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Judge Denies Disney’s Attempt to Stop Free Movies on Dish 6 Jun, 2011
A federal judge denied a motion by The Walt Disney Co. to force Dish Network Corp. to stop giving subscribers free access to select movies licensed through Starz Entertainment.More>>
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‘Mars Needs’ Blu-ray as Disney Studio Income Plummets 10 May, 2011
Disastrous results from the animated theatrical release of 'Mars Needs Moms' undermined strong Blu-ray Disc sales to contribute to Walt Disney Studios posting a 65% drop in second-quarter (ended April 2) operating income to $77 million, compared with operating income of $223 million during the same...More>>
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Disney, Starz Sue Dish on Premium Channel Freebie 3 May, 2011
The Walt Disney Co. and Starz Entertainment LLC May 3 filed separate breach of contract lawsuits against Dish Network LLC, alleging the satellite TV operator does not have the legal right to include free one-year passes to Starz content to its subscribers.More>>
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Disney Set to Terminate 200 Positions 7 Jun, 2011
The Walt Disney Co. will terminate about 200 positions in its studio operations — including home entertainment — sometime during the week of June 13, a corporate source confirmed.More>>
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Disney CFO: Movie Windows Will Change 'Dramatically' 9 Mar, 2011
Citing a need to quench the consumer’s demand for “instant gratification” during a time of rapidly evolving technology, Jay Rasulo, CFO with The Walt Disney Co., said the media giant would continue to experiment with tweaking release windows and distribution agreements in order to maximize...More>>
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Iger: DVD Is Not 'Dead' 7 Mar, 2011
Speaking March 3 on “The Charlie Rose Show,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said making Disney content more accessible in more ways on a global basis remains a strong undercurrent as competition for people’s free time increases. More>>
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Disney Joins Bandwagon in Opposition to Blockbuster Auction 1 Mar, 2011
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has joined a growing list of product and service providers objecting to the $290 million opening bid for bankrupt Blockbuster proffered by a group of senior lenders.More>>
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Disney to Bow Streaming Website 3 Jun, 2011
The Walt Disney Co. is revamping its namesake website (Disney.com) to include access to proprietary video games and movies via subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), transactional VOD, ad-supported and micropayments such as PayPal, CEO Bob Iger told a technology conference.More>>
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News Corp. COO: Fox Open to Selling ‘Right’ Content to Netflix 4 May, 2011
News Corp.’s 20th Century Fox studio and television units are the latest content owners to revise their licensing policies toward Netflix and the emerging subscription-based video-on-demand market.More>>
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‘Tron’ Directors Greet Fans, Answer Questions Via Twitter 6 Apr, 2011
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Fans lined up at a Best Buy in West Hollywood in hopes of getting their copies of 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy' signed by the directors of those films, who gathered April 5 for the films’ home video releases and for an online Q&A via Twitter.More>>
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