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Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
22 Jun 2026 Acquired The Walt Disney Company
“In the better economics of not having to share too much on the back end or in merchandising fees, etc, with stars. And then I think really just like the ability of people to form deep, lasting relationships with the characters versus live action.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- The Walt Disney Company
Transcript context
…Yep. There really is something unique about animated IP in its timelessness, in the ever availability of its stars. In the better economics of not having to share too much on the back end or in merchandising fees, etc, with stars. And then I think really just like the ability of people to form deep, lasting relationships with the characters versus live action. And because Disney's always had animation in its core, that's what creates all this special IP. And it's all created in-house. You know, it's funny, I throw out Harry Potter. Universal doesn't own all of the rights to everything Harry Potter, but Disney for sure does own all the rights to everything Buzz Lightyear, and now that they own Pixar, or Aladdin, or Mickey Mouse. Like, this is true vertical integration.…
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