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Article: Pressure mounts on Eisner after Pixar breaks off talks; CEO faces scrutiny from investors, analysts.(News)
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- Advertising Age
- Article date:
- February 2, 2004
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Byline: T.L. STANLEY
Whether or not it was a negotiating ploy will become clear soon, but the timing of Steve Jobs' announcement that Pixar would end talks with longtime partner Walt Disney Co. and listen to offers from rival studios was clearly designed to give Disney boss Michael Eisner a major headache.
Mr. Eisner is two weeks away from an analyst meeting, which will be followed this spring by a shareholder meeting where scrutiny of the Disney chief executive likely will be intense. Mr. Eisner will have to contend with ongoing problems at struggling ABC, the company's slowly rebounding theme parks, a dustup with Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein ...
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