Tom Staggs, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company to Speak at the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference Dec 4, 2008
Source: The Walt Disney Company ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tom Staggs, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ) will participate in a question-and-answer session at the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. EST / 9:00 a.m. PST. To listen to a live Webcast of the session, please point your browser to approximately five minutes prior to the start time ... The Walt Disney Company... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Walt Disney Company Board Declares Annual Cash Dividend of $0.35 Per Share Dec 4, 2008
The Walt Disney Company Board Declares Annual Cash Dividend of $0 ... Source: The Walt Disney Company ... The Walt Disney Company Board Declares Annual Cash Dividend of $0. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DISNEY 'corrupts children's minds'... Nov 30, 2008
The Walt Disney Company, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is one of the world's biggest entertainment companies. It owns 11 theme parks and several television networks, while its Hollywood studios have produced more than 200 feature films. (The Drudge Report)
The Oscar silly season kicks into gear Nov 30, 2008
The Walt Disney Company is carpet-bombing voters with DVDs to argue that the robotic glories of "Wall-E" should not be pigeonholed into animation alone. And there's always a chance that smaller films like "Rachel Getting Married," with a searing performance by Anne Hathaway, or "The Wrestler," featuring the muscular return of Mickey Rourke, might sneak in. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Eco groups aim to restore 'balance' to local mountains Nov 27, 2008
"Armed with shovels, picks, gloves, water buckets and tiny tubes of sprouting native prairie grasses, the group set to work building the mini-forest.Boeing industries gave a one million dollar grant for the current project, matched by a similar gift from the Walt Disney Company. With a huge swath of the Southland to oversee, the State Parks department counts on organizations like TreePeople to help."We have three permanent staff to take care of 40,000 acres around here," senior environmental... (Malibu Times, CA)
Obama should cut capital gains tax Nov 25, 2008
Disney Store owner has the right to close 98 stores The Walt Disney Company. announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from subsidiaries of. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Riding Obama's Coattails, Making a Buck Along the Way Nov 24, 2008
There are similar books being sold by the news media that include Life, another Time Inc. brand; Newsweek, part of the Washington Post Company; and USA Today, owned by the Gannett Company, in collaboration with the ABC News division of the Walt Disney Company. After the news-related products came Obama e-cards, from companies like Hewlett-Packard, which is inviting computer users to celebrate the Democratic victory with a free greeting card from the HP Creative Studio, available at hp. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Away from Disney, Eisner stakes a claim online Nov 23, 2008
It is a narrative of the aggrieved executive - victim of outside forces, the swells of public opinion pivoting against highly paid chieftains - that could be applied to Eisner's own conception of his corporate life as chief executive of the Walt Disney Company and how it came to an end after a bitter public fight with the nephew of Walt Disney himself. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
"Bolt" Nov 21, 2008
I know, I know: This is an essentially harmless and uplifting little story from the Walt Disney company, a monolith that would never do anything to prey on a child's worst fears. ("Bambi," anyone. (Salon)
DVDs, Hollywood's profit source, are sagging Nov 21, 2008
The studios, along with several consumer electronics companies, are spending $25 million on a television and print advertising campaign that highlights coming releases from the Walt Disney Company ("Wall-E"), Sony ("Hancock") and Warner ("The Dark Knight"). "We think this is a do-or-die time for Blu-ray," said Ron Sanders, president of Warner Home Video. (International Herald Tribune)
Art, music & dance Nov 21, 2008
Sponsored by the Walt Disney Company, the day is designed to promote family volunteerism, bonding, and working together to give back to the community. United Way of the Greater Seacoast invites your family to find volunteer opportunities with its useful, interactive Web site with a link to inform the local public of National Family Volunteer Day activities around the Seacoast. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Disney and JCB Launch Disney-JCB Card, Japan's First Disney-branded Credit Card; Applications Accepted Starting Tuesday, November 18 - Offers Full Lineup of Attractive Services to Help Make Dreams Come True, Including the Disney Kids Point Card and Disney Points, First Loyalty Points Ever Redeemable at Tokyo Disney Resort(R) Parks Nov 18, 2008
Tokyo, Nov 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. (the Walt Disney Japan), a global leader in the entertainment business, and JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a pioneer of Japan's credit card business and brand holder of Japan's only international credit card brand, have teamed up to develop and issue Japan's first Disney-branded credit card, the Disney-JCB Card ... About The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. ... The Walt Disney Company made its commercial entry into the Japanese... (JCN Network, Japan)
