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'Star Wars': Disney confirms stand-alone films
Last month, news that J.J. Abrams would direct “Star Wars: Episode VII” took the entertainment world by storm. Today, a new conversation begins — who’ll direct the “Star Wars” spinoff movies that Lawrence Kasdan and...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles Times, Star Wars (movie), Entertainment, J.J. Abrams
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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: The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation, Los Angeles Times, Ben Fritz, Quiksilver Incorporated
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Chief executive of Disney collected $31.4M last year
Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes is indisputably among the nation's highest-paid executives, but compared with his fellow media moguls, he is eking out a meager living. The New York media conglomerate that owns Warner Bros., HBO, TNT and Time...Tags: Time Warner Inc., HBO (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles Times, Philippe P. Dauman
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DreamWorks Animations' Jeffrey Katzenberg gets pay cut in 2011
DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg took home a relatively modest pay check in 2011 -- at least compared to his peers in the entertainment industry. In addition to his usual $1 annual salary, Katzenberg, who controls 68% of the voting...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Philippe P. Dauman, Viacom Inc.
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Disney's first-quarter profit up 12%
Strong performances at Walt Disney Co.'s domestic theme parks and by Disney Channel helped drive a 12% increase in the company's first-quarter net income compared with a year earlier.
The Burbank media giant reported that revenue for the quarter ended...Tags: ABC (tv network), Walt Disney, Tourism and Leisure, Disneyland Park, Television Industry
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Head of Disney Consumer Products group steps down
Disney Consumer Products Chairman Andrew P. Mooney has resigned after nearly 12 years with the company.
Mooney announced his departure to the staff in an email Tuesday, saying, "It's never easy to leave a place you love, but today I informed Bob Iger...Tags: Consumers, Nike, Inc.
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Steve Jobs brought his magic to Disney
When Walt Disney Co. looked to revamp its troubled retail stores in 2008, Chief Executive Robert A. Iger sought advice from the company's largest shareholder, a foremost expert on the consumer experience.
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs had lured theme-...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation, Shareholders, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
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Disney announces ESPN succession, elevating Skipper, Bodenheimer
George Bodenheimer, who has been running Walt Disney Co.'s lucrative ESPN networks for more than a decade, is stepping back from day-to-day management but plans to remain with the company in the newly created role of ESPN executive chairman.
John...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles Times, ESPN (tv network)
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Barbara Walters: Disney boss salutes her 'singular' success
Staff writerBarbara Walters says her retirement next summer is her decision, and she is "perfectly healthy." The pioneering newswoman, who is 83, played highlights of her career on Monday's edition of "The View." Then she said: "It has been an absolutely joyful,...Tags: ABC (tv network), Dancing With the Stars (tv program), The Walt Disney Co., Michael Bloomberg, The View (tv program)
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, The Walt Disney Co., Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Science Fiction (Movie Genre), Satellite and Cable Service, Brave (movie), Winnie the Pooh (movie), Toy Story (movie)
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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: ABC (tv network), Gaming Industry, The Avengers (movie, 2012), Electronic Arts Inc., Oz the Great and Powerful (movie)
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