Search Current Auditions
|
|
Search Current Auditions
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||
Submit yourself to tens of Auditions now! Spending hours and not finding the acting jobs & modeling jobs you need? Find modeling auditions, casting calls & acting auditions, all in one place. Stop spending hours searching for casting & auditions. Submit yourself to casting calls & auditions -- Get a call when a casting director wants you. ExploreTalent is #1, most visited by agencies, agents & casting directors. Join Explore Talent now find open calls, acting audition, Pageants agents Jumpstart your acting and modeling career | Explore Talent The World's Leading Talent Website! Models - Actors - Auditions - Casting |
|
" Eisner defended his management team: "The criticisms you have just heard are fundamentally wrong," he said to applause "However, taking all these factors into account, we believe the action we have taken today is in the best long-term interest of the shareholders of the company The men have vowed to continue their fight to oust Eisner Major institutional shareholders have been critical of Eisner's autocratic management style and what they say is a subpar record of creating value for Disney's shareholders over the past several years In an interview with ABC's "Nightline" program Wednesday, Eisner, 61, acknowledged the vote against him: "I do not belittle a large withhold vote com "Michael Eisner must leave now," Gold said Eisner, who chaired the meeting, showed little emotion, even as Gold and Roy Disney took the stage and called for his firing com Walt Disney Co It's a disservice to cast members as well as shareholders disney Disney Splits CEO, Chairman Positions Mar 4, 10:27 AM EST Frustrated Disney shareholders spoke with a loud voice, and the company responded by stripping CEO Michael Eisner of his chairman's title â€â€? a move unlikely to quell the grumbles among many of the 43 percent who voted to withhold their support for Eisner â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Roy Disney and Stanley Gold protest site: http://www Analysts had said that in the face of the votes, Disney's board either had to split the chairman and CEO jobs, do nothing, or fire Eisner, who has served as Disney's chairman and CEO since 1984 "We see today's meeting as a first step toward saving the company We heard our shareholders who seemed to be interested in that, so we went ahead and did it," he said savedisney Eisner is keeping his job as CEO, and the board reiterated its approval for his leadership and the company's strategy 9 million votes from Eisner, called for his resignation Yet the change in management structure came only hours after a stunning number of Disney shareholders â€â€? nearly half â€â€? did not support Eisner's re-election to the board , saying it would serve no purpose to reconsider an offer already dismissed as too low "We should have been considering, and getting our company into contemporary governance and we did it today The two hailed the vote and said it was a clear indication Eisner should go Disney's shares were up 17 cents at $26 Shareholders, following the advice of Roy Disney and Gold, also withheld more than 20 percent of their votes from two other board members: Judith Estrin and John Bryson 82 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange Mitchell has been criticized by Gold and Roy Disney as being too close to Eisner and not independent enough because his law firm had worked for Disney in the past Mitchell, a former senator from Maine, may also prove to be a controversial choice Although the action curbs Eisner's control over Disney and addresses the concerns of corporate governance groups who had called for the change, it won't satisfy the company's most vocal critics, ex-board members Stanley Gold and Roy E Also Wednesday, Disney's board rejected a renewed overture from cable television giant Comcast Corp "The level of the vote makes it clear that investors have a lot of more on their minds than just the splitting of the position 11 terrorist attacks "The board loves this company " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? AP Business Writers Seth Sutel and Rachel Beck in New York contributed to this report " He also portrayed the jobs split as the result of wider reforms in corporate America In its statement, the board said it understood that investors were concerned about more than just the issue of separating the chairman and CEO positions "And there are obviously certain people that are not happy with me personally, I guess," Eisner added "We are aware that some voted for an immediate change in management and in the board," the statement said "I believe you have just heard rhetoric from our critics that frankly replaces reason We are seeking real and meaningful change : http://www His voice a bit hoarse, Eisner briefly defended himself and his fellow managers, saying he enjoyed an "excellent relationship" with the dissident board members until they disagreed with his handling of the company after the Sept Disney's board met late Wednesday and voted unanimously to sever the roles of chairman and chief executive, naming director George Mitchell as nonexecutive chairman " "I love this company," Eisner said They also want Eisner to be more accountable to the board of directors and a clear succession strategy put in place " Gold and Disney went slightly over the 15 minutes they were allotted at the meeting to present their case against Eisner, saying it was not sufficient for the company simply to split the roles of chairman and CEO The board's action followed a long shareholders meeting marked by cheers and standing ovations for former board members Gold and Roy Disney, who have waged a bitter three-month campaign to oust Eisner " Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisory firm that had recommended its large investor clients withhold their votes from Eisner, said the Disney board's change was welcome, but insufficient Early investor reaction to the changes was positive but muted " Earlier Wednesday, the nation's largest public pension fund, which withheld its 9 "Stanley felt we weren't listening," Eisner said " Eisner acknowledged that the performance of Disney's ABC network was "disappointing," but he also told shareholders that Disney has "the management skills and creative talent to continue its growth path And we are all passionate about the output of this company Shareholders withheld 24 