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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
as Jasmine and Aladdin from
Disney’s animated feature,
Aladdin.
D isney ’ s Q1 FY08
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Q1 FY08
Earnings Results
On February 5th, The Walt Disney Company reported earnings
for its first fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2007. Diluted
earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter were $0.63. EPS in the
prior-year quarter, which included gains on sales of our interests
in E! Entertainment and Us Weekly, income from the discontinued
operations of the ABC Radio business, and an equity-based
compensation plan modification charge that together increased
earnings by $0.30 per share, were $0.79.
“We’ve started off 2008 with another outstanding quarter, marked
by strong creative and operational performances,” said Robert A.
Iger, president and chief executive officer. “These results once
again highlight the quality of our content and our unique ability to
leverage it across our many businesses and territories.”
For more information, please visit www.disney.com/investors.
High School Musical 2 premiered on Disney Channel U.S. in
August 2007 and attracted one of the largest audience ever for
any basic-cable telecast with an initial viewership of 18.6 million.
It has now been seen by over 179 million total viewers around
the world. Its soundtrack was the #2 album of 2007 in the U.S.,
achieving global sales of over 6.5 million.
The first movie, High School Musical, made its debut in January
2006 on Disney Channel U.S., and has now been seen by 250
million total viewers worldwide. It won two Emmy® Awards, a
DGA Award and a Television Critics Association Award, among
others. The quadruple platinum soundtrack was the #1 album of
2006. It was also the #1 TV movie on DVD for 2006 and became
a best-selling series of junior novels and a popular consumer
products franchise at mass retailers.
The Walt Disney Company’s
$750 Million Medium-Term Note
Issuance Rated ‘A’
Toy Story Trio Goes...
On December 3, 2007, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
assigned its ‘A’ rating to the $750 million issue of 4.7%
medium-term notes due 2012 offered by The Walt Disney
Company.
All ratings affected by this rating action can be found on
Standard & Poor’s public Web site at
www.standardandpoors.com.
The Walt Disney Studios is taking the latest advances in digital
3-D technology “to infinity and beyond” with ambitious plans
to debut new Disney Digital 3-D™ versions of Disney-Pixar’s
Toy Story on October 2nd, 2009, and Toy Story 2 on February
12th, 2010, it was recently announced. Both of these animated
features are being newly converted to 3-D in advance of the June
18th, 2010 release of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3, which is being
produced as a 3-D motion picture and will represent the state-ofthe-art for the genre. Veteran Pixar filmmaker Lee Unkrich (codirector Toy Story 2) is directing.
Disney’s High School Musical
Stars Head to the Big Screen
All principal cast members from Disney’s High School Musical
– Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel,
Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman – will be reunited on the big
screen for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming feature film, High
School Musical 3: Senior Year, it was recently announced.
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker John Lasseter (director of
the first two Toy Story films and chief creative officer for Disney
and Pixar Animation Studios) will personally oversee the creative
side of the 3-D conversions for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 with his
acclaimed team.
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High-Definition Successor to
DVD to Be Showcased in New
Cities across North America
Ratatouille and ‘No Country’
Score at the Oscars
Ratatouille, the critically acclaimed
computer-animated feature from
Following overwhelming consumer and media response of Blu-ray
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar
technology being the leading format of choice for home entertainAnimation Studios, recently won the
ment - Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Panasonic
Oscar® for ‘Best Animated Feature
Electronics recently announced the official extension of Disney’s
Film of the Year’ at the 80th Annual
Magical Blu-ray Tour to visit seven additional North American
Academy Awards ceremony after recities in 2008.
ceiving five nominations, the most ever
for a Disney/Pixar film.
Blu-ray Mall Tour Schedule
Miramax’s No Country
for Old Men won four
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Nashville, TN February 28 - March 1
‘Best Motion Picture of the Year.’
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March 7-9
Other winners include Daniel Day-Lewis, who won Flat Iron Crossing
Denver, CO
March 14-16
for Best Actor in Miramax’s There Will Be Blood.
