2 AT DISNEY GAIN POWERS IN ENTERTAINMENT SHUFFLE.Byline: Bill Carter The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. announced changes in its entertainment operations Tuesday, expanding the duties of two top executives, Joe Roth and Robert Iger Robert A. "Bob" Iger (born February 10 1951) is head of the Walt Disney Company. He has been president since January 2000 and CEO since October 2005. Early Life Iger was born in Oceanside, New York. . The two men will divide the responsibilities now held by Dennis Hightower, the president of Disney Television and Telecommunications, who announced his retirement over the weekend, effective June 1. The decision, which had been expected, and Disney's moves Tuesday greatly enhance Roth's power in Disney and reaffirm re·af·firm tr.v. re·af·firmed, re·af·firm·ing, re·af·firms To affirm or assert again. re Iger's position as the company's leading television executive. In a joint statement, Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005. Early life Michael Eisner was born to a wealthy family in Mt. Kisco, New York, and raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. , Disney's chairman, and Michael Ovitz Michael S. Ovitz (b. December 14 1946, Los Angeles, California) is a former talent agent and Hollywood powerhouse who served as the head of the Creative Artists Agency from 1975 to 1995. , the company's president, said the changes were part of the integration of Disney with Capital Cities/ABC, which Disney acquired in August for $19 billion. In the new alignment announced Tuesday, Roth, the chairman of Walt Disney Motion Pictures, will be in charge of the production of films and network television. Iger, the president of Capital Cities/ABC, will be in charge of the distribution of Disney/ABC's television programming, as well as the production of much of Disney's syndicated television programming. Roth will add responsibility for Walt Disney and Touchstone Television production, a group that now produces programs like ``Home Improvement'' and ``Ellen'' for prime-time television, and animated cartoons in syndication, including shows like ``Duck Tales.'' |
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