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Navigation - link to other main sections from here Disney cashes in on Obama era with Princess Tiana For the first time in a decade, Disney has brought out a new princess for Christmas. And this time she's black. So why has Disney...

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...at President Obama's jobs summit this week, the White House said Sunday. Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) CEO Eric Schmidt and Disney (DIS, Fortune 500) chief Bob Iger will be among about 130 people attending Thursday's meeting, according to a...

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...Ross administration. In less than eight weeks, Rich Ross has stamped his imprimatur on Walt Disney Studios. The novice movie chairman and his boss, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, want to create a new business model for Hollywood...

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London, November 29 : Disney has marked a new page in its history of animation after coming up with the first African-American princess. With the creation of Tiana in The Princess And The Frog, the entertainment giant has given the world...

In this article: Disney, London, and BBC

...at Chicago's Goodman Theatre during the holidays for the past 27 years -- the 2009 version opens Sunday -- and also is the subject of a current Disney movie. "I thought Jim Carrey's Scrooge was just terrific," Slater wrote, "and many of the...

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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Walt Disney Co. has named Carolina Lightcap as president of Disney Channels Worldwide. She replaces Rich Ross, who was promoted to serve as the company's movie studios chairman in October. Lightcap joined Disney...

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...Disney Channel into a powerhouse of "tween" programing aimed at 7 to 12-year-old kids. He took over Disney's film studio after the abrupt departures of Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook in September and of Miramax Films President Daniel...

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* Disney names Carolina Lightcap president Disney Channels * Lightcap replaces Rich Ross, who heads up studio Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> on Tuesday named Carolina Lightcap president of Disney Channels Worldwide, replacing Rich Ross, who left...

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...by a true princess.) Instead of Europe, it's set in 1920s New Orleans. And instead of a blond heroine, Disney chose to create Tiana. In fact, the company has sunk a ton of money and energy into Tiana - the first-class launch, the full...

In this article: Disney, The Princess and the Frog, New Orleans, Cash cow, Froggy Went A-Courtin', Princess Tiana, Dumbo, and California

...languages in some 100 countries and turning Zac Efron into a household name, according to Disney. Its sequel, also a TV movie, was also a success. Disney then released the third installment in movie theaters in October 2008, with "High School...

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