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There's huge value to our heritage. But it needs to be carefully balanced with innovation - and not just what is new today, but what will be new in the future.

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Disney Xtreme Digital (Disney XD), the broadband centerpiece of the new site, will allow guests to personalize their favorite Disney content as well as watch and share with others videos, including television shows and shorts; chat with friends, listen to music; create playlists; and enjoy a stunning array of games. Disney.com guests will also be able to access premium content through Disney XD, such as the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean Online massively multiplayer game, which is set to launch in 2007.

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Knowing the CES crowd had spent a day slogging through traffic gridlock, jetlag and hours of exhibit-strolling, Robert Iger came ready to wake them up. And Disney’s chief executive delivered, with a keynote packed with celebrity appearances, sneak previews, the unveiling of the new Disney.com and a spoof spoiler of ABC’s series Lost.

- Monday Night Keynote, CES Notebook - WSJ.Com, 01.08.07

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In his keynote speech at CES, Disney CEO Robert Iger gave a sneak peek of the new Disney.com site, which will launch later this month. The broadband centerpiece, called Disney XD, features both free and premium Disney video and games. Users can share videos, chat with friends in a social networking environment, listen to music, create playlists and play a “stunning array” of games.

- Iger reveals new Disney.com home page by Cory Bergman, Lost Remote, 01.08.07

Revamping Disney.com has been a No. 1 priority for Mr. Iger, who has sought to extend the Disney brand by embracing new digital media. But behind the revamping, analysts and others say there is an equally pressing issue facing Mr. Iger, one that many entertainment conglomerates may face in the coming years: Who should be running the company’s Internet properties?

Sometimes I forget that I'm part of something big.