Disney Puzzle Family Launch Nov 14, 2008
com/MMPRFTP/FTP%20Folders/Com2uS/Disney%20Puzzle%20Family/ About Disney Interactive Studios Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. (IGN Wireless Games)
2nd Annual "Hollywood Goes Green" Summit Dec. 8-9 Announces New Speaker Lineup Nov 12, 2008
"While celebrities have long been environmental activists, studios and production companies have been cautious about adopting the green philosophy as it applies to their business operations, saysZahava Stroud, President and Cofounder of iHollywood. Today, during an economic slowdown, implementing sustainable solutions is a necessity within global entertainment business operations to improve profitability. Studios and broadcast networks are committing resources to reducing their carbon... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney, by design Nov 7, 2008
THE most expensive piece of clothing sold by the Walt Disney Company six years ago was a $75 sweatshirt embossed with a mug shot of Mickey Mouse. By Magic Kingdom decree, home furnishings were required to exhibit at least one Disney character, leading to children's play rugs ($65, in Pluto) and nightlights ($9. (International Herald Tribune)
The Walt Disney Company Reports Earnings for Fiscal Year 2008 Nov 7, 2008
Source: The Walt Disney Company ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ) today reported earnings for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended September 27, 2008 ... In conjunction with this release, The Walt Disney Company will host a conference call today, November 6, 2008, at 1:30 PM PST/4:30 PM EST via a live Webcast. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Former Animation Professor Dies from Leukemia Nov 5, 2008
He started at The Walt Disney Company in 1955 ... Grenade Curran, Ahern's cousin, started working with him at The Walt Disney Company on live action films. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Metro plan to stall foreshore renewal Nov 1, 2008
This year the Walt Disney Company held talks with the Government about turning White Bay into a theme park. The Government would not comment on what the metro line would mean for redevelopment of the bays area or whether the rail tunnels, which will run under the harbour on the northern side of Anzac Bridge, could damage the old Glebe Island swing bridge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lifetime Networks Names Nina Lederman Senior Vice President, Series Programming and Development Oct 28, 2008
LIFETIME Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Digital (including ) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. Source: Lifetime Networks. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
CEOs Share Insight on Getting to the Top -- Successful Career Development Series on October 28 Features CEOs from Technology Industry Oct 25, 2008
Previous "Getting to the Top" seminars have included senior executives from companies such as Adobe, Amgen, Business Objects, Cisco, Clorox, Countrywide, eBay, eHarmony, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lionsgate Entertainment, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Pantec, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Company, Williams-Sonoma, Yahoo. and many others. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Disney's desi animation film hits screen Oct 23, 2008
Walt Disney Company India's managing director Mahesh Samat said the expansion into Indian-made animation films was a logical step. "(Yash Raj Films) are experts in the Bollywood idioms and the local style of story-telling and we are happy to work with them in producing our first local full-length animation feature," he said in emailed comments to AFP.. (India Times)
Murdoch takes issue with new biography Oct 23, 2008
Of course controversy has been known to spur book sales, and the episode is reminiscent of one involving a book in 2005 about Michael Eisner, the former chief executive of the Walt Disney Company. In that prepublication dust-up which, not surprisingly, wound up in the newspapers Disney executives finagled an unauthorized copy and sent a letter to Simon & Schuster threatening legal action if the book contained errors. (International Herald Tribune)
NBA eyes joint league, opportunities in China Oct 18, 2008
In January this year, NBA China was formed to handle all NBA business here, with the Walt Disney Company and Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing among those who combined to buy an 11 percent stake in the company for 253 million US dollars. 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
More of this story Oct 18, 2008
It was made possible by an endowment from the Walt Disney Company and CalArts Trustee Roy Disney. Five years later, CalArts President Steven Lavine is thrilled with the results. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Lord Lloyd-Webber sets sights on The Sound of Music Oct 15, 2008
Your last chance to get tickets to Top Gear Live. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Times Online)
Striving for balance between losses and laughs Oct 15, 2008
