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1.
How mergers and acquisitions work in business
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(Guest Opinion)
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... examples of the conglomerate merger include American Broadcast Company-The Walt Disney Company merger in 1995.
Types of mergers and acquisitions
1. Carve-outs
Companies often purchase, carve out, ...
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Created on 12 October 2022
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2.
Hitachi Vantara unlocks data-driven innovation through an edge-to-cloud data fabric built on its intelligent DataOps portfolio for enterprise and industrial customers
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(Company News)
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... Hitachi Vantara technology is Disney Parks and Resorts. Hitachi Vantara is the official ride and show analytics provider for the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort.
“In order to maintain ...
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Created on 17 March 2022
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3.
Remembering Steve Jobs, 10 years on, after his passing on October 5, 2011
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(Home Tech)
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... company NeXT, and was on the board of The Walt Disney Company following Disney's acquisition of Pixar.
Jobs was also a pioneer of the personal computing eras, not only in the 70s and 80s with the Apple ...
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Created on 05 October 2021
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4.
Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2021 AMERICAS to ‘showcase how data driven leaders are changing the world’
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(Business IT)
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... Precision Cardiovascular Medicine, American Heart Association
Rachel S. Hutter, SVP International Facilities and Operations Services, Worldwide Safety and Health, and Engineering, The Walt Disney Company ...
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Created on 10 May 2021
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5.
Walt Disney expands its reach with Amazon tech
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(Business IT)
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The Walt Disney Company taps Amazon Web Services to leverage and support the growth of Disney+, which saw its users surpass 100 million after its launch in 2019. Disney+ also benefits from Amazon’s technologies ...
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Created on 30 April 2021
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6.
Two new Optus executive committee members appointed to support 'continued business transformation
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(People Moves)
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... at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.
“Richard brings significant experience developing and integrating customer-facing solutions across multiple digital platforms domestically and internationally and will ...
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Created on 04 February 2021
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7.
VIDEO Interview with a Telco Titan: Phil Britt, CEO, Aussie Broadband
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(Telecoms & NBN)
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... that he obviously shared Walt Disney's viewpoint that "it's kind of fun to do the impossible", asking "what were the biggest challenges at the time in making that happen?"
After this came the recent IPO ...
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Created on 31 October 2020
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8.
Study says Brits 'confused by gadgets', but they won't read the instruction
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(Home Tech)
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... why people have clearly lost their sense of curiosity and wonder – if you want to live longer and happier, never lose your sense of curiosity!
As Albert Einstein, Walt Disney and many others said, it' ...
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Created on 24 June 2018
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9.
MGM boosts Spacetalk management team with new appointment
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(People Moves)
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MGM Wireless has appointed former GoPro and Walt Disney marketing and sales executive Jason Le as director of digital marketing, strategy and product development to spearhead online sales for its Spacetalk ...
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Created on 01 June 2018
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10.
Disney buying Fox in US$52.4 billion-plus deal
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(Strategy)
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Global entertainment and film giant Walt Disney is buying the Rupert Murdoch owned 21st Century Fox business for US52.4 billion in a move which both companies say sets them up to better compete in the ...
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Created on 15 December 2017
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11.
MPAA unhappy with Australia over proposed copyright changes
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(Entertainment)
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... picture studios: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment; 21st Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios; and Warner Bros. Entertainment. ...
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Created on 08 November 2017
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12.
Foxtel Platinum subscribers get Presto Entertainment bundle
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(Entertainment)
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...
It also includes movie content ‘from major and key independent film studios including MGM, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Roadshow Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, The Walt ...
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Created on 10 November 2015
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13.
Official - Netflix announces Australian pricing
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(Entertainment)
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... Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Walt Disney Company.”
Blah blah blah. You can only watch one show at a time. When too much content is not enough.
Netflix enters a very crowded Australian ...
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Created on 23 March 2015
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14.
Netflix brings wonderful world of Disney content to Australia/NZ
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(Entertainment)
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... when that day arrives, Netflix will offer a wide range of live-action, animated films and TV show favourites from the Walt Disney Company, which means content from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar ...
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Created on 02 February 2015
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15.
Hey Presto, now with added Chromecast
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(Entertainment)
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... Fox, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Hopscotch Entertainment One, ICON, Studiocanal and Transmission Films.
iTWire's Grame Philipson described Presto as "underwhelming" in his March ...
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Created on 01 July 2014
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16.
Hey Presto - Foxtel launches underwhelming streaming service
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(Entertainment)
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... Twentieth Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros Entertainment, Hopscotch Entertainment One, ICON, Studiocanal and Transmission Films.”
Presto seems remarkably limited in its capabilities, ...
