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1. Disney launches Click2Life iPhone app

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Disney is launching an application for the iPhone and iTouch that lets users take photos of Disney images and then converts them into 3-D pictures on the device. Disney is launching an application for ...

2. Disney's Keychest unlocks movies for any platform

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Disney is readying a technology that would let viewers pay a one-off fee for permanent access to a movie or TV show across multiple devices. Disney is readying a technology that would let viewers pay ...

3. TVs set to go 3D this year

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... 2D movies. “The 3D theatrical market has been very successful this year," said Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. "We are just now seeing all of the true capabilities of ...

4. Donald Duck ensnares Spiderman

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   The Walt Disney Corporation has paid $4 billion to buy Marvel Entertainment, meaning that Spiderman will waltz with Minnie Mouse, and Captain America will be on nodding terms with Bambi. The Walt Disney ...

5. RealNetworks defeated over DVD copying

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... Picture Association of America (MPAA) - representing Walt Disney, Sony, Universal and others - alleged that it was an illegal pirating tool. RealNetworks argued that RealDVD simply represented a way ...

6. Disney movies to appear on SD cards

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Panasonic and Walt Disney Home Entertainment have inked a deal to distribute Disney movies on Micro SD cards. Osaka, Japan - Panasonic and Walt Disney Home Entertainment have inked a deal to distribute ...

7. Trade groups agree on online data pact

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... that belong to the sponsoring organisations, including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Disney and Verizon, will adopt the principles. Amongst these is a requirement to provide notice, either in an ad or on ...

8. Disney netbook won't make kids Goofy

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Disney Consumer Products has teamed up with Asus and will release a netbook computer for children in July.Disney Consumer Products has teamed up with Asus and will release a netbook computer for children ...

9. Would you pay for Hulu?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... Universal and Disney.   But subscriptions within Hulu may raise questions yet again, if consumers are willing to pay for content that is often attainable for free elsewhere. And if it is not, is there ...

10. Walt Disney joins club Hulu

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    The Walt Disney Company has confirmed that it will become a joint venture partner and equity owner of Hulu. The agreement is expected to "enhance" Hulu's programming line-up with Disney content, including ...

11. Adobe Flash coming to your TV

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... operators and content providers including Atlantic Records, Broadcom, Comcast, Disney Interactive Media Group, Intel, Netflix, STMicroelectronics, The New York Times Company, NXP Semiconductors, Sigma ...

12. Should Google dump YouTube?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... CBS, Disney/ABC and most recently Universal Media Group to distribute commercial content hold promise. Hulu, the hugely successful site that hosts NBC and Fox shows, among others, has emerged as the first ...

13. Sony films heading to YouTube?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... for YouTube, which first began working with MGM and CBS to deliver streaming content in 2008. Just recently, Disney and YouTube struck a deal in which Disney would deliver trailers and movie clips to ...

14. Disney reaches deal with YouTube

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    YouTube continues to improve its credibility with national broadcasters. The company said that it signed an agreement with Disney/ABC and ESPN, which will open their own channels on the video community ...

15. Blockbuster unveils OnDemand for TiVo, hints at Apple deal

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... and purchase titles from both Amazon.com and Netflix, watch streaming videos via YouTube, listen to music utilizing the Rhapsody’s services, download movies from Disney, and even order a Domino’s pizza ...

16. Google exec becomes AOL Chairman and CEO

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... VP of sales and strategic partnerships. Prior to his role at Snowball.com, he served as director of integrated sales & marketing at Starwave's and Disney's ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures, working across ...

17. Chuck goes 3D with orange/blue glasses

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... not require any active (battery powered) technology on behalf of the viewers. [Note: I first saw this technology at Disney's Epcot Center in the 1980s. I was absolutely floored when I saw it. And now, ...

18. Disney caught in controversy over Steve Jobs' health

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO currently on a six months medical leave, is seeking re-election as board member to the entertainment conglomerate Disney. Ahead of meeting scheduled for March 10, Jobs appears ...

19. UPDATED: 3D is coming, and it's stunning

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... has 12 animated movies scheduled, and Disney announced back in April, 2008, that all future Pixar movies would be in 3D. The other more common method today for 3DTVs and 3D monitors use alternating ...

20. CEA at CES 2009: “2009 will be a very bad year”

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... no doubt that CES is still a Disneyland for adults - lots of toys and rides, happy faces everywhere, ridiculously overpriced food and long lines (almost) everywhere - but Las Vegas may be one of the most ...

21. Time Warner and Viacom reach agreement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... the increase accounted for only $2.76 annually per subscriber, or $0.23 per month, and is less than is currently paid for other cable shows run by The Walt Disney company and News Corp's Fox networks. Cable ...

22. Outmaneuvered: Real Networks hits Hollywood with preemptive suit

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the DVD Copy Control Association's license agreement.” The suit was filed against the DVD Copy Control Association, Disney Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century ...

23. Blu-ray player for $230, triple-core PC for $399

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... is available through the retailer’s website only and includes a $100 coupon for Disney Blu-ray movies. Traditional brand-name Blu-ray players are also dropping in price, but remain substantially more ...

24. Digital downloads, DVDs and DVRs slowing Blu-ray growth

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... for your set-top box and one for your computer. Some would say digital copy doesn’t make sense, but Lori MacPherson, North America General Manager of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment says it has ...

25. U.S. hires lawyer for Google/Yahoo inquiry

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    The U.S. Justice Department has hired Sandy Litvack, who was its former antitrust chief and Walt Disney's former vice chairman, to consult on its probe of Google' search advertising deal with Yahoo, ...