UNITY 2008 Convention Chicago, IL
July 23-27
Javier Bardem won Best Supporting Actor for his
work in No Country for Old Men, and Joel And Ethan Coen won
For the Q1 FY08 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay honors, also for No
Release Slate, please see Pages 9 and 10.
Country for Old Men. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be
Blood are co-productions with Paramount Vantage.
For the Q1 FY08 Walt Disney Studios Release Slate, please
turn to Page 9.
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Walt Disney Records Gets the Party
Started with Hannah Montana 2
Non-Stop Dance Party
Walt Disney Studios Home
Entertainment Rolls into 2008
with Blu-ray™
Walt Disney Records threw a full-on non-stop dance party with the
release of the Hannah Montana 2 Non-Stop Dance Party CD on
January 29, 2008.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) recently
announced an exciting new line-up of Blu-ray initiatives in
2008, an ever-expanding Blu-ray slate and new technologicaladvancements in bonus feature materials, all which guarantee a
superior high-definition home entertainment experience.
For the first time ever, Disney will begin releasing its treasured
animated classics on Platinum Edition Blu-ray Disc™ launching
with Sleeping Beauty in the fall of 2008.
Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo Blu-ray Disc will debut the first
Cine-Explore featuring full motion picture-in-picture (BonusView).
Finding Nemo will also feature an all-new enhanced home theater
mix in 7.1 surround sound.
As part of its continued worldwide Blu-ray release strategy, Disney
will be announcing the addition of many exciting movie titles to
their 2008 Blu-ray line-up in North America, Europe and Asia.
Following up on last summer’s #1 Billboard 200 release:
Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus two disc set – and on the
phenomenally successful 70-date Best of Both Worlds Tour – the
Hannah Montana
2 Non-Stop
Dance Party CD
is a fresh mix of
the complete
hits from
the Hannah
Montana
2 disc,
remixed
into one
continuous
dance
party mix.
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News
from
Disney Theatrical Productions
Live Productions of High School
Musical Fill Stages and Arenas
Around The World
While High School Musical 2 on DVD continues to fly off shelves
and High School Musical 3 gets ready to roll for the cameras,
Disney Theatrical Group has audiences flocking to live stage and
ice productions around the world in record numbers.
High School Musical On Tour!, which officially opened in Chicago
on August 1, 2007, has just announced more domestic dates. By
the end of 2008, High School Musical On Tour!, produced by
Disney Theatrical Productions, will
have played 42 cities in over 60 weeks.
Visit www.highschoolmusicalontour.com.
High School Musical: The Ice Tour, which incorporates both
the story and music from High School Musical and High School
Musical 2, continues to do sell-out business in both the US and
abroad, reaching over 1.8 million guests around the globe since
its premiere on August 31st. Based upon this success, the US tour
will be extended through May of 2009.
On the international front, the show will return to the UK next
year. In other territories, the show has completed successful
engagements in Italy, Spain and Mexico.
Visit http://disney.go.com/disneylive/highschoolmusical/.
Disney’s The Lion King Continues
to Roar Across the Globe
Disney’s The Lion King, now in its eleventh year on Broadway,
continues to dominate the theatrical landscape across the globe.
With over 45 million audience members worldwide to date, the
theatrical life of Disney’s biggest stage hit seems to have no end in
sight.
The Johannesburg production of The Lion King recently concluded
its historic South African run at The Teatro at Montecasino on
February 17th, marking the closing of the longest-running stage
production in South African history.
Disney Theatrical Group also recently announced that after an
unprecedented six seasons of touring two companies of The Lion
King, one of the two record-setting tours would complete its final
stop in Milwaukee, WI on March 2. As demand for the production
remains strong, the second tour will continue indefinitely. Together
the two tours have played to a combined audience of over 10
million people to date since the two tours began.
For more information, visit http://www.lionkingtour.com.
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News From
News From
ABC Television Network
NBA Forms New China Entity
The National Basketball Association recently announced the
formation of NBA China, a new entity that will conduct all of the
league’s businesses in Greater China.
