Disney, now embroiled in a board-room squabble and takeover fight, was once considered a technology leader but it has been a straggler in the digital era.

Disney's own digital divide

news analysis The company's failure to capitalize on the digital revolution in entertainment is a key factor in the company's vulnerability to the hostile takeover bid by cable giant Comcast.
February 11, 2004

Dreams of big media

perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the proposed Comcast-Disney combo is just another in a line of big power grabs that rob consumers of alternatives.
February 12, 2004

Comcast targets Disney for takeover

update The cable TV giant makes a surprise bid to merge with Walt Disney, a deal that could create one of the largest media and distribution companies in the world.
February 11, 2004

Comcast: Growing a family empire

The Roberts family has built Comcast from a tiny Mississippi network into one of the world's most ambitious media and technology companies.
February 11, 2004

Comcast's letter to Disney

The text of the letter outlining Comcast's proposal to merge with Walt Disney, sent by company CEO Brian Roberts to Disney counterpart Michael Eisner.
February 11, 2004

Disney deal to reshape on-demand media

commentary Without favoring Disney content, Comcast could use its proposed takeover of the entertainment company to jump-start video on demand and other services.
February 11, 2004

Related coverage

Microsoft, Disney partner on digital media

The alliance will see the two companies working closely together to develop digital media content and delivery systems.
February 9, 2004

AOL's unrequited cable love

An unfulfilled Comcast deal highlights the problems facing Web companies that are eager to bundle their services with powerful broadband providers.
January 26, 2004

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