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...battle for the 401(k) market is expected to get nasty. "The competition is incredible right now. Incredible!" says Christopher Zyda, director of investments for the Walt Disney Co., who oversees $1.3 billion in 401(k) money for its employees. "We've looked at some of Fidelity's key competitors and realized that the fee structure has decreased significantly. As a result, we were able to negotiate a much better fee structure with Fidelity...
...prospect of three brand-new Star Wars movies that has Hollywood's studios salivating. The leading contenders appear to be Fox and Disney, although Steven Spielberg hopes he can prevail upon his old friend Lucas--the two made the Indiana Jones movies together--to give a big bang to Spielberg's new company, DreamWorks. Sources close to Lucas doubt he'll slip his babies into the untested DreamWorks distribution pipeline. A Fox executive adds that Lucas has a keen sense of competition with Spielberg and is eager for the original Star Wars to pass Jurassic Park at the box office...
Within the industry, however, their talents are hardly a mystery. Last spring Disney-ABC chief Michael Eisner tried to convince Carsey and Werner to take over the network's struggling entertainment division. They were tempted but said no, partly because it would have meant giving up their company and abandoning their new shows in the midst of development. The company, worth an estimated $1 billion, is growing fast, with a newly created distribution arm (two years ago, Carsey-Werner reacquired the domestic syndication rights for their biggest shows) and a fledgling movie division. Still, they don't rule...
Before her two-week stay at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, Turner and the 49 other state winners spent four days vacationing in Orlando, Fla., the home of Walt Disney World...
...Dining Services Director Michael P. Berry was exploring a whole new world at Disney, the search for his successor wasn't all hakuna matata...