ABC Entertainment Picks Up
Nine Series for Next Season
On February 11th, ABC Entertainment announced pickups for
nine of its most popular shows, returning broadcast television’s
most successful fall series. ABC Entertainment ordered episodes
of Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money,
Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Samantha
Who? and Ugly Betty.
On average during Fall 2007 (10 complete weeks: 9/24-12/2/07),
ABC was the No. 1 network among Adults 18-49, delivering the
top position in the key young adult sales demo on 7 of the first 10
weeks of the season and ranking No. 1 during the November Sweep
for the third consecutive year. In addition, ABC claimed eight of the
Top 20 highest-rated TV shows among young adults during the fall,
including five of the Top 10 freshman series.
Five strategic partners will invest $253 million to acquire 11% of
the company in preferred equity. The strategic partners are ESPN,
Bank of China Group Investment, Legend Holdings Limited, Li Ka
Shing Foundation and China Merchants Investments.
Tim Chen, the former CEO of Microsoft Greater China, joined
the NBA on October 15, 2007, and will lead the new entity as
its CEO. NBA China will be governed by a Board of Directors
that will include representatives of the strategic investors as well
as Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon, Minnesota Timberwolves
owner Glen Taylor and NBA executives Adam Silver, Deputy
Commissioner and COO, Heidi Ueberroth, President of Global
Marketing Partnerships and International Business Operations, and
Commissioner Stern.
The NBA has interacted with Chinese basketball for decades,
including first hosting the Chinese National team in 1985 and
regularly providing training for the Team through U.S. coaching
clinics, exhibition matches and an invitation to the 2007 NBA
Summer League. The NBA currently has relationships with 51
Chinese telecasters including a partnership of more than 20 years
with national broadcaster CCTV, has organized hundreds of touring
basketball events for fans and currently maintains 16 marketing
partnerships with a combination of Chinese-based corporations and
U.S.-based multinationals.
ESPN.com Enters
Content Agreement with
Major League Gaming
ESPN.com, the leading online sports destination, recently
announced it has entered a content agreement with Major
League Gaming (MLG), the leading professional video game
league. ESPN will serve as a primary outlet for news about
MLG, providing extensive digital coverage of MLG’s 2008 Pro
Circuit Competitions, including exclusive streamed matches,
pro player interviews, and scores and stats. Additionally, MLG
will host ESPN co-branded online video game tournaments.
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ESPN Winter X Games 12
Sets Records for Exposure
Across Multiple Outlets
News From
Disney Cable Networks
A record number of fans consumed the extensive Winter
X Games 12 content featured across ESPN’s many global
ESPN and ABC distribution platforms, including television,
Internet, iPod and more. The multimedia offerings provided
complete coverage of the world’s leading winter action sports
competition, held January 24-27 in Aspen, Colorado, to fans
everywhere.
• Television: Winter X Games 12 was ESPN’s most-watched
Winter X Games in history.
• Internet: EXPN.com and ESPN360.com offered more than
40 hours of live online programming. EXPN.com grew its
daily unique visitors by 288% over the audience recorded
during the 2006 Winter X Games.
• Mobile - ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN MVP: ESPN Mobile
TV offered 25 hours of live Winter X Games 12 coverage.
• ESPN International: Winter X Games 12, for the first
time, aired live in Australia, New Zealand, Israel,
Africa and the Middle East. The event appeared on ESPN’s
International networks in more than 121 countries and
territories in Latin America, the Pacific Rim, the Middle
East and Africa.
• Content was also available on iTunes, Interactive mosaic
application on DISH Network and Xbox Live.
Playhouse Disney Gives
Preschoolers a Greener
Start to the New Year
Playhouse Disney
recently announced
it is joining forces
with the Preschool Learning
Alliance on
the biggest
ever trial of
educational
materials to teach
preschoolers about
the environment
through play. The
trial will see 7,300
nurseries receive a
free pack as part of
Playhouse Disney’s
Playing for the Planet
campaign launched earlier
last year.
