That's a wrap!
That's a wrap!
Jim Cameron needed more time to make the first Avatar sequel
There are at least 6 Marvel films in production or pre-production
Bob Iger expects a third Star Wars series on Disney+ before the next film
The Benioff and Weiss series will be the next Star Wars movies released
Disney will announce Marvel's upcoming slate this summer (presumably at Comic Con or D23 Expo)
Bob says they will eventually integrate the Star Wars Disney+ series with the films
Bob reiterates that the Disney+ Marvel series will be integrated with the Marvel films
Iger says their success is the team knowing the material, brand, and audience while being able to execute
Iger takes offense when the interviewer says Marvel has been "lucky"
Since Disney will control both the home video window and the streaming window, they can adjust those windows as they see fit.
Disney is still a supporter of the theatrical window of movies.
Bob Iger wont say anything more about NFL Sunday Ticket coming to ESPN+ except that they are looking at it.
They are going to continue to treat ESPN+ as an add-on to the existing ESPN channel
Live sports drives most of ESPN+ viewership
ESPN's Pitaro has tried to deemphasize politics at ESPN
At ESPN, new head Jimmy Pitaro is trying to strengthen the relationships with sports leagues and build the quality of their studio shows
Bob says you will not see much VR in the parks
Answering a question about AR & VR, Bob says they are not trying to fake immersion. They are trying to make it as real as possible
On Sunday, Bob Iger is heading to Tokyo to break ground on their latest expansion
Bob talks about more sophisticated pricing at the parks which allows them to spread out demand
Bob Iger says DCA was a "troubled park" before Cars Land
Disney has studied building a theme park in India, but have nothing more to say about it at this point
Disney plans on getting into the eco-tourism business with National Geographic
Disney's Hotstar gets one-quarter of all TV viewing in India
Disney wanted a very strong price-to-value relationship for Disney+, which Bob believes has been well received
Bob says they wont need to spend a lot on marketing when Endgame comes to Disney+
Globally, Disney will invest in local content, but they believe that their branded content (Star Wars, Marvel, Disney) will work in a lot of markets around the world.
Knowing who their fans are, it provides great abilities to help consumer find other similar offerings
Bob says that the ability to bundle the services provides a value to the consumers
Bob rolled a whiteboard into his conference room, listed what they owned, and then figured out how to manage the larger company
"I have a good memory, but it isn't that good"
After the acquisition was announced, Bob Iger had to refer to Wikipedia to remember everything Disney owns
Bob says they gained a lot of talented executives that will help build the direct-to-consumer business
After talking to Rupert Murdoch, Bob realized that 21st Century Fox would have assets that would bring value to a direct-to-consumer business
Disney saw "cord cutting" and decided to find a way to face the challenge and realized that they needed to go direct-to-consumer
FX will begin creating content for Hulu right away
Bob says Hulu doesn't have the brand strength of Disney+, but they can leverage the content brands of the company such as FX
Disney has plans to roll-out Hulu internationally, but they are going to walk before they run.
The BAMTech platform which is used for ESPN+ and Disney+, will eventually be used as the backend of Hulu
Ad sales will be integrated with Disney's bigger ad sales operation
The first question is about Hulu. Bob mentions that they will be able to manage customers across all three streaming services.
Bob Iger is speaking at the 6th Annual MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit
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