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NEWS ABOUT: Disney Channel

Disney Channel stories: 18 news summaries

Hollywood Has Its First Gay Studio Chief

Ross' role at Disney
is a milestone, but the industry just shrugs

Oct 7, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - You wouldn’t know it from the press—well, most of the press—but Hollywood has just passed a milestone and minted its first openly gay studio chief. Rich Ross has taken over at Disney, which "has long been the most gay friendly studio in Hollywood,” writes Patrick... More »

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Hollywood • Disney Channel • homosexual • Disney Studios • Rich Ross • Tinseltown • openly gay • studio chief

movie review

 Hannah Plays It Safe 

Big-screen version of Disney Channel hit canters over familiar ground

Apr 10, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hannah Montana: The Movie slickly translates the Disney Channel tween smash onto the big screen, say critics, but those who aren't already fans can safely sit this one out.
  • Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: The movie "is an excuse for some generically catchy songs and a showcase for
... More »

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Disney Channel • movie review • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • movies

Disney Channel Coming to Russian TV

Mickey and pals get
first Western foothold
in massive market

Dec 16, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Disney has become the first Western company to crack the potentially lucrative Russian TV market, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company and a Russian broadcaster are finalizing plans to introduce Disney programming on 30 stations nationwide. Disney will have a 49% ownership stake in the deal with Russia's Media-One... More »

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Russia • television • Disney Channel • Disney • broadcasting • joint ventures • Media-One Holdings • original content

GLOSSIES

 Small Screen's Biggest Brains 

Family Guy creator MacFarlane, ubiquitous Fey top list of TV smarties

Dec 6, 08 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - It may be dubbed the "idiot box," but there are some bright bulbs behind TV's smartest shows and network deals. After polling Hollywood insiders, Entertainment Weekly lists the top 25 smarties:
  1. Seth MacFarlane, executive producer, Family Guy, American Dad.
  2. Tina Fey, executive producer, actress, 30 Rock.
... More »

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television • Disney Channel • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • Hulu • Family Guy • Lorne Michaels

 Disney's New Princess 
 Could Grab Miley's Crown 

16-year-old Demi Lovato is on the fast track to teen superstardom

Sep 27, 08 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new star is rising through the Disney ranks and teen entertainment watchers think she could go all the way to the top, Entertainment Weekly reports. At 16, Demi Lovato already has a decade of showbiz experience under her belt and the Camp Rock star looks set to go take... More »

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Disney Channel • Disney • celebrity • Miley Cyrus • Jonas Brothers • teenager • Selena Gomez • Demi Lovato

 Jonas Brothers Land TV Show 

Brothers will sing, take out garbage on Disney series

Sep 5, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Jonas Brothers will star in their own original Disney series, reports People. The unnamed show will be similar to HBO's Flight of the Conchords, with singing interludes. "It's going to be about us as a band but dealing with normal things like trying to take out the trash... More »

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television • Disney Channel • celebrity • Jonas Brothers

 Miley: End Near for 'Hannah'

Miley Cyrus says next season the last

Jul 30, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tween queen Miley Cyrus is ready to part ways with her Disney show and alter ego Hannah Montana. "We’re thinking this is our last season," 15-year-old Cyrus told E! Online. "I just think we did a lot of episodes. We basically did two seasons in one... More »

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television • Disney Channel • Disney • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

 Hairy Fad: Boys Dig Long Locks 

Celebs, boys-next-door alike let their hair grow

Jun 30, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what could be a frightening nod to the '80s, more and more boys are growing their hair out. And while most deny pop culture inspired the barber boycott, long locks can be spotted on everyone from the Jonas Brothers to celebrity tots. Despite sometimes being mistaken for girls, notes... More »

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fashion • Disney Channel • hair • style • Nickelodeon • boy

 Miley Thanks Fans for Support 

Singer shows fans post-Vanity Fair love

May 4, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - At a Disney Channel concert last night, Miley Cyrus followed the dustup over revealing Vanity Fair photos by thanking fans for their support, People reports. "I hope you had an awesome time," she said at the close of the show. “I saw a sign back there that... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • fans