The move follows new independent research*, which found that
3 out of 4 parents (74%) believe the subject of the environment
should be included on the preschool curriculum.
Interstitials regarding the program can be viewed at
playhousedisney.co.uk/playingfortheplanet.
*Gfk NOP surveyed 2000 adults via omnibus on the 4th to 6th and
11th to 13th May 2007
The Walt
News From
Disney Internet Group
Walt Disney Internet Group
Acquires iParenting Media
The Walt Disney Internet Group has acquired iParenting Media
(www.iParenting.com) in a move that adds to its already
strong line-up of family-targeted Web properties within
Disney Online, including Disney Family.com, FamilyFun.com
and Wondertime.com. With the acquisition, Disney Online
gains iParenting’s vast resources, quality content and vibrant
community that serves families, young parents and parents-tobe in English and Spanish. iParenting’s content and services
will be integrated into Disney’s network of family targeted
sites.
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Disney Parks to Create
Attraction based on
Pop Culture Phenomenon
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will create an American
Idol attraction that will bring the television and pop culture
phenomenon to life at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
The attraction, slated to debut in late 2008, will be located at
Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park and will follow the model
of the high-energy show. Disney guests will be able to experience
the challenge of auditioning, the rush of performing on stage in
competition, or the thrill of judging the performances in a live
interactive entertainment setting with all the glitz and glamour of
the distinctive American Idol set.
Stars Live Out Their
Disney Fantasies
From Never Land to flying carpets to the forested domain of
an Indian princess, stars travel to their very own Fantasylands
in a new round of celebrity images from famed photographer
Annie Leibovitz. Stars in the new images include Jennifer
Lopez (Jasmine) and husband Marc Anthony (Aladdin), Whoopi
Goldberg (Genie), Gisele Bündchen (Wendy Darling), Mikhail
Baryshnikov (Peter Pan), Tina Fey (Tinker Bell) and Jessica Biel
(Pocahontas).
The new images continue the “Disney Dream Portrait Series” of
celebrity photography produced by Leibovitz as Disney Parks
extends, through 2008, its “Year of a Million Dreams” celebration
on both coasts. Leibovitz’s images capture the transformational
power of Disney dreams during a celebration that invites visitors
to live out their own Disney dreams as never before at California’s
Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World resorts.
For information about “The Year of a Million Dreams” celebration,
visit disneyparks.com.
Disneyland Resort to showcase
Innoventions Dream Home
The Disneyland Resort recently announced a five-year alliance
with Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home builder Taylor Morrison
to showcase integrated digital technologies for the home in the
immersive, story-telling experiences. The alliance includes
the design and development of the new Innoventions Dream
Home attraction, a 5,000+ sq. ft. home belonging to the fictional
Elias family, scheduled to open in May in Tomorrowland at the
Disneyland Resort.
Keeping with Walt’s vision of bringing cutting-edge and inspiring
ideas to Tomorrowland, the Innoventions Dream Home will
introduce Disneyland guests to newly available technology from
the participating companies that will enhance their lives today,
while providing them a glimpse of the emerging digital advances
they may find in their homes in the future.
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Disney Interactive Studios Names
Jean-Marcel Nicolai as Senior Vice
President, Global Production
Disney Interactive Studios recently announced the addition of
Jean-Marcel Nicolai to its executive team as senior vice president,
global production. He will oversee Disney’s worldwide video game
production including the company’s five internal development
studios, externally developed projects and future studio expansion.
Nicolai will be based at headquarters in Glendale, Calif. reporting
to Graham Hopper, executive vice president and general manager.
this season’s must-have gift lists. Sales of Disney video games,
book titles and electronics inspired by Disney Channel hits High
School Musical and Hannah Montana have been ahead of last year
at key retailers and online at DisneyShopping.com. Joining these
tween-targeted holiday hits were best-selling toys including Pat Pat
Rocket from Disney Channel’s hit Playhouse Disney series Little
Einsteins, and the Disney Flix VideoCam, each of which sold out
several times during the 2007 shopping season.
