Stories tagged with "walt disney co"

David Vignes by indystar

Name: David Vignes New post: Executive vice president of enterprise optimization for KAR Holdings Inc. Previous position: Executive vice president of strategic improvement and... – Oct 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Disney in deal of heroic proportions by indystar

LOS ANGELES — Mickey Mouse is welcoming Spider-Man to the family. Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing 5,000-plus... – Sep 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B by USA Today

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of... – Aug 31, 2009 at 1:49 PM in Entertainment

AE Television to acquire Lifetime by USA Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — AE Television Networks says it is acquiring Lifetime Entertainment Services, bringing the home of Project Runway into a stable of channels that includes AE... – Aug 27, 2009 at 2:38 PM in Entertainment

Spielberg's DreamWorks closes on $825M funding by USA Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of Hollywood's most famous directors, Steven Spielberg, has finally closed a deal to secure $825 million in funding from India's Reliance Big... – Aug 17, 2009 at 7:06 PM in Entertainment

Jackson lived like king but died awash in debt by USA Today

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson the singer was also Michael Jackson the billion-dollar business.Yet after selling more than 61 million albums in the U.S. and having a... – Jun 26, 2009 at 12:36 PM in Entertainment

Miley Cyrus surprises fans with impromptu show by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Miley Cyrus took a break from shooting The Last Song on the Georgia... – Jun 17, 2009 at 9:19 PM in Entertainment

The voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years dies by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30... – May 20, 2009 at 3:49 PM in Entertainment

Miley Cyrus to make a new movie ... but where? by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW RALEIGH, N.C. — Hundreds of people could find jobs when Miley Cyrus begins shooting her... – Apr 01, 2009 at 10:47 PM in Entertainment

Former Broadway producers guilty of accounting fraud by USA Today

TORONTO — Two co-founders of a Broadway theater company that produced hit shows such as Ragtime and Show Boat were convicted Wednesday of accounting fraud for overstating... – Mar 25, 2009 at 9:18 PM in Entertainment

Mabius says no to dating 'Betty' by USA Today

NEW YORK — Love is in the air this season on Ugly Betty.If you read message boards and fan websites, many viewers of the ABC comedy are rooting for what may seem an unlikely... – Mar 25, 2009 at 7:17 PM in Entertainment

`Up' with Pixar: `WALL-E' makers offer sneak peek by The Associated Press

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- With such smash hits as "WALL-E," "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles" behind them, the master storytellers at Pixar Animation figured they had... – Feb 11, 2009 at 4:33 PM in Entertainment

Gunn, Roberts to host Oscars red-carpet arrivals by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Take "Good Morning America" and "Project Runway," add some Entertainment Weekly, and you've got the hosts of the red-carpet arrivals show at the... – Feb 11, 2009 at 8:17 AM in Entertainment

Judd Apatow to create short film for Oscar show by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Judd Apatow is coming to the Oscars - and he's bringing a new film.The comedy writer-director-producer, whose screen credits include "Knocked Up," will... – Feb 05, 2009 at 7:47 AM in Entertainment

Carnie Wilson to host GSN's `The Newlywed Game' by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Here comes the next "Newlywed Game" host.Carnie Wilson, the Wilson Phillips singer who hosted her own talk show and appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Fit... – Feb 04, 2009 at 7:31 AM in Entertainment

ABC's 'General Hospital' getting a makeover by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The prognosis for the medical facility depicted for the past 45 years on ABC's "General Hospital" isn't good.The daytime soap's long-standing hospital... – Jan 30, 2009 at 11:16 AM in Entertainment

Disney/ABC TV Group cuts 400 positions by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co.'s television division is cutting 400 jobs, or about 6 percent of the unit's work force, due to the slumping economy.The cuts... – Jan 30, 2009 at 8:31 AM in Entertainment

Hasselbeck of `The View' is pregnant again by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Elisabeth Hasselbeck of "The View" and her husband, Tim, who played for the Arizona Cardinals, are about to be outnumbered. Hasselbeck announced Thursday... – Jan 29, 2009 at 11:15 AM in Entertainment

Economy, industry changes drive ABC TV-studio move by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson is taking charge of ABC Studios in a corporate reorganization intended to meet industry changes and a... – Jan 22, 2009 at 2:16 PM in Entertainment

Studios with multiple Oscar nominations by The Associated Press

Studios with multiple nominations for the 81st Academy Awards:Paramount, 17.Fox Searchlight, 12.Universal, 11.Focus Features, 9.Warner Bros., 8.Miramax, 6.Walt Disney, 7.Paramount... – Jan 22, 2009 at 11:16 AM in Entertainment