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Created on 14 March 2014
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17.
Quickflix gets more shows, streams to Sony
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(Entertainment)
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... has entered into agreements with The Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal and BBC Worldwide to license a number of TV series for its streaming service.
Content licensed under these new agreements include ...
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Created on 19 February 2014
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18.
Moles moves from Disney to Exponential
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(People Moves)
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Advertising intelligence and digital media solutions provider Exponential Interactive has appointed former Walt Disney executive, Sam Moles, as Sales Director for New South Wales and Queensland.
Moles, ...
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Created on 04 December 2013
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Hey, Presto: Foxtel to launch new streaming movie service
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(Entertainment)
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... NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Roadshow Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Hopscotch Entertainment One, ICON, Studiocanal ...
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Created on 23 September 2013
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20.
Aussie firms scoop CA service and portfolio management customer awards
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(Business Telecommunications)
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... and Blue Data Hill Services (mainframe), Shell and Walt Disney (security), Intermountain Healthcare, OppenheimerFunds and Sicredi (service assurance), and DirectTV (service virtualisation).
"Our customers ...
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Created on 24 April 2013
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21.
Disney Infinity – Minecraft, Skylanders and LittleBigPlanet in one
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(Entertainment)
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... at both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Lasseter has overseen much of the creative aspects on some of the top projects released by the companies. He gushed over the model renditions of some ...
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Created on 16 January 2013
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22.
Digital disruption hits the flicks
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(Networking)
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... in the US at present, Hulu was set up in 2007 and is owned jointly by NBC Universal, News Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Providence Equity Partners and the Hulu team.
Providing an online distribution ...
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Created on 24 April 2012
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23.
Opinion: Meg Whitman's next big adventure ...
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(Strategy)
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... is now in her mid-50s, has form running IT companies. After a number of years in executive positions in companies ranging from toymakers, to shoemakers to Walt Disney she entered the IT sector in 1998 ...
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Created on 23 September 2011
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Hulu expands to Japan, but won't comment on Australian plan
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(Strategy)
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... News Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Providence Equity Partners and the Hulu team, today revealed on the company blog plans to open the Hulu site in Japan by the end of the year.
It'll the first ...
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Created on 11 August 2011
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25.
Actifio to Showcase Game Changing Data Management Virtualization Solution at VMware Partner Exchange
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(Vendor submitted release)
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New Management Paradigm Transforms Data Protection, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Silos into a Dynamic Unified Solution that Lowers Costs by 90 Percent WALTHAM, Mass. - Actifioâ„¢, the leader ...
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Created on 08 February 2011
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26.
Optus rebrands mobile as "The Open Network" with Disney-inspired TV commercia
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(Strategy)
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Optus has taken inspiration from Walt Disney's 1940 animated movie Fantasia for a new TV commercial to launch the new brand name for its mobile network: 'The Open Network'.
The ad will screen on Australian ...
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Created on 10 September 2010
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27.
Former EA & Disney Executives Form QVIVO
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(Sponsored Announcements)
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Social Media Center App Coming to Multiple Devices This Fall Today, Jon Niermann, former President of The Walt Disney Company Asia and Liam McCallum, former Director of Online Technology for Electronic ...
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Created on 19 August 2010
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28.
AFACT and iiNet: halfway through the trial what have we learned?
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(Home Tech)
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... film studios, including the usual suspects - Village Roadshow, Walt Disney, Paramount, Sony and many others.
The case before the Federal Court was actually commenced by 34 of the film studios and ...
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Created on 19 October 2009
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29.
Apple shareholders propose, directors oppose
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(Core Dump)
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... Please read on.
In Apple's case the list of peers includes Amazon, Cisco, Dell, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, News Corp, Time Warner, Walt Disney and Yahoo!.
However, the board notes that ...
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Created on 09 January 2009
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30.
iTunes movies finally reach Canada, UK - at a price
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(Core Dump)
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... Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said "our association with Apple is yet another example of how we continue to reach consumers on their terms, regardless the time, location or device." ...
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Created on 05 June 2008
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31.
iPhone SDK: the WOW starts all over again!
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(Mobility)
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...
Disney
“Apple has really done their homework, addressing issues of security, manageability and integration,” said Randy Brooks, senior vice president, IT Strategy and Architecture, The Walt Disney ...
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Created on 07 March 2008
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32.
007's underwater car is no longer fiction
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(Fuzzy Logic)
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... dream, proving Walt Disney famous quote: “It you can dream it, you can do it”.
While the future may see submersible cars become common, they are today in the same spot as flying cars: a science fiction ...
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Created on 15 February 2008
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33.
