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Disney video games unit lays off about 50 workers
Walt Disney Co.'s video game division laid off about 50 staffers Tuesday from several locations on the same day that it closed the Austin, Texas, studio that produced its "Epic Mickey" titles. The layoffs were separate from the people who lost their...
Tags: Entertainment, The Walt Disney Co., Unemployment, Los Angeles Times, Robert A. Iger
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At Warner Bros., new CEO's first task is to bring peace to studio
In taking the reins of Warner Bros., one of Kevin Tsujihara's first tasks will be returning calm to a studio that has been racked by divisions and infighting. Although Warner was Hollywood's No. 1 supplier of television shows, No. 1 in the home video...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Corporate Officers, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Meg James
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Disney unveils plans to revive its video game business
Long stuck in low gear, Walt Disney Co.’s video game division is aiming for infinity. The entertainment conglomerate on Tuesday unveiled plans for a high-stakes initiative called Disney Infinity that could determine the success or failure of its...
Tags: Entertainment, The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles Times, Gaming Industry, Gaming
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Former Disney executive Andy Mooney lands at Quiksilver
A little over a year after his surprise departure from Walt Disney Co. as head of consumer products, Andy Mooney has been named chief executive of sports apparel company Quiksilver. During his 11 years at Disney, Mooney was known for building the...Tags: Pixar Animation, The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles Times, Quiksilver Incorporated, Robert A. Iger
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Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015
Following weak box office performances for re-releases of "Monsters, Inc.," "Finding Nemo" and "Beauty and the Beast" in 3-D, Walt Disney Studios has canceled plans for a 3-D "The Little Mermaid" in June. The underwater animated hit from 1989 was...
Tags: Monsters, Inc. (movie), Finding Nemo (movie), John Lasseter, Los Angeles Times, The Lion King (movie)
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Warner Bros. final studio to set animation strategy
Committing to the genre after years of fits and starts, Warner Bros. on Monday said it will produce one animated movie per year beginning in 2014. Every other major studio in Hollywood has established an animation strategy in the past few years, with...
Tags: Despicable Me (movie), Animation (genre), Los Angeles Times, Happy Feet Two (movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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Kaleidescape, Warner Bros. agree to digital distribution deal
After eight years of legal battle with the entertainment industry, Kaleidescape has found a friend in Hollywood. Starting Tuesday, the manufacturer of high-end media servers will sell movies and television shows from Warner Bros., a first-of-its-kind...
Tags: Blu-ray Discs, Entertainment, DVDs, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Netflix takes Disney pay-TV rights from Starz
Netflix has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios films, beginning in 2016, in a three-year deal that catapults the Internet video-on-demand service into direct competition with pay-TV giants such as HBO and Showtime. The...
Tags: Dumbo (movie), Entertainment, Pixar Animation, Movies, Los Angeles Times
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Disney loses appeal in $269-million 'Millionaire' case
Walt Disney Co. has lost its appeal of a high-profile case concerning profits from the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The Burbank media giant was ordered by a federal jury in 2010 to pay Celador International, the British company that...
Tags: Game Shows (genre), The Walt Disney Co., ABC (tv network), Los Angeles Times
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‘Iron Man 3’: First footage reveals new villain, no China
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comBEIJING — The first trailer for “Iron Man 3” debuted Tuesday, giving fans a glimpse of Tony Stark’s new armor, ...... -
Power struggle at Warner Bros.
Two years ago Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes created an Office of the President to inspire three ambitious executives into collegial competition for the top job at Warner Bros., Hollywood's largest film and television studio. "These three...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Los Angeles Times, The Big Bang Theory (tv program), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Theme park and cruises lift quarterly bottom line for Disney
Higher attendance at its overseas theme parks and cruise lines as well as growth in the rates that cable and satellite companies pay to carry ESPN helped drive growth for Walt Disney Co. last quarter. Revenue at the Burbank media giant -- which also...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Economy, Business and Finance, The Walt Disney Co., Earnings, Travel
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