For instance, television commercials from the Walt Disney Company, selling tickets for the Broadway musical "Mary Poppins," feature members of the audience who make remarks like, "You think of everything going on in the world, and it just becomes magic" and "So well worth the money, and the uplifting of the spirit in these difficult times.". Newspaper ads for Equinox gyms, which carry the headline "Mind over madness," urge consumers "in these changing times" to make "a renewed commitment to... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
* Not your garden variety onion Oct 15, 2008
Yuk Long Publishings multi-layered corporate structure, which Chang compares to that of The Walt Disney Company, continues to influence her management style. Liu was Changs first client after she founded Full Tone in 2006. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Walt Disney Company Grants $1.5 Million to Tree People to Reforest Fire-Ravaged Areas Surrounding Los Angeles Oct 13, 2008
The Walt Disney Company Grants $1 ... Source: The Walt Disney Company ... The Walt Disney Company Grants $1. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Revealed: Sydney's Open secret Oct 10, 2008
Earlier this year the Herald revealed the Walt Disney Company had been eyeing off the nearby White Bay site as it sought to expand its global empire of theme parks and resorts. Although Mr Parmenter denied there had been a formal application for the Open, he confirmed discussions had been held with Tennis Australia about the future of the tournament beyond 2016. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Lifetime Networks and REDBOOK Magazine Recruit Country Music's Top Stars for 'Every Woman Counts' Campaign to Urge Women to Vote Oct 10, 2008
com) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. About REDBOOK: REDBOOK magazine () is the total-life guide for every woman who is blazing her own path through adulthood and taking on new roles -- wife, mom, homeowner -- without letting go of the unique woman she's worked so hard to become. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Great blue beyond Oct 8, 2008
Disney, a former executive and longtime board member of the Walt Disney Company (he's Walt Disney's nephew) is an avid sailing enthusiast. He has participated in the Transpac himself, along with his 17-year-old son. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Pamela Raley Joins Newsweek in New Position of Chief Revenue Officer Oct 7, 2008
Raley is a seasoned sales executive with successful tenures at major media companies, including Hearst and The Walt Disney Company ... From 1998-2005, she was Vice President, Advertising Sales & Marketing, Disney, FamilyFun & Movies at the Walt Disney Company, Disney Internet Group. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hispanic Public Relations Association(R) Honors Hispanic Industry's Best Oct 4, 2008
Sponsors for the event included: Farmers Insurance Group, Southern California Edison, Kaiser Permanente, RL Public Relations, VPE Public Relations, The Walt Disney Company, Goya Foods, and Toyota. Brown-Forman-Tequila El Jimador was the beverage sponsor for the evening. (PR Newswire)
Studios sue to bar a DVD copying program Oct 3, 2008
Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, the Walt Disney Company and Sony are suing RealNetworks ... Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, the Walt Disney Company and Sony are suing RealNetworks in United States District Court in Los Angeles, seeking an injunction that would prevent the company from selling the software. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Walt Disney Co goes solo in India Oct 3, 2008
The Walt Disney Company (India) has announced its independent plans to produce four live action films ... Speaking to ET, Walt Disney Company (India) MD Mahesh Samat said they were going to produce four live action films. (India Times)
NYC Opera commissions work by Philip Glass Oct 3, 2008
The opera, "The Perfect American," is based on a recent novel by the American-born writer Peter Stephan Jungk in which a fictional Austrian cartoonist who worked for Disney in the 1940s-50s recounts the story of the legendary founder of the Walt Disney Company. It will open City Opera's 2012-2013 season and honor the composer's 75th birthday, City Opera's incoming General Manager Gerard Mortier announced Monday. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
ESPN2 to Broadcast One-Hour Special on Oct. 8-9, 2008, Featuring the Prequel to Walt Disney Pictures' Upcoming True-Life Sailing Documentary "Morning Light" Oct 3, 2008
ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Business brings video games to you Sep 24, 2008
He had worked as vice president for Fall Line Studio, an interactive entertainment affiliate of the Walt Disney Company. The 50-foot mobile video game theater, from truck to trailer, is outfitted with four 50-inch flat-screen televisions, sound systems and 15 to 20 game consoles. (AZCentral -- Business)
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner of Champions Honors The Walt Disney Studio's Oren Aviv Sep 23, 2008
Honorary Co-Chairs Robert A. Iger, President & CEO, The Walt Disney Company and Richard W. Cook, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walt Disney Studios. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New Lifetime Every Woman Counts Poll Reveals McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden In Tight Race for the Women's Vote, With This Critical Voting Bloc Split On Key Presidential Attributes Sep 23, 2008
com) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. Source: Lifetime Television. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Square Enix Announces KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories for North America Sep 20, 2008
Disney Interactive Studios is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney to offer free admission on birthdays Sep 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday its U.S. parks will offer free tickets to parkgoers on their birthdays in 2009 to capitalize on a consumer trend for marking important life events with vacations. The Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts also will offer new park experiences geared to the celebration theme, including street parties, video dance parties and barbecues, the company said. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Disney Launches Production of its First Movie in Russia Sep 16, 2008
Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Walt Disney Company CIS has joined forces with some of Russia's top filmmaking talents for their first Russian produced feature, "The Book of Masters." The film started shooting in September 2008 outside Minsk ... Presently, Sokolovsky is the local production and acquisitions director for The Walt Disney Company CIS. ... "We are very happy that the first Russian Disney movie starring famous Russian actors will be adapted from Russian fairy-tales we all know from... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
mDisney Signs U.S. Publishing and Distribution Agreement with Leading Mobile Game Company Com2uS Sep 11, 2008
Additionally, mDisney works closely with Walt Disney Studios, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Records, Radio Disney, Disney Interactive Studios and Disney Live Events to create unique mobile entertainment and content for key initiatives around The Walt Disney Company and its affiliated companies. About Com2uS. (IGN Wireless Games)
Sebi, RBI panel on M&As Sep 10, 2008
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U.S. may be preparing antitrust suit in Google-Yahoo partnership Sep 10, 2008
Litvack, the former vice chairman of the Walt Disney Company, recently left Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner, to join the Justice Department, a spokeswoman for the law firm said on Tuesday. The Justice Department refused to confirm Litvack's appointment. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Disney resilient in economic downturn Sep 10, 2008
For the Walt Disney company, we are still in the development stage. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
The Walt Disney Company Executives to Discuss Fiscal Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results Via Webcast Sep 9, 2008
Source: The Walt Disney Company ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ) willannounce fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2008 financial results via a live audio Webcast beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST / 1:30 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 6, 2008 (results will be released at approximately 4:01 p.m. EST / 1:01 p.m. PST) ... The Walt Disney Company Lowell Singer, 818-560-6601 (Investor Relations) or Jonathan Friedland, 818-560-8306 (Corporate Communications). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sly and the family tone Sep 5, 2008
The two were both huge fans of Douglas Adams' cult novel (and subsequent television series) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but never imagined that they'd be allowed to make the oft-rumoured Hollywood remake by the project's overseers, the Walt Disney Company. "It took one 25-minute meeting with the head of Disney - I showed him all these drawings and he laughed and chuckled and at the end he clapped his hands together and said, 'Have it ready for the summer of 2005'," recalls Jennings. (WA today)
Useless Knowledge: Quiz on cartoons Sep 5, 2008
Which cartoon character got his start in "Steamboat Willie" and has become an icon for the Walt Disney Company. 2. (Montana Standard, MT)
HSM3 Fans Invited to Red-Carpet Movie Premiere Sep 5, 2008
In addition, Disney Online develops and publishes a range of online products and services including , , , , , and Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: - ). About Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Breads. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Alan Bergman, President, Walt Disney Studios, to Speak at the Merrill Lynch 2008 Fall Preview Conference Sep 4, 2008
Source: The Walt Disney Company ... The Walt Disney Company Lowell Singer, 818-560-6601 (Investor Relations) or Jonathan Friedland, 818-560-8306 (Corporate Communications) ... Source: The Walt Disney Company. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
High School and College Winners of Future Frontrunners Leadership Contest Get Exclusive Access to Convention and Women Leaders Sep 2, 2008
" Winning entries were selected by a distinguished, bipartisan panel of judges, including Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Candy Crowley, Senior Political Correspondent, CNN, and Dr. Donna Shalala, President, University of Miami. The competition was open to women nationwide, ages 16-22. About LIFETIME Networks LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, LIFETIME is committed to... (PR Newswire)
Lifetime Networks' Nonpartisan Every Woman Counts Campaign Heads to Republican National Convention to Engage and Empower Women Aug 30, 2008
com) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. About Every Woman Counts Every Woman Counts is the only public service campaign dedicated to encouraging women to speak out on the issues they care about most, vote and run for office. (PR Newswire)
Quest for marketing gold begins in China Aug 27, 2008
The NBA began playing preseason basketball games in China in 2004 and has just formed a venture called NBA China, with a $253 million investment from five investors, including the ESPN division of the Walt Disney Company. Among the companies that have signed up to be marketing partners with the NBA in China are Coca-Cola, DHL, Gatorade, McDonald's and a handful of Chinese companies like Lenovo, Haier and Tsingtao, which is now the official beer partner of the NBA in China. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
At Disney, Blu-ray sales team is a cast of characters Aug 27, 2008
The Walt Disney Company is dispatching Pinocchio, Snow White and a team of other characters in its effort to accelerate consumer adoption of next-generation DVD technology. Disney, like other media companies, is counting on high-definition Blu-ray discs and companion technology that connects them to the Internet to reinvigorate its highly profitable home entertainment business. (International Herald Tribune)
S'ville inks new tattoo policy for cops Aug 27, 2008
Highland Resident wrote on Aug 20, 2008 5:32 PM:" For those of you who think I'm so out of line for calling tattoos unprofessional, look at the policies of the Walt Disney company. You won't see a SINGLE tattoo on any Disney "cast member. " Why? Because they have a clear policy in place that prohibits tattoos. Why? Because exposed tattoos are unprofessional! I'm not saying all tats are bad, but THINK before you INK! ". (Munster Times, IN)
Hillary Clinton to Address Democratic Women's Caucus on Tuesday Aug 26, 2008
"We are so excited to have Lifetime's involvement in what will be a historic caucus, said Mame Reiley, Democratic Women's Caucus Chair. Tuesday, August 26, 10 a.m. to noon "WOMEN MAKING HISTORY" Four Seasons Ballroom, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver Thursday, August 28, 10 a.m. to noon "WOMEN SHAPING HISTORY" Four Seasons Ballroom, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver Speakers will include: -- Michelle Obama -- Senator Hillary Clinton -- Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) --... (PR Newswire)
WALL-E DVD, Ponyo on a Cliff News Aug 22, 2008
The Walt Disney Company is bringing out the big guns for on DVD, giving the Andrew Stanton film not one ... Details aren't available yet, but it's likely The Walt Disney Company, Studio Ghibli's usual North American distributor, will do the honours. (Suite101.com)
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Aug 21, 2008
"Assets held for sale" on the February 2, 2008 and August 4, 2007, balance sheets reflect the assets sold to an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. The remaining assets and liabilities of the Disney Store business are reflected in their respective balance sheet categories on the February 2, 2008 and August 4, 2007 balance sheets. (Primezone Releases)
'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' Kicks Off Seventh Season by Introducing New Changes to the Game, Creating New Levels of Excitement, Emotional Drama and Heart-Pounding Tension for Both Viewers and Contestants Aug 19, 2008
About Disney-ABC Domestic Television Disney-ABC Domestic Television is the domestic distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, providing motion pictures and television programming to pay television, basic cable, broadcast television, video-on-demand (VOD), pay-per-view (PPV), mobile and broadband. Disney-ABC Domestic Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney Enterprises, Inc. (Photo: ) (Photo: ) (Logo: ). (PR Newswire)
Some media companies choose to profit from pirated YouTube clips Aug 17, 2008
Companies like NBC Universal and the Walt Disney Company prefer to steer users toward their own video sites. Viacom appreciates the technology but is not softening its legal hard line. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
A giant bleep for mankind Aug 16, 2008
In 2006, the studio was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in a well-publicised $7. 4 billion takeover. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Stage Nine Entertainment Store Presents Signature "GOING HOLLYWOOD" Exhibit at the California State Fair Aug 16, 2008
GOING HOLLYWOOD will also be working directly with the Walt Disney Company, and will feature original Harrison Ellenshaw artwork and exhibition of Ellenshaws Oscar statuette, along with a special exhibition of the life and work of award-winning artist. These, and many more exclusive and interactive displays throughout the exhibit, will inspire nostalgia in all filmgoers, from vintage movie theaters to the first drive-in and beyond. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney: When You Wish Upon a Stock Aug 15, 2008
Before it became a major force in Hollywood, and the owner of 11 theme parks and several television networks, including ABC and ESPN, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was simply Walter Elias Disney, a humble cartoonist looking to make people smile. Since 1923, ages before Pixar was even a twinkle in anyone's eye, the Disney Company was built on Walt's growing use of animation to bring his cartoon creations to life. (MSNBC -- Business)