percent of their votes from his re-election Wednesday â€â€? the second highest total after Eisner Disney "If the Disney board believes this is the silver bullet to fix all the problems, they are sort of mistaken," said Cheryl Gustitus, an ISS spokeswoman "This discontent is too wide and way too deep in the marketplace, and it has led us to believe that Eisner should go and the board should get quickly to work on planning for an orderly transition," said Sean Harrigan, president of the board of administration of the California Public Employees Retirement System "We felt we were listening and not agreeing 18 5 7 (3) "ER," NBC, 20 (16) "Law & Order," NBC, 17 (X) "Baseball Division Series: Chicago at Atlanta, Game 5," Fox, 15 (16) "Cold Case," CBS, 14 million viewers 5 million viewers (4) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 20 10 19 16 (7) "NFL Monday Night Football: Green Bay at Chicago," ABC, 17 17 (13) "Without a Trace," CBS, 15 4 million viewers 7 million viewers (25) "Still Standing," CBS, 13 (9) "Scrubs," NBC, 17 4 million viewers (8) "Survivor: Pearl Islands," CBS, 19 (21) "The King of Queens," CBS, 13 (2) "Friends," NBC, 22 (14) "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," ABC, 15 2 3 million viewers 4 9 4 million viewers 3 million viewers (15) "NFL Monday Showcase," ABC, 15 3 million viewers (11) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 16 6 (16) "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," NBC, 14 5 million viewers 5 (11) "The West Wing," NBC, 16 2 million viewers 20 2 million viewers 2 million viewers (9) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 17 11 Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses 13 (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 26 12 (6) "Will & Grace," NBC, 16 1 Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings Oct 7, 4:04 PM EST Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept 6 million viewers 15 5 million viewers 8 million viewers 14 3 million viewers An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation 7 million viewers 29-Oct 8 3 7 million viewers 8 million viewers |
Related Sites: Auditions 319 - Auditions 319 - Casting Calls 104 - Casting Audition 336 Other Subdomain Names: -- template -- -- hollywood creative directory -- foundry art -- how to find auditions -- artist biography -- Casting call-- auditions -- -- castcall -- orchestra audition -- acting loft -- Auditions for Movies -- Auditions for Movies -- casting -- -- voice over -- modeling classes -- Female Print -- foundry art -- the actors studio-- filmcasting -- -- cast models -- modeling jobs -- showcasing -- next big star -- esp-- casting-calls -- -- talent auditions -- artist's -- russian model -- opera auditions -- paper casting-- opencastingcalls -- -- Screenwriters -- hollywood creative directory -- voice auditions -- music audition -- hollywood creative directory-- castingcall -- -- young performers -- male models -- blonde models -- hollywood actresses -- foundry service-- audition -- -- rap artist -- Screenwriters -- modeling agent -- show biz kids -- demo reels-- tryouts -- -- modeling agent -- Cue Card -- backstage -- how to find auditions -- sag-- castingauditions -- -- breakdowns -- Performance Royalties -- blonde models -- musical artist -- film actors-- openauditions -- -- choir auditions -- film making -- star movie -- breakdowns -- foundry art-- acting -- -- Show businesses -- fordmodeling -- teenage models -- casting supplies -- artist magazine-- photographer -- -- Open Casting Call -- fordmodeling -- hollywood actresses -- voiceover -- casting supplies-- agent -- -- hollywood talent -- casting supplies -- audition music -- Female Print -- hollywood talent-- modelagency -- -- Female Print -- showbusiness -- web foundry -- calls cast -- teenage models-- extras -- -- talent scout -- foundry service -- modeling websites -- models -- talent search-- hotmodel -- -- top model -- choir auditions -- film casting -- acting extra -- showcase-- model -- -- famous actresses -- foundry art -- acting -- the stage -- Performance Royalties-- pageants -- -- hand modeling -- web foundry -- fresh sound -- web foundry -- how to find auditions-- pagents -- -- talent search -- music audition -- talent scout -- actors guild -- showcase-- baby-modeling -- -- entervision -- casting -- making it in hollywood -- digital filmmaking -- modeling schools -- child-model -- -- Open Call -- film casting -- choir auditions -- talent scout -- ny casting-- how-to-become-a-model -- -- sag -- Auditions tips -- star casting -- esp -- Open Casting Call-- fashion-model -- -- to be a movie star -- Props -- dance auditions -- musical theater auditions -- audition pieces-- Fashion -- -- film making -- the stage -- film casting -- Show businesses -- Screenwriting-- auditions-acting -- -- Showbizjobs -- next big star -- showbusiness -- orchestra audition -- fordmodeling -- modeling-agency -- -- making it in hollywood -- acting -- modeling for kids -- cloutier -- artist's-- model-agencies -- -- talent auditions -- Auditions tips -- voice over -- esp -- male models-- model-search -- -- Auditions tips -- famous actresses -- voice over -- the actors studio -- Props-- actor -- -- castcall -- pagents -- audition music -- famous dancers -- glamour models gone-- modeling-agencies -- -- calls cast -- acting loft -- actresses -- talent search -- Auditions tips-- become-a-model -- -- directing -- star casting -- midwest talent -- modeling for kids -- publicist-- models-wanted -- -- Performance Royalties -- how to find auditions -- Performance Royalties -- hollywood creative directory -- Casting call-- screen-actors-guild-actor -- -- calls cast -- acting loft -- backstage -- auditions -- young performers-- acting-for-kids -- -- blonde models -- Auditions tips -- blonde models -- publicist -- web foundry-- broadway-auditions -- -- modeling classes -- artist magazine -- star movie -- dance auditions -- show biz kids-- theatre-auditions -- -- calls cast -- sag -- showcase -- ny casting -- voice over-- dancing-schools -- -- actors guild -- erotic models -- artist pictures -- latina models -- casting supplies-- web-models -- -- sag -- los angeles open casting call -- talent scout -- models -- foundry service-- modeling-auditions -- -- publicist -- calls cast -- Auditions for Movies -- modeling websites -- los angeles open casting call -- explore-talent -- -- the stage -- latin models -- modeling jobs -- modeling schools -- voice auditions |
