An ESPN branded Sanyo mobile handset and a new MP3 player for the kiddie market have emerged from the House of Mouse.
No New Sunrise For Disney’s MovieBeam
A three-city test of the monthly subscription-based movie service did not draw enough interest to sustain the model.
Sony and Disney Getting Into MMORPG
What’s the hottest new MMORPG? Could be Lineage II? Guild Wars? The World of Warcraft? Yes? No? ToonTown you say? From Sony and Disney. Wow. This could be something keen. It’s family friendly AND it’s only $20. I may need to check this out.
War At Disney Comes To An End
After two years, the battle between the Walt Disney Company and two of its former directors has come to a conclusion. Lawsuits from Stanley P. Gold and Roy Disney, nephew of Walt have been dropped.
Disney Death Still A Mystery
It may take weeks before Florida medical examiners are able to determine the cause of death of a four-year-old boy who collapsed Monday aboard the “Mission: Space” ride at Disney’s Epcot Center.
Disney Profits Rise 30 Percent
The entertainment company’s stock slipped in trading after the company inadvertently sent out an e-mail with earnings information.
Disney Vs. Disney Co.
Roy Disney, nephew of legendary company founder Walt Disney and Stanley Gold filed a lawsuit today against the company Walt founded in a Delaware court today. The lawsuit accuses the board at Disney, led by Michael Eisner and Robert Iger and it requests the court overturn the election of Iger as Eisner’s replacement.
Disney Restructures Strategic Planning Division
Michael D. Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and Robert A. Iger, president and COO and CEO-elect, announced a restructuring of the company’s Corporate Strategic Planning Division.
Walt Disney’s Failures Could Inspire Entrepreneurs!
If you are a struggling entrepreneur who sometimes feel like you are pushing a 3-ton boulder up a steep hill, costs keep mounting and you are considering giving up, check out the 10 setbacks that Walt Disney faced. Some were financial nightmares that put him millions of dollars in the red and others were just plain embarrassment.