABC in 1995, ...

In a relaxed interview with L.A. radio statesman Michael Jackson, Disney topper Michael Eisner disputed that the right-wing hosts carried on ABC's radio stations have the same partisan influence ...

NEW YORK — Michael Eisner was cautiously upbeat Tuesday about the surprise trio of hits that’s catapulted once-torpid ABC into the ratings ether and into the headlines. “I’m very, very ...

Michael Eisner led ABC television to first in ratings as vice-president of programming. He was president of Paramount Pictures and helped launch films such as Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

Eisner wrote to his executives in 1999 that the game show could be a bigger deal for ABC that its NHL broadcast rights, and that “Millionaire” might make the network more that $1 billion.

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This morning as guests gathered at a media breakfast to hear Michael Eisner , chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co. , the weather outside was cold and nasty. Eisner stated that ABC is in the ...

On the eve of his exit, outgoing Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner took center stage at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel and reflected on his fortuitous timing. Speaking to an ...

For four decades, Michael Eisner has been a leader in the entertainment industry, helping to shape this key area of the American economy. He began his career at ABC, where he rose to senior vice ...

Walt Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner said if Disney's ABC News and AOL-Time Warner's CNN can come to an agreement, he would support the merger. He said ABC news would not be weakened by ...

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