Scott takes CIO role at Microsoft
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(People Moves)
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... recently was senior vice president and CIO at The Walt Disney Company. His previous senior positions include chief technology officer at General Motors and vice president of operations at Bristol-Meyers ...
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Created on 21 January 2008
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34.
YouTube to trial homebrewed video fingerprint tech
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(Home Tech)
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... and the Wall Street Journal) Walt Disney and Time Warner will participate in the tests.
The software was developed by engineers at YouTube's parent company, Google. The idea is to be able to recognise ...
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Created on 13 June 2007
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35.
HP Garage'”Silicon Valley birthplace'”is now National Historic Landmark
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(Energy)
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... and a California Historical Landmark (No. 976) since 1987.
The partners built several audio oscillator at the workshop, which were sold to Walt Disney Studios to test sound quality for the movie ...
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Created on 19 May 2007
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36.
Apple iTV provides missing link to the armchair
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(Beerfiles)
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Forget your new iPods, forget even the elegant new iTunes movie downloads service, for my money the big announcement of the day has to be Apple's iTV device. For US$299, Apple has come up with something ...
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Created on 13 September 2006
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37.
Apple iTunes movie rentals is the word
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(Home Tech)
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... so far include Walt Disney,
Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros.
Under the deal, consumers will be able to download a rented date stamped movie online, which will have a limited ...
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Created on 19 July 2006
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38.
Global ICT News - 6 Apr.
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(Deals)
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... of the Walt Disney Company, parents can make sure it's still a small world for their children, at least when it comes to their cellphone use, according to a report in The New York Times (5 April).
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Created on 05 April 2006
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39.
Global ICT News - 22 Feb.
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(Deals)
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... Samsung is being sued by 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, Walt Disney, and Universal. According to the report, the Korean Times said Samsung had not yet received the complaint. But the ...
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Created on 22 February 2006
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40.
Global ICT News - 21 Feb.
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(Deals)
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... violate its rules. Disney to use web, dispensing with catalogues The Walt Disney Company, an icon of mainstream America, will move against the grain of conventional business strategy this spring when ...
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Created on 21 February 2006
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41.
Intel, Cisco, Disney partner in VOD venture
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(Strategy)
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The Walt Disney Company, Cisco Systems and Intel Corporation, through its investment arm Intel Capital, have invested US$48.5 million in MovieBeam, Inc, a newly formed datacasting entertainment venture. ...
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Created on 16 February 2006
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42.
Global ICT News-15 Feb
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(Deals)
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... which will be priced between 200 and 300 euros. First HDTV online movie rentals in US In the US., a video on demand movie service spun out of Walt Disney is introducing the first US home delivery service ...
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Created on 15 February 2006
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43.
Global IT News 8 Feb
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(Deals)
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... Walt Disney spun off in January. Reuters reports in The New York Times (6 February) that Cisco, Disney and several venture capital firms including Intel's Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, Norwest Venture Partners ...
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Created on 08 February 2006
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44.
27 January 2006
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(Deals)
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... companies, says The Associated Press in a 24 January report in The New York Times. According to AP., with Walt Disney's US$7.4 billion plan to purchase Pixar, Jobs will not only become a major Hollywood ...
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Created on 27 January 2006
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45.
23 January 2006
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(Deals)
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... a stance which has won the company a lot of goodwill this week, reports The Register. Disney reportedly looking at Pixar, Jobs could join Board Walt Disney's board of directors will meeet today amid speculation ...
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Created on 23 January 2006
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46.
20 January 2006
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(Deals)
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... pay for them all at once by credit card or eBay's payment service, PayPal. Disney looks beyond iTunes for on-demand Ventures The Walt Disney Co. has sold 1.5 million digital downloads of such TV titles ...
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Created on 20 January 2006
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47.
19 January 2006
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(Deals)
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... time. Walt Disney's ABC made a splash late last year when it began offering commercial-free internet downloads of its biggest hits, ``Lost'' and ``Desperate Housewives,'' for US$1.99 apiece from Apple Computer' ...
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Created on 19 January 2006
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48.
16 January 2006
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(Deals)
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... business and technology news. ABC, which is part of the Walt Disney Company, did not say when it will begin offering the clips, nor did it disclose pricing details. Blackberry gets Google Talk and Google ...
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Created on 16 January 2006
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49.
8 December 2005
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(Deals)
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... episodes from five current programs on the ABC network, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Those programs can be watched both on Apple's latest generation of iPod portable players and on Apple and ...
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Created on 08 December 2005
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50.
24 November 2005
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(Deals)
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... Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney Studios. Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. are two major studios still outside its system. Digital cinema promises audiences sharper pictures ...
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Created on 23 November 2005