The Cars craze that began with the release of the Disney/Pixar
blockbuster, continued driving sales through the 2007 holiday
shopping season. More than 53 million die casts have shipped
to date and Cars is now the #1 selling licensed party pattern for
two years running. Lightning McQueen-themed Crocs and Carsthemed furniture, bedding and room décor were also top sellers in
2007. Cars was the #1 best selling toy property in the US vehicles
category for 2007, according to the NPD Group.
Nicolai comes to Disney Interactive Studios after seven years with
Atari, the U.S. division of Infogrames Entertainment, where he
was responsible for leading and managing five internal studios,
external product development, production support and technology
development in the dual role of senior vice president, product
development and chief technology officer. Under his executive
purview, Atari delivered titles such as Test Drive Unlimited, Never
Winter Nights, Dragon Ball Z®, and The Matrix: Path of Neo™.
THQ Announces Plans to Launch
Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E Across
All Major Gaming Systems
Disney’s 2007 Holiday Best
Sellers Top Consumer Wish Lists
Hannah Montana and High School Musical-Themed Video Games,
Book Titles and Electronics Join Toys from Cars, Disney Princess
and Little Einsteins as Season’s Most Popular Gifts
With the conclusion of the recent holiday shopping season,
tweens and families made it clear that Disney was at the top of
THQ recently announced plans to release the WALL-E video game
in conjunction with the film’s theatrical debut from Disney/Pixar
in the summer of 2008. WALL-E is anticipated to launch across
all major gaming systems including the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, PSP® system, Wii™ home video game
system, Nintendo DS™, Windows PC and Mac, as well as wireless
devices.
WALL-E is expected to release this summer and will mark THQ’s
next installment in the company’s well-established and successful
association with Disney/Pixar.
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W alt D isney S tudios Q2 FY08 R elease S late
Title
Q2 FY08
Studio
Date
Hannah Montana: Disney
2/1/08
Best of Both Worlds
Step Up 2
Touchstone
2/14/08
City of Men
Miramax
2/29/08
College Road Trip
Disney
3/7/08
Prom Night*
Miramax
Q2
Title
Primeval
Bridge to Terabithia
Wild Hogs
The Lookout
Meet the Robinsons
Q2 FY07
Studio
Hollywood
Disney
Touchstone
Miramax
Disney
* Miramax will not distribute domestically.
Date
1/12/07
2/16/07
3/2/07
3/30/07
3/30/07
W alt D isney S tudios H ome E ntertainment
Q2 FY08 R elease S late
Q2 FY08
Q2 FY07
Title
Date
Title
The Game Plan
Hannah Montana: One In A Million
Snow Buddies
Aristocats: Special Edition
Becoming Jane
Gone Baby Gone
101 Dalmations
No Country for Old Men
Dan in Real Life
Enchanted
1/22/08
The Night Listener
1/29/08
The Guardian
2/5/08
Cinderella III
2/5/08
The Prestige
2/12/08
Peter Pan
2/12/08
3/4/08
3/11/08
3/11/08
3/18/08
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Date
1/9/07
1/23/07
2/6/07
2/20/07
3/6/07
Walt Disney Studios Blu ray Release Schedule
Day and date release with DVD
North America
Title
The Rock
Con Air
The Game Plan
Crimson Tide Gone Baby Gone Becoming Jane The Rookie Dan In Real Life
Enchanted
Hidalgo
Coyote Ugly: The Double Shot Edition Unbreakable The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
National Treasure: Collector’s Edition Banner
Hollywood Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Hollywood Pictures
Miramax
Miramax Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Date
January 8
January 8
January 22
February 5
February 12
February 12
March 4
March 11
March 18
spring 2008
spring 2008
spring 2008
spring 2008
spring 2008
Europe/Australia
Title
The Recruit Dark Water
Underdog Starsky & Hutch Coyote Ugly
The Rookie Hidalgo
Gone Baby Gone Signs
There Will Be Blood Shall We Dance Ladder 49 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
National Treasure: Collector’s Edition The Game Plan
