Los Angeles: Alan Horn, the Walt Disney Co's new studio chairman, won't shy away from making big budget films despite Hollywood's recent string of big budget bombs such as Disney's 'John Carter' and Universal Pictures' 'Battleship.' Horn, who spearheaded such expensive hits as the 'Harry Potter' series while president of Warner Brothers Entertainment, intends to focus on six to eight films a year geared toward Disney's core audience of families...
04:33 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Los Angeles: 'Ant-Man' movie project has been given a go ahead by Marvel Studios following the massive success of 'The Avengers'. Details about the long-awaited movie are still scarce for now, but it has been said that Marvel president Kevin Feige is eager to move forward with the project, reported Ace Showbiz. 'Ant-Man' follows biochemist Dr Hank Pym, who uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create...
04:09 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: 'The Avengers,' the smash hit movie about Marvel superheroes who team up to save the Earth, crushed competitors for a second weekend with a record $103.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and was poised to top $1 billion worldwide. After posting the highest domestic box office debut in history, 'Avengers' set another record by easily topping the $75.6 million 'Avatar' pulled in during its second weekend...
02:53 PM, May 16, 2012
Los Angeles: 'John Carter' the 3D space adventure film that opens today, was supposed to be the Walt Disney Co's latest franchise movie, a blockbuster on par with 'Cars' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' that generates profits beyond the film to television, books, and consumer products. Instead, industry tracking suggests it will be the latest big-budget box office bust. While Hollywood's hit-and-miss nature has always made it an inherently risky...
12:52 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: Disney's Princess Cinderella and her Prince Charming are coming to India for the first time and they will do 20 live shows across five cities, for their desi fans. They are coming on Dec 19 and Princess Cinderella, the second among Disney's line-up of princesses, will stage shows in Bangalore (Dec 21), New Delhi (Dec 23), Hyderabad (Dec 25), Chennai (Dec 28) and Mumbai (Dec 30). Each show...
11:58 AM, Dec 06, 2011
Los Angeles: Apple Inc moved to shore up its board after the death of Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs, appointing Walt Disney Co chief executive Bob Iger to its board to propel its media ambitions. Iger brings sector expertise and Disney's clout as the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate to bear, as Apple prepares to step up a fight with the likes of Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc over...
09:39 AM, Nov 16, 2011
Mumbai: Reliance Industries (RIL), India's largest listed firm, is set to sign a deal with the Indian unit of Walt Disney, to acquire content for its telecom operations, the Financial Times said. The deal by Reliance with UTV Software, in which Disney controls 50.44 per cent, is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, the newspaper said late on Sunday, citing people close to the development. UTV Software said...
12:39 PM, Oct 10, 2011
New York: The question is not whether Steve Jobs is an iconic CEO, but where Apple Inc's co-founder ranks in the pantheon of business leaders who have carved out a place in history. Jobs would surely pass the Times Square test, meaning many people walking around the New York City tourist mecca would know who he is, while they might not recognize the names of other business legends such as...
07:47 AM, Aug 26, 2011
Movie production majors UTV Motion Pictures and the Walt Disney Company in India Thursday announced a creative alliance to co-produce a slate of films for family audiences. While Disney and UTV will share creative responsibilities for these films, UTV will manage the production, marketing and distribution aspects. "Together with UTV, our goal is to produce films that have a direct connection with the dynamic and expanding India audience and that...
02:14 PM, May 19, 2011
Walt Disney Co will have to pay the British company that created "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" $ 270 million in unpaid revenues from the popular TV game show. ...
12:36 PM, Jul 08, 2010
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04:27 PM, Jul 02, 2010
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06:44 PM, Dec 18, 2009
The Princess and the Frog celebrates an Afro-American princess for the first time. ...
04:47 PM, Dec 14, 2009
Rajeev Masand tells you why some DVDs are better than others. ...
06:26 PM, Dec 05, 2009
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