Speaking on the companys fiscal third-quarterearningscall with Wall Street analysts, Iger also addressed potential partnerships forESPN.

Ka-ching!

we are still having conversations about it, Iger said about the potential ESPN team-up.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Disney CEO Bob IgerRicardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

But nothing to add.

Live programming, he said, has been an advertisers delight and an audiences delight in recent years.

Jill Goldsmith contributed to this report.

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