 Miley Ducking Media Party 

Star dodges Disney red-carpet event after hot photos

May 2, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teen hottie Miley Cyrus will skip a red-carpet party at Disney World today that would have been her first public appearance since racy photos of her caused a kerfuffle, reports E! Online. Disney, host of the media shindig, didn't give a reason for Miley's absence. She's not avoiding the limelight... More »

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Disney Channel • Disney World • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

 Meet the
 Next Miley 

Disney to promote lesser-known good girl Selena Gomez over Miley Cyrus

Apr 30, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - With tween queen Miley Cyrus' squeaky-clean image taking a drubbing, E! Online reports that Disney execs may be shopping for a new fresh face--and may have found one in lesser-known and untainted Selena Gomez. “Selena sings and acts…She is going to be the next Miley Cyrus,” an... More »

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Disney Channel • Disney • Miley Cyrus • Selena Gomez

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

Vanity Fair shoot with Leibovitz turned out not so innocent

Apr 28, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz • topless • Bill Ray Cyrus

 New Real Name
 for Hannah Montana

Teen superstar changes her Destiny

Mar 19, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two names is enough for Miley Ray Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana, E! Online reports. The teen superstar has filed to have her name legally changed from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus—the name her legions of fans know her by and the name her family has... More »

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Disney Channel • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • name • Destiny Hope Cyrus • The Hannah Montana Movie • name change

'Hannah Montana' Tour Has Scalpers in High Gear

Teen sensation sells out shows nationwide

Oct 2, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents across the nation are wringing their hands as scalpers rub theirs with glee over Hannah Montana, the 14-year-old fictional pop star whose concert tour dates are selling out in minutes. Her popular Disney Channel show rocketed the character to Madonna-level stardom with kids, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, which means... More »

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Disney Channel • concert • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Ticketmaster • Billy Ray Cyrus

Nudie Pic Threatens High School Musical

Disney reeling after Hudgens bares all

Sep 10, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney’s squeaky-clean billion-dollar High School Musical franchise has been staggered by an amateur nude photo of star Vanessa Hudgens making the rounds on the internet. So far The Mouse is backing Hudgens, but the shot has been ripped by parents. Hudgens is negotiating for the third Musical installment, but... More »

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Disney Channel • nudity • Disney • High School Musical • High School Musical 2 • Zac Efron • Vanessa Hudgens • nude photo

'High School Musical 2' Sets TV Record

17M fans make Disney original most-watched basic cable show ever

Aug 20, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - An estimated 17.2 million viewers tuned into "High School Musical 2" Friday night, making the Disney Channel original the most watched basic cable program in history. Backed by an 18-month promotional blitz, the sequel nearly doubled the debut audience of last year's "High School Musical" and is... More »

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television • Disney Channel • cable TV • Disney • High School Musical • movies • movie theaters

Disney Goes Back to High School

Aug 16, 07 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sequel to Disney's smash hit 'High School Musical' will air Friday, and with a barrage of merchandise including CDs, DVDs, musical handbags, stationery, bedding, and a board game, the two kids' flicks are expected to rake in $100M for the Mickey Mouse company, reports the LA Times. More »

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television • Disney Channel • children • Mickey Mouse • Disney • merchandise • youth • High School Musical • soundtrack • High School Musical 2 • Zac Efron • movies

Spielberg
Anoints a Star

Shia LaBeouf has two big roles in the can, and could soon be Indiana Jones's son

Mar 23, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wide-eyed child star Shia LaBeouf is making his debut as Hollywood''s next it boy, thanks to Steven Spielberg. The former Disney Channel star has already been cast in Spielberg's upcoming Disturbia and Transformers, and is on the short list to play Harrison Ford's son in the upcoming Indiana Jones revival.... More »

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Hollywood • Shia LaBeouf • Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • child actors • young Hollywood • Disney Channel • Michael Bay • film • actor • movies

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