All Disney articles – Page 29

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    Chernin contract 'won't block join Disney move'

    2004-11-30T11:19:14Z

    News Corp president Peter Chernin's could quit the company to join rival Disney even though he has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports.

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    Formats & Deals - Disney Channel picks up Sleepover Club.

    2004-10-29T12:07:33Z

    Scottish indie IWC Media's children's comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened on Disney

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    Disney channel picks up sleepover club

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Scottish indie IWC Media's children's comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened on Disney Channel Italy following a deal with distributor Southern Star International. The 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society run by a group of teenage girls, has been ...

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    Disney adapts pre-school show for UK

    2004-10-21T08:30:00Z

    Disney is to air pre-school show Play with me Sesame on the Playhouse Disney channel, with two new British muppets created exclusively for the UK. The two new characters, Kit and Domby, will appear in a specially inserted segment to bring a more local feel ...

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    GMTV to ditch Disney's Diggin' it

    2004-10-14T08:30:00Z

    GMTV is to dump Disney's weekend kids block, Diggin' it , because it wants to take the production in-house to save money. The slot, which provides wrap-around links to programming, will be renamed. Disney will still provide animated content for the strand after signing a ...

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    Good start for Disney freeview channel

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    Disney's new Freeview channel ABC1 made a strong debut this week, attracting a healthy share of viewers with its line-up of US soaps and sitcoms. During its broadcast hours of 6am to 6pm, ABC1 achieved an average share of 1.61% in Freeview homes on Monday, growing this to 2.05% on ...

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    Nickelodeon exec quits for Disney role

    2004-09-02T08:30:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK managing director Nicky Parkinson is leaving the company to take up the role of senior vice-president and managing director, branded television, Walt Disney TV International Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.

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    Disney plans ad-free start for new channel

    2004-08-05T07:50:12Z

    Disney's long-awaited Freeview channel ABC1 will be free of advertising for up to six months when it launches on 27 September.

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    Live action heads Disney autumn line-up

    2004-07-27T10:38:30Z

    Disney Channel has unveiled its line-up of shows for the autumn including a raft of live action series from the US.

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    Marvel sues Disney

    2004-07-20T10:12:22Z

    Marvel Enterprises, the creators of comic book superheroes such as Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, is suing the Walt Disney Company in a dispute over royalties.

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    Sky & Disney discuss sports channel

    2004-07-02T09:49:44Z

    Disney is in discussions with BSkyB about introducing a new 24 -hour sports channel in the UK.

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    GMTV gives disney 90 days to decide

    2004-06-24T08:30:00Z

    GMTV will next week send out a sale prospectus to shareholders Disney, SMG and ITV outlining SMG's proposal to sell its 25% stake to ITV for£31m. The move effectively gives Disney 90 days to decide whether it wants to raise its stake by exercising a right to buy a quarter ...

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    Disney to launch Freeview channel in autumn

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Disney has announced an autumn launch for its long-delayed Freeview entertainment channel, which it plans to call ABC1 after its US network ABC, write Naomi Rovnick and Michael Rosser.

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    Comcast bails out on Disney deal

    2004-04-29T08:30:00Z

    US cable giant Comcast has withdrawn its $54.1bn (£30.2bn) unsolicited bid for Walt Disney, citing a lack of interest in the bid from Disney. 'It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and Disney together,' said Comcast president ...

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    DISNEY REJECTS HOSTILE BID BY COMCAST.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Walt Disney this week rejected a hostile $66bn (£37bn) takeover bid from US cable giant Comcast

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    Disney rejects hostile bid by Comcast

    2004-02-19T08:30:00Z

    Walt Disney this week rejected a hostile $66bn (£37bn) takeover bid from US cable giant Comcast and bolstered its portfolio of characters by buying The Muppets from the Jim Henson Company for an undisclosed sum. The deal with Henson, which also includes characters from Bear ...

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    Disney rejects Comcast's hostile bid

    2004-02-17T10:18:34Z

    The Disney empire last night closed its doors to a£35bn hostile bid from US cable giant Comcast - saying it undervalued its global brand and business.

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    Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant.

    2004-02-16T06:41:35Z

    US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant

    2004-02-12T08:00:30Z

    US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney.

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    DISNEY PUTS OFF DTT LAUNCH UNTIL APRIL.

    2004-01-23T16:05:25Z

    Disney has delayed the launch of its Freeview channel until April so that further research can