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==Post-Disney== On October 7, 2005, Eisner was a guest host for the ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'' talk show. His guests were [[John Travolta]] and his ex-boss, [[Barry Diller]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2005 |title=Episode dated 7 October 2005 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539078/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108234127/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539078/ |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |via=IMDb}}</ref> Impressed with Eisner's performance, [[CNBC]] President Mark Hoffman hired Eisner in early 2006 to host his own talk show, ''[[Conversations with Michael Eisner]]''. The show mostly featured CEOs, political leaders, artists and actors,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2016 |title=CNBC TV |url=https://www.cnbc.com/tv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126222117/https://www.cnbc.com/tv/ |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |website=CNBC}}</ref> until its cancellation in 2009. Eisner was also an executive producer of the show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petrecca |first=Laura |date=January 10, 2006 |title=Eisner to host CNBC show |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-01-10-eisner_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523083950/http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-01-10-eisner_x.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2011}}</ref> In March 2007, Eisner's investment firm, [[The Tornante Company]], launched a studio, [[Vuguru]], that produces and distributes videos for the Internet, portable media devices and cell phones. In October 2007, Eisner, through his Tornante Company investment firm, partnered with [[Madison Dearborn Partners]] in the acquisition of [[Topps|Topps Company]], the bubble-gum and collectibles firm. He produced a [[mockumentary]] style show about his takeover of the Topps Company, called "Back on Topps." In January 2022, he sold Topps to [[Fanatics (sports retailer)|Fanatics]] following its loss of the [[Major League Baseball]] licensing rights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faughnder |first=Ryan |date=4 January 2022 |title=Michael Eisner sells Topps sports trading card company after losing key licenses |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-01-04/michael-eisner-sell-topps-trading-card-company-after-losing-baseball-rights |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126025223/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-01-04/michael-eisner-sell-topps-trading-card-company-after-losing-baseball-rights |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> His investment firm has funded the critically acclaimed Netflix series ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lieberman |first=David |date=2015-09-22 |title=A Decade After Disney: Michael Eisner On 'BoJack Horseman', 'Star Wars', Donald Trump (And Bert Fields) – Deadline Q&A |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/michael-eisner-disney-bojack-horseman-netflix-star-wars-donald-trump-1201541095/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013211814/https://deadline.com/2015/09/michael-eisner-disney-bojack-horseman-netflix-star-wars-donald-trump-1201541095/ |archive-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> The College of Education at [[California State University, Northridge]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education |title=College of Education |date=February 7, 2013 |publisher=California State University, Northridge |access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> In 2009, Eisner used his own money to produce a [[claymation]] show called ''[[Glenn Martin, DDS]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The awful tooth |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/08/17/the-awful-tooth/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=Boston Herald |date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419180801/https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/08/17/the-awful-tooth/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Television Academy Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luminaries, Legends Added To Television Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/luminaries-legends-added-to-television-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> ===Portsmouth Football Club (2017–present)=== In March 2017, came the revelation that Eisner was interested in a takeover of [[Portsmouth F.C.]], a football club in the south of England that had fallen on hard times after years of poor ownership, before being taken over by its fans. The club released a statement on March 23, 2017, that Eisner and his Tornante Company were in an exclusivity agreement. On August 3, 2017, came confirmation that Eisner and his Tornante Company had completed their purchase for a reported fee of £5.67 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2017 |title=Portsmouth and ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner to hold exclusive takeover talks |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39371850 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819064149/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39371850 |archive-date=August 19, 2018 |access-date=1 April 2017 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
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