The Walt Disney Company
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Glickman says he'll step down in 2010 (Politico)...Music lobbyist Matt Gerson, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), a longtime friend of Glickman's, and internal candidates Richard Bates of Disney, MPAA COO Bob Pisano and federal affairs chief Michael O'Leary. Though it's a coveted post,... In this article: Dan Glickman, Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Howard Berman, Washington, Orrin Hatch, and Universal Studios |
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Business Wire Entertainment News | November 05, 2009
JAKKS Pacific® Prices $85.0 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
...Gourmet®, Kids Only®, Tollytots® and Disguise. JAKKS is an award-winning licensee of several hundred nationally and internationally known trademarks including Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Warner Bros. ®, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, Graco® and...
In this article: Jakks Pacific, Securities Act of 1933, Trademark, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Ultimate Fighting, Go Fly, Play Along, Graco, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Disney
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L.A. Times - TV News | October 25, 2009
Sunday conversation with Dave Thomas
...Van Nuys, does a lot of commercial work. We do short-form, branded entertainment for companies like Carl's Jr. We do animation production services for Disney and Warner Bros, companies like that. We do advertising applications. I actually...
In this article: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, MTV, Geddy Lee, Animax Entertainment, Bob and Doug, Great White North, and McCann Erickson
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Centre Daily Times | October 15, 2009
How Where the Wild Things Are' ambled from page to screen
...though disagreements would prompt its move to Warner Bros. (Pixar founder John Lasseter had even worked on a computer-animated version for Disney before he made "Toy Story.") Advertisement Eggers, the author of "A Heartbreaking Work of...
In this article: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak, Toy Story, Warner Bros., Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, and John Lasseter
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 04, 2009
Funny side of Sinfonietta
..."Divertissement" (1929). Morgan noted that this music is a precursor to the cartoon compositions of Carl Stalling, whose scores for Disney's "Silly Symphonies" would later appear in Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes." The wry quotations...
In this article: Michael Morgan, Jacques Ibert, Michael Daugherty, Darius Milhaud, Symphony No. 4, Johann Strauss, Disney, PDQ Bach, and Daniel Barenboim
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Centre Daily Times | September 23, 2009
Ground-breaking Kids' TV Program Slangman's World to Air Exclusively on GPB This Fall
...Slangman's World with studio partner Andrew Pagana directing. The show's animation team includes members with credits including Nickelodeon, Klasky-Csupo, Disney, and Warner Bros. As part of the agreement with GPB, Cosmic Toast Studios, LLC...
In this article: Georgia, Dr. Seuss, Disney, Klasky-Csupo, Warner Bros, Blue's Clues, and Nickelodeon
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Las Vegas Sun | September 24, 2009
Locals honored for breaking a color barrier - in stunt work
...Harris says. "We proved to Hollywood we could do stunts. " The Black Stuntmen's Association also filed lawsuits against a number of studios, including Disney and Warner Bros. "The lawsuits forced them not only to use blacks, but also...
In this article: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Dirty Harry, Washington, Screen Actors Guild, and U.S. House of Representatives
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Reuters | April 22, 2009
Poor DVD sales hamper U.S. film financing deals
Bankers say these trends are factoring into financing negotiations between lenders and studios, such as Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros, Viacom Inc's Paramount, News Corp's Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Corp and Walt Disney Co.
In this article: DVD, Revenue, Viacom Inc, U.S., Hollywood, Blu-ray, Lehman Brothers, and PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Gawker | August 31, 2009
Does Obama Have the Guts to Take on Big Cartoon? [Superheroes]
...dreamers. The news that Disney has shelled out $4 billion to buy Marvel comics means, for all purposes, the ownership of America's beloved cartoon characters is now in the hands of two companies - Disney and Warner Bros. Of all the...
In this article: Disney, Marvel, Spider-Man, Warners, Legion of Doom, Avengers, Empire magazine, and Smurfs
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | July 29, 2008
Disney eyes China media deal smh.com.au
...officials involved in the negotiations, two sources close to the deal said. Disney's US entertainment rivals, including NBC Universal and Time Warner's Warner Bros, have held talks with the Shanghai city government in the past decade but...
In this article: Disney, Shanghai, Joint venture, China, NBC Universal, Disneyland, US, Han Zheng, and Vivendi
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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), often simply known as Disney, is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world, known for its family-friendly products. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as an animation studio, it has become one of the biggest Hollywood studios, and owner and licensor of eleven theme parks and several television networks, including ABC and ESPN. Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. Mickey Mouse serves as the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
- Name:
- The Walt Disney Company
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: DIS)
- Location City:
- The Walt Disney Studios
- Founder:
- Walt Disney and Roy Disney
- Founded:
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Stock Symbol:
- DIS
- Industry:
- Media and Entertainment
- Key People:
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- Anne Sweeney
- John E. Pepper, Jr.
- Roy E. Disney
- Chief Shareholder
- President, Disney-ABC Television Group & Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
- Robert A. "Bob" Iger
- President & CEO
- Director Emeritus
- Steve Jobs
- Chairman
- Revenue:
- US$ 37.843 billion
- Operating Income:
- US$ 7.402 billion
- Net Income:
- US$ 4.427 billion
- Assets:
- US$ 62.497 billion
- Equity:
- US$ 54.878 billion
- No. of Employees:
- 150,000
- Market Cap:
- US$ 34.95 billion
- Website:
- http://corporate.disney.go.com
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