Possible Disney/Pixar merge could change content delivery

[Steve]

A merger between Walt Disney Co. and Pixar Animation Studios Inc. is on the cards, and with Steve Jobs at the head of Pixar, we could see a jump in the digital distribution of a number of types of content.

Jobs could conceivably exert his new-found influence at one of America's biggest content companies, which is home to ESPN, ABC-TV and Walt Disney Studios, to feed Apple's digital music and video download service iTunes.

Media companies have been wary about Internet-based delivery of content because of problems with piracy, while personal computer makers have been eager to obtain more content to spur their own sales.

[Reuters]

[kalniel]

Er, didn't Pixar split from Disney not so long ago?

[Funkstar]

they didn't so much as split, as they ended their distribution deal they had with Disney.

[Skinleech]

they didn't so much as split, as they ended their distribution deal they had with Disney.

And are also in discussions to mend the divide. Pixar split as Disney wanted to retain their high percentage of the profits.