Billionaire and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates is managing to stay pretty busy in his quasi-retirement from the software giant.

Usually, he is in the news through his philanthropic efforts to help poor countries around the world through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Recently, he got a lot of attention after losing his status as the world's richest man to Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu.

Acquisition highlights Disney's strategic focus on quality branded content, technological innovation and international expansion to build long-term shareholder value

--An investor conference call will take place at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT / 7:15 a.m. PDT August 31, 2009. Details for the call are listed in the release.