Earlier this year, Iger was a bit more skeptical on undifferentiated general entertainmentstreaming, versus Disney+ targeted brands.
The Disney chief said thatthe two sides have had cordial and constructive conversations about Hulu.
That … theyll put, well call at the beginning of next year, Roberts said today.
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I think Disney recognized as anybody else would recognize that Hulu is really valuable, Roberts said.
The contractual floor valuation is about $9 billion for the stake.
He hopes it will be well north of that.
The question is what a willing buyer in a robust auction would pay.
And so whats worth to any buyer, including Disney?
Were including other tech companies, or whomever.
And thats what the job is … to give us one-third of that value.
I think we have a very valuable position.
Thats not always the case, said Roberts.
It reminds me a little bit of my dad, he had that calming influence.
Mike is taking the reins, it has calmed everybody.
He said the exec continues to work on Comcasts vision and practice across its wide range of assets.
You know, something, I believe strongly in is decentralization.
Great products, great technology, and that he is helping us drive that.
The other big departure,NBC Universal ad chief Linda Yaccarinos move to Elon Musks Twitterdidnt come up.
She had been slated to present at the companys upfront presentation yesterday.
