Jeffrey Logsdon Quotes (18 Quotes)

I think cost-cutting is an element of Fox thinking, if you listened to Rupert Murdoch's last few diatribes to Wall Street, ... The costrating benefits equation didn't make it onerous to let him go early.

Management makes a very impressive presentation of taking this company and building what is arguably the last pure-play franchise in the filmed entertainment business. Certainly the chairman of the firm has a history of turning companies around, and there's no reason to think he won't do that here too.

The music division is now going to be doubled in size. They're going to be the leading music company in the world.

There is a big part of the prime demographic that key 18- to 49-year-old market that is hungry to sample this model. Not everyone can do appointment viewing when ABC decides to put a hit program on. So the convenience factor is becoming a driving force in the filmed entertainment business right now. This is going to get Disney a great sample of what people want, and if they're willing to pay for it.

There are just under 4 million shares short right now, so there's some pain out there for somebody.

He's been such a lightning rod for criticism, oftentimes for things that were clearly not in his purview to make better. If theme park attendance goes down because of 911, is that Michael's fault

Monday Night Football is a television institution, if not a cultural institution, ... It's not unlike '60 Minutes' trying to go to '60 Minutes II.' It never really captured the audience.

It's really a make-or-break situation. You get a good initial flow through your advertising effort and ... you know you capture a significant amount of business early.

It could be a major coup for Disney to re-enliven their animation franchises.

MTV's constituency is probably more accustomed to outlandish behavior than the prime demographic for a Super Bowl audience, ... Wall Street would look at that (the controversy and any fine) more as a one-time event, not as a change in underlying earnings power.

This a lot different than a personality vendetta against Michael Eisner.

There's no second guessing how valuable he (Jobs) is. Putting him in a new context ups his ability to influence things.

The economics of filmmaking have not improved over the last few years, ... Obviously the more revenue streams the merrier. The problem is it doesn't take talent very long to tap into that.

The filmed entertainment business has just gotten tough,

It remains a daunting challenge to unseat the incumbents. It's challenging to make any kind of prediction at this point.

This is a very tempting offer, and seeing how Mirage's management owns less than 20 percent of the company's stock, they are going to have to give it serious consideration, ... If they say 'We're not for sale,' that doesn't limit MGM's ability to do a tender offer.

The biggest criticism against Disney is that it hasn't used strategic acquisitions to leverage franchises,

Because ratings were down in a high-single digit level, concerns are about the up-front advertising market, which may be soft, perhaps more for ABC than others. I think analysts have gotten nervous.