All posts tagged "Walt Disney Company"
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North America
It’s Official: CBS and Viacom Reach Merger Deal
August 13, 2019CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are going ahead on their long-frustrated merger, combining forces for a...
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North America
Disney Drops More Fox Layoffs, VFX Execs Dismissed
August 1, 2019The Walt Disney Company has hit 20th Century Fox with another round of layoffs. Several dozen...
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Features
News Bytes: Super Spidey Tribute, Abigail Disney on Park Worker Conditions, Harry Styles as Prince Eric? & More
July 17, 2019Diamond Select Toys SDCC Sneak Peek Stop by booth #2607 to check out awesome new and...
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Features
News Bytes: Fox’s Ahuja Named Disney TV CFO, Netflix Riposte to Spielberg, ‘Adrian’ Scores for Autism Awareness & More
March 4, 2019YouTube Disables Comments on Tens of Millions of Videos Featuring Kids in Effort to Prevent Adpocalypse...
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Features
News Bytes: ‘Black Panther’ Return to Theaters, ‘Birds of Prey’ Teaser, Champion Powerpuffs Up & More
January 29, 20199 Story Launches Live-Action Division, Appoints New VP Emmy-nominated producer/writer/director Jeremy Slutskin (Blue’s Room, Team Umizoomi,...
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Features
Famed Disney Animator Don Lusk Dies at 105
December 31, 2018The animation community was saddened by the death of longtime Disney and Hanna Barbera animator and...
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Europe
Animated Women UK Talk ‘Keyframes for Success’ at BFX
October 5, 2018Animated Women UK headed to Bournemouth University this week to present a powerhouse panel at BFX...
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North America
The Stars Celebrate ‘Mickey’s 90th Spectacular’ on ABC Nov. 4
October 1, 2018The toon that started it all for Walt Disney’s animation empire, Mickey Mouse is celebrating his...
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People
Disney Imagineering CTO Scott Watson Dies in Plane Crash
August 14, 2018The pilot who died Monday (August 13) in a small plane crash in Sylmar, Calif. has...
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Festivals and Events
Animation’s A-List Heads to Annecy!
June 6, 2018This year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival and MIFA market (June 11-16 & 12-15) will collect...
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People
Skydance Makes Key Executive Appointments in Animation Division
June 6, 2018Skydance Media has named Ian Sheppard as Senior Vice President Development for Animation and Lawrence Jonas...
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Features
Daily News Bytes: Disney Weighs Lasseter’s Return, ‘Deadpool 2’ Intros First LGBTQ Marvel Pair, Senate Reviews Net Neutrality & More
May 16, 2018Disney Executives Weigh Possible Return of John Lasseter Some six months after admitting to “missteps” and...
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Animated People
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
March 4, 2018Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer...
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Festivals and Events
MIP: Fresh Toons, New Deals Lead Up to Cannes Confab
October 12, 2017FranceTV Distribution has a couple animated highlights among its diverse MIP slate. First up, a brand-new...
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Features
Daily News Bytes
March 23, 2017VIDEO: ‘Voltron 84’ Trailer On Fri., March 24, Netflix is presenting 12 classic Voltron: Defender of...
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Festivals and Events
D23 Disney Fan Expo Heading to Japan in 2018
March 23, 2017The Walt Disney Company (Japan) has announced it will hold a D23 Expo Japan in 2018....
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People
Margaret Loesch Named Kids Genius Cartoon Channel Exec Chair
December 19, 2016Genius Brands International has brought onboard children’s and family media executive Margaret Loesch as Executive Chairman...
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Features
Disney Taps Jon Favreau to Helm Live-Action ‘Lion King’
September 28, 2016After the incredible success of The Jungle Book this year — both at the box office...
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Home Entertainment
Disney Dates ‘Force Awakens’ Disc & Digital Release
March 3, 2016The Walt Disney Company’s chairman and CEO Robert Iger announced at Thursday’s annual shareholders meeting that...
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People
James Pitaro Takes Over Disney Consumer Products
February 23, 2016James Pitaro, current co-chair of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and president of Disney Interactive,...
Recent Posts
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s animated short Sitara: Let Girls Dream tackles one of the most important issues ...
***This article originally appeared in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** There’s a ...
The trailer has dropped for the latest installment in the Marvel Rising series of animated ...
