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In February 2006, Disney CEO Bob Iger initiated a trade with NBCUniversal in which a number of minor assets, including the rights to Oswald and the 27 shorts that Walt Disney had worked on, were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in exchange for sending sportscaster Al Michaels from Disney's ABC and ESPN to NBC Sports. [17]
Michaels had a bemused take on the "trade". After it was noted to Michaels that the Kansas City Chiefs gave the New York Jets a draft pick as compensation for releasing coach Herman Edwards from his contract, Michaels stated, "Oswald is definitely worth more than a fourth-round draft choice. I'm going to be a trivia answer someday."
In February 2006, NBCUniversal sold all the Disney-animated Oswald cartoons, along with the rights to the character himself, to The Walt Disney Company. In return, Disney released ABC sportscaster Al Michaels from his contract so he could work on NBC's recently acquired Sunday night NFL football package. Universal retained ownership of the ...
For the second year in a row, legendary broadcaster Al Michaels is being pursued by another company. Prior to the start of the 2020 season, ESPN tried to pull off a trade with NBC for Michaels.
Al Michaels. Network: Amazon Prime. Net worth: $40 million. Michaels, 77, has been on network TV since 1971, and his list of accomplishments is unrivaled. He has broadcast NFL games, the "Miracle ...
The post Al Michaels Contract Details Revealed: Fans React appeared first on The Spun. Per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, there was talk of Michaels doing only 11 of the 16 games, which is ...
Iger initiated a trade with NBC Universal that would allow Michaels to be released from his contract in exchange for the rights to Oswald and other minor assets. [12] Disney Interactive Studios was unable to secure a developer for the game until 2007 when Disney acquired Junction Point Studios, Warren Spector's company. [11]
On Tuesday afternoon, media insider Andrew Marchand had a significant report on veteran play-by-play man Al Michaels. According to Marchand, ESPN is reportedly making a run at the NBC star.