Michael Eisner faces a rough ride from investors as he tries to address the lacklustre performance of Disney's share price
Michael Eisner在投资者面前面临严峻挑战,他试图解决迪士尼股价表现不佳的问题
Profits have dropped every year since 1997
自1997年以来,利润逐年下降
And last year actually lost money
去年甚至出现了亏损
Theme park attendance continues its downward trend
主题公园的游客数量持续下滑
And ABC
而ABC
Disney's television company
迪士尼的电视公司
Has the lowest ratings of any of the big three American networks
在美国三大电视网中收视率最低
Last week a group of shareholders led by Herbert Denton met to discuss their concerns
上周,由Herbert Denton带领的一群股东开会讨论了他们的担忧
They want to see changes in Disney's boardroom
他们希望看到迪士尼董事会的变革
There are quite a few on board who are wonderfully
董事会中有不少人非常出色
Accomplished but not in corporate turnarounds
但在企业转型方面缺乏经验
We have
我们有
You know
你知道
A theological leader
一位神学领袖
We have an educator
一位教育家
We have an architect
还有一位建筑师
Etc
Etc
What I think is needed in these time and circumstances are industrial
我认为在此时此地需要的是工业领域的
Heavy
重量级
Heavy-duty industry grade turnaround types
重量级、工业级别的转型专家
Michael Eisner is likely to announce reduction in the size of the board but his own job is consider safe for now
迈克尔·艾斯纳可能会宣布缩减董事会规模,但他自己的职位目前被认为是安全的
There's been a lot of talk about Mr
关于艾斯纳先生
Eisner being in jeopardy
处境危险的讨论很多
I don't think that's the case
我不认为情况如此
I think his position is secure
我认为他的职位依然稳固
At least for the near term
至少短期内是这样
These are hard times for media executives
对于媒体高管来说,这是艰难的时刻
Many have recently lost their jobs
许多人最近失去了工作
And Eisner must be wondering how long he's got to work the Disney magic
而Eisner一定在思考,他还能施展迪士尼的魔法多久
Michelle Fleury
BBC News
New York
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