[Chat] Steve Burke is cool and should take over Disney instead of Thomas Staggs

[jcruise86]

Steve Burke is cool and he (not Thomas Staggs)
should take over Disney
after Iger resigns in March of 2015

From Wikipedia:

Stephen B. "Steve" Burke (born August 14, 1958)^[1] is Executive Vice President of Comcast and CEO / President of NBC Universal.^[2] Burke is a director at JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway.^[3]
Since he joined Comcast as President of Comcast Cable in 1998, Comcast has become the largest cable company, largest residential internet service provider, third largest phone company in America and launched a wireless business. Burke led Comcast to leadership in multi-platform video entertainment distribution, including the Company's industry changing video on demand platform and online video offerings. He has been praised for leading the highly successful integration of AT&T Broadband with Comcast.^[4]
Prior to Comcast, Burke served with The Walt Disney Companyas President of ABC Broadcasting. He joined in January 1986, where he helped to develop and found The Disney Stores.^[5] In 1992, he moved to Euro Disney S.A., where, as President and Chief Operating Officer, he helped to lead a comprehensive restructuring effort. [End of excerpt]

[explodingboy]

Re: Steve Burke is cool and should take over Disney instead of Thomas Staggs

Seems as though his time has already come and gone, no?

[jcruise86]

Steve Burke should take over Disney instead of Thomas Staggs

^No, explodingboy, his time has not come and gone.

Thomas Staggs has zero experience in entertainment involving stories, other than rides,
while Steve Burke is helping to run a TV network and a movie studio,
and has presided over the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando.
I'd feel better if he were leading the move of Marvel and (more) Star Wars into Disney's resorts.

[swampymarsh]

Re: Steve Burke is cool and should take over Disney instead of Thomas Staggs

Steve Burke also has experience with fighting Disney over its channel pricing and trying to take it over to split it apart.