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Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday that shareholders of record as of Nov. 23 will be allowed to vote on The Walt Disney Co.'s offer to acquire the company.
Shares of the Walt Disney Co. got a boost Friday after the company posted a surprise 18 percent jump in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and announced an executive job switch that might point to a successor to CEO Robert Iger.
Stephen Ames was munching on sliders and drinking a few beers at his coach's house Saturday night when he realized that he needed all the help he could get to make his final round of the year a special one.
The Walt Disney Co. posted a surprise 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday and announced an executive job switch that might point to an eventual successor to Chief Executive Robert Iger.
After recasting executives at its faltering movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. is now switching up the roles of a couple of its high achievers.
The Walt Disney Co. is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for the three months through September on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Walt Disney Co.'s new version of "A Christmas Carol" got a Bah Humbug from Deutsche Bank, which predicts a disappointing $31 million in opening weekend ticket sales will lead to smaller quarterly profits.
Seeking to help fight climate change, the Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States.
Miramax Films, a niche movie label being downsized by The Walt Disney Co., is also changing its president.
The Walt Disney Co. has submitted plans to build a sprawling soundstage and production complex outside Los Angeles in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Walt Disney Co. is releasing an iPhone application that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores.
The Walt Disney Co. is expanding a refund program for its "Baby Einstein" videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational claims.
Kids tired of experiencing the same old roller coasters have a new ride to tackle.
The Walt Disney Co. on Monday named Disney Channels Worldwide top executive Rich Ross as its movie studios chairman, following a year of disappointing movie results and the abrupt departure of its former chief, Dick Cook.
The Walt Disney Co. said Friday its Miramax Films division will slash the number of movies it produces each year, which it says will lead to "significant cost savings."
Walt Disney's relatives greeted the first wave of visitors as a new museum designed to showcase the personal world of the legendary animator opened Thursday.
"Wish upon a star," Jiminy Cricket, Disney's arthropod muse, likes to say.
Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in central Florida.
Guillermo del Toro is bringing his creepy film fare to Disney.
Taking a page from the wildly popular Comic-Con, Disney is wishing upon a four-day expo this weekend to draw more enthusiasm from its loyal and well-wired fan base.
A funny thing happened on the way to remaking the Toon Disney channel into one that catered to "tween" boys: It got a lot more popular with girls.
Fitch Ratings reiterated its ratings for The Walt Disney Co. Monday in the wake of the company's announcement that it will buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock.
The Walt Disney Co. is punching its way into the universe of superheroes and their male fans with a deal announced Monday to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion, bringing characters such as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and "Toy Story."
A Walt Disney World stunt performer died after an accident while rehearsing for the Indiana Jones show at the Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando.
Walt Disney World canceled a stunt show Tuesday after an employee died during practice, the theme park's third worker killed on the job this summer.
Mickey Mouse celebrates his 81st birthday today.Mickey Mouse is 81 years-old (young?) today. Can you believe it? He looks amazing, doesn't he?
Review: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol'Animation. Starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
After Mickey's Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy For decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney could have New Coke on its hands.
Mickey Mouse gets a makeoverThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) recently announced that it will be doing the unthinkable. It's tinkering with Mickey.
Disney Will Give Mickey Mouse a MakeoverFor decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney could have New Coke on its hands.
Mickey Mouse Gets a MakeoverMickey has become more of a corporate symbol than a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is taking the risky step of re-imagining him for the future.
Cable Operators Call for "Content Neutrality" Along with Net Neutrality The American Cable Association, which represents cable network operators, is calling on the FCC to stop content providers from using wholesale arrangements to restrict consumer access to lawful content.
Disney offers refund after furore over Baby Einstein DVDsAware that many busy parents use television as a babysitter — while cooking dinner or doing laundry, for example — US doctors say privately that less than an hour a day of viewing is unlikely to do any harm.
Baby Einstein Refund: Kids Too Much Like Real Baby EinsteinDisney's recently announced decision to offer a refund to parents who purchased its popular "Baby Einstein" videos vindicates researchers who had been attacked by the company.
No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund Moral of the story - careful what you promise in your branding?
Beer Ad Shows 'Ho White' and 7 DwarvesDisney is reportedly up in arms over an Australian beer ad that depicts Snow White and the seven dwarves in bed.
Disney debuts do-it-yourself thrill rideEpcot on Wednesday opened a new attraction called "Sum of All Thrills," which lets kids use computer tablets to design a virtual roller coaster, bobsled track or plane ride.
Disney Plans Extensive Overhaul of Mall StoresThe Walt Disney Company, with the help of Steven P. Jobs and his retailing team at Apple, intends to drastically overhaul its approach to the shopping mall.
Epic Mickey, epic details: Possibly not Wii exclusive?Here is all the fresh news on Epic Mickey: -The game's plot revolves around "forgotten" Disney characters... -The main villain is Disney's first-ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit... -Oswald unleashes the Phantom Blot, a monster that invades the Disney universe and beg …
Spector's Epic Mickey Confirmed For WiiDisney's worst-kept secret in game development, the Epic Mickey project, has finally been officially revealed by way of Game Informer magazine.
Monday morning, Disney began taking reservations for 2011 cruises along the Pacific Coast. I'm not ready to reserve yet, but since the info is there, I started to play around with numbers, just for fun.
Is ideological debate destined to follow release of Here Comes Science?The following in reference to They Might Be Giants's newest children's album, Here Comes Science, released earlier this week.
Disney Faces Rights Issues Over Marvel Walt Disney's proposed $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment may come with a headache: newly filed claims challenging Marvel's long-term rights to some of its superhero characters.
Sheriff's Office: Suspicious device under Disney bus not explosive -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a statement that device found this afternoon underneath a Walt Disney World bus was "not explosive or hazardous."
Stone age meets the space ageArtist Kenny Scharf's hilltop garden in Culver City is no Monet masterpiece. It is more like a Georgia O'Keeffe -- rocks and concrete pavers set among colorful succulents and exotic cactuses that look like stones and desiccated brains.
Will The Courts Stop Disney/Marvel?The sale of the century is already under threat from lawsuits, as two separate legal actions are announced that see Marvel shareholders calling foul about the Disney buyout.
Sex attack at Disney, latestest in string of reports -- OrlandoSentinel.comThe case of a Deltona man charged with assaulting a 12-year-old girl is the latest in a string of sex attacks at tourist attractions this summer.
Top 10 Anime movies that surpass Disney by light yearsDisney is forever synonymous with cartoons and animation, and while the recent Pixar films (Pixar is owned by Disney) have gathered critical acclaim, they're still a far cry from some of the best Anime movies ever made.
Sony No Longer Producing Spectacular Spider-Man; Studio Loses Spidey TV RightsGreg Weisman, made a surprising revelation – Only days before the huge news broke that Disney was buying Marvel, he had been told that Sony had relinquished all television rights to Spider-Man, including animation, in exchange for "some concession vis-a-vis the live action Spi …
The Mouse Scores BigDisney has their best day ever!! The core big with the CMA Fest. They score with ESPN and Monday Night Football. They buy Marvel Comics. They also get a pony.
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