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NEWS ABOUT: Walt Disney Co.

Walt Disney Co. stories: 12 news summaries

 Disney Reinventing Stores 
 as 'Imagination Parks' 

Apple's expertise will help transform shopping into entertainment

Oct 13, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has unveiled ambitious plans to bring the theme park to the shopping mall by turning its network of stores into interactive "Imagination Parks." The overhaul—designed using the expertise of Steve Jobs and his Apple Stores team—will cost some $1 million per store and focus... More »

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Steve Jobs • Walt Disney Co. • Apple • Pixar • Disney • mall • retail stores

 Disney to Buy Marvel for $4B 


Aug 31, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(AP) - The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash plus... More »

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entertainment • Walt Disney Co. • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • Captain America • Disney • comics • Iron Man • X-Men • comic books

DreamWorks Nails Down
Disney Deal

Spielberg's studio to get financing, distribution for six films a year

Feb 9, 09 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks has secured a distribution deal with Disney, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, Disney will handle marketing and distribution for six live-action DreamWorks films per year and give Spielberg’s studio access to $150 million in financing. More »

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Steven Spielberg • Walt Disney Co. • Universal Studios • Disney • DreamWorks • Walt Disney • movie financing • financing

(Newser) - The success of High School Musical 3 proves that 293 million tweens can't be wrong. The series’ third installment debuted No. 1 in 19 international markets, confirming Disney's success with a strategy that marries the franchise’s universal themes to local cultures, Time reports. “You weave it together, forming... More »

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Walt Disney Co. • cinema • High School Musical • Globalization • High School Musical 3

 Ex-Bush Aide:
 Swing Vote
 Stole My Story 

Talking head sues, saying he gave similar script to Grammer

Aug 8, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(AP) - An ex-Bush aide has sued Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, and Disney, claiming the plot and marketing elements of the recently released movie Swing Vote were originally his, the AP reports. Bradley Blakeman, now a TV commentator, says in a federal lawsuit that he gave Grammer a screenplay that the Frasier... More »

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Walt Disney Co. • lawsuit • copyright infringement • movie industry • Kelsey Grammer • Kevin Costner • Swing Vote


 Google Weighs
 New Venture
 Capital Arm


Search engine giant may look to seed start ups

Jul 31, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is planning to launch a venture capital arm, the Wall Street Journal reports, and has hired an entrepreneur who's also been an investor to head the project. Other tech firms, including Intel, Motorola, and Comcast, already have VC units. Just how big a commitment Google will make and what... More »

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Google • Walt Disney Co. • venture capital • Motorola • Intel Corp

Disney Now
Offering Free
Movies Online

Ad-supported films
a new strategy
for company

Jun 11, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has launched a new internet service streaming full-length movies for free, CNET reports. The company will be offering one movie a week on its website, making it available for a few days after it's shown on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney. This week's offering is Finding Nemo. More »

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Walt Disney Co. • movie on demand • online videos • Disney • streaming movies • streaming content

Earnings Report

Disney Bucks Economy,
Sees Net Rise 22% in Q2

Recession, gas prices can't stop entertainment giant's gains

May 7, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even rising gas prices couldn’t dent Disney’s second-quarter earnings. The company’s theme park earnings climbed 33%, helping push its overall net up 22% from a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal. Disney also recorded a 61% jump in earnings from its movie arm and a... More »

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Disney World • Walt Disney Co. • corporate earnings • gas prices • Disneyland

OPINION

 Networks Wrangle 
 Over Project Runway 

Show's switch is Buffy all over again

Apr 14, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The upcoming switch of the smash hit Project Runway from Bravo to Lifetime could be Buffy the Vampire Slayer all over again, Andrew Wallenstein writes in the Hollywood Reporter. Buffy's switch from the WB to UPN "spelled the death knell for a once-mighty brand." Meanwhile, Bravo parent... More »

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reality TV • Walt Disney Co. • ABC • NBC Universal • Disney • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • Scrubs • Lifetime

Disney Monorail Gets a Facelift

First of many '08 cosmetic upgrades set for February

Dec 22, 07 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Disney's once-futuristic elevated train has gotten its first facelift in 20 years, with the arrival at Disneyland Thursday of the first new cars in a series of planned upgrades to the monorail. The cars, to be unveiled in February, feature blue glass windows and red stripes that change color in... More »

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Walt Disney Co. • Disney • Orange County, California • theme park • Anaheim • Disneyland • monorail

Disney Ditches Cellphone Service

Company may lose big after second mobile marketing flop

Sep 28, 07 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Walt Disney Co. has just announced the closure of its Disney cellphone service, which it launched last year with high hopes of targeting a family market with features like Mickey Mouse ring tones and tools enabling parents to locate their children. The news follows on the heels of Disney's decision... More »

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cell phones • Walt Disney Co.

Disney Goes Native in New Markets

No more force-feeding US product in India, China, Latin America

Jun 11, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Walt Disney Co., failing in its efforts to sell American product in foreign markets, is retooling its overseas strategy to partner with local players.  With an eye on five enormous markets—India, China, Latin America, Russia, and South Korea—the entertainment icon is abandoning its go-it-alone approach to... More »

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entertainment • Walt Disney Co. • marketing • Bollywood • business • partnership • foreign market

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