26. Apple matches Google’s market capitalization

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... billion), Hewlett-Packard ($111.87 billion), Nokia ($97.75 billion), BlackBerry maker Research in Motion ($71.14 billion), Disney ($59.26 billion) and Dell ($50.48 billion). It's interesting to note that ...

27. UPDATE: Is Steve Jobs healthy, or not?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Disney who said that media conglomerate's executives discussed Jobs' apparent weight loss after he attended Disney's board meeting in late June (when Disney acquired Jobs' animation studio Pixar, he became ...

28. Sony and Amazon team up to deliver video everywhere

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... except Disney which has close ties to Apple. Movies purchased on Amazon's service can be immediately streamed not just to the computer used for the purchase of the service, but to any streaming-capable ...

29. PS3 expected to remain the driving force behind Blu-ray sales

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... market – Warner holds 18.8%, followed by Fox (15.3%), Sony (13.5%), Paramount (13.4%), Disney (13.1%) and Universal (10.7%).   Read on the next page HDTVs and DVD players, video games     ...

30. Bluetooth can be used to track travel time

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... unique digital signature. Researchers believe that this approach could become an inexpensive way to track a variety of travel times ranging from your morning commute to waiting in line at Disneyworld ...

31. BestBuy offers $100 coupon with $350 Blu-ray player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    ... Dolby TrueHD (2-channel), but it does support 1080p video output. The device sells for $349. The retailer adds an “instant coupon booklet” with $100 in coupons for Blu-ray movies from Disney, Touchstone ...

32. Disney plans online gaming, chatting and video sharing on Blu-ray

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Disney has revealed details on the kind of features it plans to incorporate in the next generation of Blu-ray Discs.  A new technology known as "BD Live" will open up Internet connectivity options ...

33. Bioshock: Coming to a theater near you

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... none other than Gore Verbinski, who has gained notoriety most recently for directing Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean flicks.  Take-Two called Verbinski an "avid gamer." Read more details at the ...

34. DVDs come under pressure from the-same-day iTunes digital releases

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... both new releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, ...

35. More bad news for Steve Jobs: Pixar's ex-CFO under SEC scrutiny

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... role in stock options backdating scandal in times when the now famous animation studio was still under Steve Jobs' control. In a statement released yesterday, Disney said that no one "currently associated ...

36. Are 3D movie theaters finally becoming a reality?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... controversy with Disney’s 3D version of a Hannah Montana concert - which was originally planned to remain in theaters for only one week, but had to be quietly expanded by another week due to high demand. ...

37. DVD Forum sets new rules on China HD DVD format

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Sanyo, Sharp, Thomson and Walt Disney.  ...

38. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... format to be finalized early 2005 Mac Central     9 Disney to support Blu-ray Disc format EE Times     20 ...

39. Update: Blu-ray and HD DVD support demystified

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... one-sided battle there is today.  However, these studios made decisions based on concept demonstrations instead of actual working technology. For example, Disney sided with Blu-ray before the first ...

40. Disney tries mobile phone service again, in Japan

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tokyo (Japan) - Walt Disney Co., which shut down its U.S. cellphone service last year, is starting a similar service in Japan. But this time it is targeting different customers: adult women instead of ...

41. HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: The battle of the CES booths

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... It's really almost like something you'd see at Disneyland. The HD DVD booth, on the other hand, is a predictable square design with its players and movies on display.  When we stopped by ...

42. CES: Blu-ray movies to be playable on PSP by year's end

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Disney, Fox, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, and of course, Warner Bros.  Kind of surprisingly, there were no guys from the hardware side, which led to the panel being unable to answer any Blu-ray hardware ...

43. Bill Gates pokes fun at himself during CES 2008 keynote

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... In another content win, ABC and Disney have agreed to bring popular shows like LOST and Desperate Housewives to Xbox Live.  MGM has also jumped on board and will allow its library of films to be streamed. ...

44. Wal-Mart closes down video download service

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... up its digital service in February, Wal-Mart gained content partners in Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox.  Wal-Mart's online music store, which sells digital tracks for 88 cents each, was unaffected ...

45. Soon rent 20th Century Fox DVD titles through iTunes

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... it is piracy to do so. Walt Disney is currently the only Hollywood studio selling its newer content on iTunes, though Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate all sell older content.  News Corp's deal ...

46. Honda’s Asimo robots learn to interact

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... was introduced in 2005. A version of the robot is on display at Disneyland.   ...

47. Amazon puts up two-for-one Blu-ray sale

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Seattle (WA) - High-def enthusiasts can stock up on Blu-ray Disc movie titles from Amazon with over 100 titles available in a "buy one get one free" sale. Sony and Disney are both part of the ...

48. Disney sued over Segway ban

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Orlando (FL) – Three disabled people have filed a federal lawsuit over Disney’s ban of the Segway wheeled transporter at the Walt Disney World theme park.  The lawsuit claims that between ...

49. Xbox 360 gets in the game with ESPN content

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Playstation 3 only offers game and movie trailers, and the Wii has no digital video downloads at all. ESPN's parent company, Disney, announced this summer that it would bring full-length Disney movies ...

50. Blu-ray Discs to get picture-in-picture technology

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... to bring up an interactive map that shows where the cars are running during various chase scenes. Video Business reports that Disney is already working on picture-in-picture for its upcoming Blu-ray release ...