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mcvuk.com - 11/3/2008

Could EA be a target for Disney? | Gaming Industry | News by MCV

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acquisition, arts, buyout, disney, ea, electronic, shares, takeover Could EA be a target for Disney? Ben Parfitt Today, 2:52pm Comments (4) Stock plummet leads The Wall Street Journal to speculate about ultra high-profile acquisition With its stock plummeting 17 per cent on the back of its poor ...

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Wall Street Journal - Disney could swallow up EA?!
GoNintendo — ... 40% premium, EA would cost $7.7 billion excluding the cash. Disney would be gutsy to step up during the current economic uncertainty. But it might be better than waiting for better times and paying top dollar.” - Wall Street Journal Wow…just think about that. EA has been trying to gobble up everyone in sight, and now they might be on the chopping block themselves! Disney definitely has the funds to make such an acquisition, but you could be sure that EA would not go without a fight. Link This entry was posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 am and is filed under ...

Disney Could Buy EA, says WSJ
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — ... assets include its sports games, such as Madden NFL , which would fit with Disney's ESPN cable network. Disney also could save at least part of the roughly $200 million it spends annually developing its own games." Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter doesn't see a deal like this happening, however. When asked for comment, he told GameDaily BIZ that it's "not [going to happen] in this environment" and he added that it's "not worth wasting breath about." Thanks to MCV for the tip