Unbreakable
Banner
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Buena Vista
Touchstone Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures Miramax
Touchstone Pictures
Miramax
Miramax
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures Touchstone Pictures
Date
January 2008
February 2008
February 2008
February 2008
March 2008
March 2008
April 2008
April 2008
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
summer 2008
summer 2008
Title
Hollywoodland The Rookie
Hidalgo
Meet The Robinsons
Starsky & Hutch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Coyote Ugly National Treasure: Collector’s Edition
Unbreakable
Signs
Banner
Miramax
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Buena Vista
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures
Date
February 2008
April 2008
April 2008
April 2008
April 2008
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
summer 2008
summer 2008
Japan
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12/29/2008
# Subscribers
(in millions)
United States (a)
United Kingdom
France
Germany (k)
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Middle East (e)
Scandinavia (d)
South Africa (i)
Poland (j)
Turkey
Asia (b)
Australia (g)
India (h)
Taiwan
Japan (f)
Korea (l)
Latin America (c)
Int’l Sub-Total
Worldwide Total
94.8
8.9
4.3
2.4
4.3
2.0
0.3
0.4
4.2
1.5
2.4
0.9
2.3
2.7
5.2
5.7
3.9
2.5
17.3
71.2
166.0
12/30/2007
6/30/2008
# Subscribers
(in millions)
89.7
8.8
1.9
2.4
3.8
2.1
0.3
0.3
3.2
1.3
1.3
N/A
2.1
3.0
3.4
5.4
4.7
11.3
55.3
145.0
# Nielsen Households
(in millions)
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN Classic ESPNEWS 96.7
96.3
62.8
63.0
7/1/2007
# Nielsen Households
(in millions)
92.3
91.8
64.4
54.3 full-time
Other Cable Properties
6/30/2008
A & E Channel
Lifetime Channel
The History Channel
E! Entertainment (k)
A & E International (c)
Toon Disney
Lifetime Movie Channel
SOAPnet
Style (k) Biography History Int’l
Lifetime Real Women (c)
# Nielsen Households
(in millions)
96.1
96.3
95.3
0.0
93.0
67.6
58.3
67.4
0.0
47.3
46.9
9.3
7/1/2007
# Nielsen Households
(in millions)
91.6
91.8
91.1
89.4
76.0
58.5
52.2
55.8
44.2
41.2
40.8
16.1
ABC Family Channels
3/31/2008
ABC Family
Jetix Europe (c)
Jetix
Latin America (c)
# Subscribers
(in millions)
95.3
50.6
18.9
4/1/2007
# Subscribers
(in millions)
91.0
46.2
14.6
(a) Nielsen households; International Disney Channels reflect reported subscribers.
(b) Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
(c) Not tracked by Nielsen
(d) Channel launched 28 February 2003. Includes Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Aug ‘05 launched on Teledenmark, Canal Digital, and in Finland
(e) Estimated data
(f) Channel launched 18 Nov 2003. (g) Numbers include New Zealand territory following launch in December 03. (h) Channel launched 17 Dec 04. (i) Channel launched 25 September 2006
(j) Channel launched 02 December 2006.
(k) E! was sold on 11/21/06. Style is part of E! consolidated networks.
(l) Korea separately stated from Japan starting FY’08
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conditions and consumer preferences. Such developments may affect assumptions regarding the operations of the business of
The Walt Disney Company including, among other things, the performance of the company’s theatrical and home entertainment
releases, expenses of providing medical and pension benefits, and demand for products and performance of some or all company
businesses either directly or through their impact on those who distribute our products. Additional factors that may affect results
are set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Walt Disney Company for the year ended September 29, 2007 under the
heading “Item 1A—Risk Factors“and subsequent filings. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to equivalent GAAP
financial measures are available on Disney’s Investor Relations website.
February 28, 2008 – Burbank, CA
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