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David Rosenthal
FollowCo-host of the Acquired podcast on company histories
The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from David Rosenthal, updated daily.
25 days ago
Aug 28
Disney's Biggest Swings and Misses, Plus Iger vs. Eisner—With the Acquired Guys
Matt is joined by the hosts of the Acquired podcast, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, to discuss their two-part series on the history of The Walt Disney Company.
The Town with Matt Belloni
6 weeks ago
Aug 11
‘Acquired’ podcast co-hosts on Disney-iHeartMedia deal, Disney+ growth and future of company
‘Acquired’ podcast co-hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal join 'Squawk Box' to discuss Disney's deal with iHeartMedia, Disney's foray into video podcasts, the company's Disney+ business, company…
CNBC
6 weeks ago
Aug 10
Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire
After nearly being broken up in 1984, Disney's Renaissance revived its animation flywheel, ESPN became a cash machine, and Bob Iger's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Fox built the…
Acquired
4 months ago
Jun 2
Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal in Conversation with Michael Grinich | Acquired Unplugged 2026
What do Hermes, Ferrari, Apple, and Google have in common? They leaned into what made them weird.
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