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Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN says it is cutting staff
Just one week after touting its strength to advertisers and declaring it wasn't worried about new competition from Fox Sports, ESPN is cutting its staff. The moves are part of an overall cost-cutting effort by ESPN parent Walt Disney Co. Earlier this...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Television Industry, Fox Sports (tv network), Joe Flint
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Disney withdraws trademark filing for 'Dia de los Muertos'
If the dead could speak, they probably wouldn't have been heard over the burst of virtual shouting and howling Walt Disney Co. drew for attempting to trademark "Dia de los Muertos" -- a bid it has since dropped. The company filed 10 applications with...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Grateful Dead (music group), Pixar Animation
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Disney's profit and revenue soar on "Oz," parks, ESPN
Walt Disney Co. reported a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks. The Burbank company posted net income of $1.51 billion for the quarter that ended March...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings, Robert A. Iger, Companies and Corporations
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Disney and Electronic Arts sign 'Star Wars' video game deal
The Walt Disney Co. and Electronic Arts Inc. have inked a licensing deal that will see the video game developer make and publish new "Star Wars" games, the companies said Monday afternoon. Under the exclusive, multi-year agreement, Electronic Arts...
Tags: Gaming, Science and Technology, Gaming Industry, Electronics, EA Tiburon
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Disney's 'Iron Man 3' also a boon for Paramount
Paramount Pictures will be getting a payday for "Iron Man 3" -- a film released by its crosstown rival Disney. The Walt Disney Co.'s Robert Downey Jr. action sequel has already sold $794 million of tickets worldwide -- a massive success for the...
Tags: Iron Man 3 (movie), Paramount Pictures, Iron Man (movie), Robert Downey Jr.
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Analysts: Disney layoffs tied to Lucasfilm, Marvel acquisitions
Walt Disney Co. has begun the process of laying off about 150 people who work at the company’s movie studio. Analysts said that the layoffs, which were confirmed by the Burbank-based company Wednesday, are probably related to redundancies...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Lucasfilm Ltd., Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Job Layoffs
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Walt Disney Co. confirms layoffs at movie studio
Walt Disney Co. has confirmed that it is laying off staff at its movie studio, which several media outlets reported last week. The Los Angeles Times reported April 5 that the cuts were expected to affect the studio's marketing and home entertainment...
Tags: Gaming, Layoffs and Downsizing, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Entertainment
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'Mickey Mouse Club' star Annette Funicello dies at 70
Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV's “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of “beach” movies, died...
Tags: Frankie Avalon, Multiple Sclerosis, Annette Funicello
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Fundraising, outside spending continues in Burbank general election campaign
During the last stretch before Tuesday’s general election in Burbank, fundraising continued among the four candidates competing for two seats on the Burbank City Council, recent reports show. City Council incumbent Dave Golonski raised $3,410 over...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Political Fundraising, Google+, Entertainment
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Walt Disney Co. expected to begin layoffs
The Walt Disney Co. is expected to begin layoffs in the coming weeks, with the cuts centering on the company's movie studio, a source with knowledge of the matter has confirmed. The cuts, first reported by trade publication Variety, are said to be the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs
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Disney's LucasArts halts video game development
The Walt Disney Co.'s recently acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. subsidiary announced on Wednesday that its video game unit will no longer develop games. LucasArts, which was founded in 1982, is best known for a slew of "Star Wars" video games. Lucasfilm said in...
Tags: Gaming, Gaming Industry, Lucasfilm Ltd., Entertainment
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Disney shareholders vote against splitting CEO, chairman positions
Shareholders have voted down two proposals brought forward at the Walt Disney Co. annual meeting that sought to change how the largest entertainment company in the world is governed. One proposal called for the future split of the chief executive and...
Tags: Elections, Robert A. Iger, Politics
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