Steve Jobs’ Magic Kingdom

BW has a rah-rah cover story about Steve Jobs and the Apple-Pixar deal. The basic premise: Iger’s assets and Jobs’ vision could prove a potent combination. They’ve already shown how they can experiment in new areas and then create enough consumer excitement that others are compelled to follow.

“t’s not hard to imagine a day when you could fire up your Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV and watch Net-only spin-offs of popular TV shows from Disney’s ABC (NYSE: DIS) Inc. (DIS ). Or use your Apple iPhone to watch Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s video blog, delivered via Disney’s ESPN Inc…Disney could decide to push hard toward distributing more of its content directly over the Internet rather than relying on cable companies or movie theaters.”

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