That's a wrap!

5/14/2019 7:57 AM Pacific Time

Jim Cameron needed more time to make the first Avatar sequel

5/14/2019 7:50 AM Pacific Time

There are at least 6 Marvel films in production or pre-production

5/14/2019 7:49 AM Pacific Time

Bob Iger expects a third Star Wars series on Disney+ before the next film

5/14/2019 7:48 AM Pacific Time

The Benioff and Weiss series will be the next Star Wars movies released

5/14/2019 7:48 AM Pacific Time

Disney will announce Marvel's upcoming slate this summer (presumably at Comic Con or D23 Expo)

5/14/2019 7:46 AM Pacific Time

Bob says they will eventually integrate  the Star Wars Disney+ series with the films

5/14/2019 7:45 AM Pacific Time

Bob reiterates that the Disney+ Marvel series will be integrated with the Marvel films

5/14/2019 7:45 AM Pacific Time

Iger says their success is the team knowing the material, brand, and audience while being able to execute

5/14/2019 7:44 AM Pacific Time

Iger takes offense when the interviewer says Marvel has been "lucky"

5/14/2019 7:44 AM Pacific Time

Since Disney will control both the home video window and the streaming window, they can adjust those windows as they see fit.

5/14/2019 7:42 AM Pacific Time

Disney is still a supporter of the theatrical window of movies. 

5/14/2019 7:42 AM Pacific Time

Bob Iger wont say anything more about NFL Sunday Ticket coming to ESPN+ except that they are looking at it.

5/14/2019 7:41 AM Pacific Time

They are going to continue to treat ESPN+ as an add-on to the existing ESPN channel

5/14/2019 7:41 AM Pacific Time

Live sports drives most of ESPN+ viewership

5/14/2019 7:40 AM Pacific Time

ESPN's Pitaro has tried to deemphasize politics at ESPN

5/14/2019 7:38 AM Pacific Time

At ESPN, new head Jimmy Pitaro is trying to strengthen the relationships with sports leagues and build the quality of their studio shows

5/14/2019 7:38 AM Pacific Time

Bob says you will not see much VR in the parks

5/14/2019 7:35 AM Pacific Time

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

5/14/2019 7:33 AM Pacific Time

On Sunday, Bob Iger is heading to Tokyo to break ground on their latest expansion

5/14/2019 7:32 AM Pacific Time

Bob talks about more sophisticated pricing at the parks which allows them to spread out demand

5/14/2019 7:31 AM Pacific Time

Bob Iger says DCA was a "troubled park" before Cars Land

5/14/2019 7:29 AM Pacific Time

Disney has studied building a theme park in India, but have nothing more to say about it at this point

5/14/2019 7:27 AM Pacific Time

Disney plans on getting into the eco-tourism business with National Geographic

5/14/2019 7:26 AM Pacific Time

Disney's Hotstar gets one-quarter of all TV viewing in India

5/14/2019 7:25 AM Pacific Time

Disney wanted a very strong price-to-value relationship for Disney+, which Bob believes has been well received

5/14/2019 7:20 AM Pacific Time

Bob says they wont need to spend a lot on marketing when Endgame comes to Disney+

5/14/2019 7:19 AM Pacific Time

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.

5/14/2019 7:18 AM Pacific Time

Knowing who their fans are, it provides great abilities to help consumer find other similar offerings

5/14/2019 7:16 AM Pacific Time

Bob says that the ability to bundle the services provides a value to the consumers

5/14/2019 7:15 AM Pacific Time

Bob rolled a whiteboard into his conference room, listed what they owned, and then figured out how to manage the larger company

5/14/2019 7:13 AM Pacific Time

"I have a good memory, but it isn't that good"

5/14/2019 7:12 AM Pacific Time

After the acquisition was announced, Bob Iger had to refer to Wikipedia to remember everything Disney owns

5/14/2019 7:12 AM Pacific Time

Bob says they gained a lot of talented executives that will help build the direct-to-consumer business

5/14/2019 7:11 AM Pacific Time

After talking to Rupert Murdoch, Bob realized that 21st Century Fox would have assets that would bring value to a direct-to-consumer business

5/14/2019 7:11 AM Pacific Time

Disney saw "cord cutting" and decided to find a way to face the challenge and realized that they needed to go direct-to-consumer

5/14/2019 7:09 AM Pacific Time

FX will begin creating content for Hulu right away

5/14/2019 7:07 AM Pacific Time

Bob says Hulu doesn't have the brand strength of Disney+, but they can leverage the content brands of the company such as FX

5/14/2019 7:06 AM Pacific Time

Disney has plans to roll-out Hulu internationally, but they are going to walk before they run.

5/14/2019 7:03 AM Pacific Time

The BAMTech platform which is used for ESPN+ and Disney+, will eventually be used as the backend of Hulu

5/14/2019 7:02 AM Pacific Time

Ad sales will be integrated with Disney's bigger ad sales operation

5/14/2019 7:02 AM Pacific Time

The first question is about Hulu. Bob mentions that they will be able to manage customers across all three streaming services.

5/14/2019 7:02 AM Pacific Time

Bob Iger is speaking at the 6th Annual MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit

5/14/2019 7:01 AM Pacific Time

In case you didn't hear, big news this morning:

 

5/14/2019 6:53 AM Pacific Time

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