Disney unloads Miramax for $675 million

Reports from Hollywood are that Disney has sold it’s art house studio Miramax to a consortium of investors for $675 million. TheWrap.com had the scoop, although Disney refuses to confirm the report. This ends a long strange chapter for Disney that found the family entertainment studio sometimes faced with much more adult subjects coming out of Miramax

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Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Trial goes to Jury

I haven’t been giving this much ink here, but for the last 6 years there has been a trial underway questioning ABC/Disney’s management of the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ TV game show and how much of the profits they had to pay its creators. That case has no gone to jury. It’s a potential payout of $250 million if Disney is found to be a bad actor.

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Disney Store closing only store in Vancouver

The closing of the only Disney Store in Vancouver, BC has raised the ire of Disney fans in the area and generated a petition to keep it open .

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Pixar honored at Venice Film Festival

Remember that recent acquisition made by the Walt Disney Company, no not Spider Man, but Buzz Lightyear.

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Disney acquires Marvel – Superheroes to join Disney fold

I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fools when the news of The Walt Disney Company’s latest acquisition rolled across my screen.

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What should Disney change after Monorail Death?

Many voices in the theme park industry and across Disneyana are beginning to struggle with what should happen next at Walt Disney World. What should happen now that a life has been tragically and unnecessarily lost?

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Disneynature’s First Foray EARTH walks a careful path

The Walt Disney Company makes no attempt to hide the fact that they’re looking to capture the magic of Walt Disney’s “True Life Adventures” with their new film label Disneynature. The question is can Disney find the modern equivalent to the line between entertainment and documentary that Walt knew so well. Disney, because of its huge influence on children and culture, is a target for criticism no matter how carefully it fashions its entertainment, and is trying to walk a line cautiously with “Earth.” The company wants to depict nature in an unflinching manner, partly to attract top-notch documentarians to future projects and partly to foster environmental awareness.

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Disneynature’s First Foray EARTH walks a careful path

The Walt Disney Company makes no attempt to hide the fact that they’re looking to capture the magic of Walt Disney’s “True Life Adventures” with their new film label Disneynature. The question is can Disney find the modern equivalent to the line between entertainment and documentary that Walt knew so well

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Disney Consumer Products strikes Gold

TheStreet.com TV has an insightful interview with Simon Waters, vice president and general manager, Disney Consumer Products North America.

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Iger announces new Disney Cruise ship names “Dream” and “Fantasy”

Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced the names of Disney Cruise Line’s next two ships during the company’s annual shareholder meeting today in Oakland, Ca. The Disney “Dream” will begin sailing in 2011 and the Disney “Fantasy” will join the fleet in 2012. The new ships will take over the existing routes that depart from Port Canaveral through at least 2014

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