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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Burbank-based Disney is taking aim at streaming giant Netflix , with an aggressive effort to sign up people for its upcoming Disney+ service. The report says Disney is offering up a three year plan for access to its new service for $169.99, which is a big discount from a list price for Disney+ of $209.99. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Walt Disney Studios and Accenture are in an effort to harness emerging technology in the area of entertainment, with a new effort they are calling Disney StudioLAB , the two said on Tuesday.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company says it has reached 137M paid subscriptions across its direct-to-consumer services, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and says it hopes to reach 300-350M subscriptions to those services by 2024. Disney says it now has 11.5 Disney+ subscribers. Disney says it now has 11.5

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Burbank-based Disney has shut down parent blog site Babble , according to the site, which did not say why it was shutting down. Disney had owned Babble since 2011. Disney had paid $40M for Babble in 2011, one of a number of parenting sites acquired in the era by Disney Interactive. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Disney Research , the arm of the Walt Disney Company which works on developing high-tech "building blocks" for the rest of Disney, has invented an autonomous, spray-painting drone called the PaintCopter , the company described in a paper this week.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Disney Digital Network , part of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI), is in a content deal with videogame streaming service Twitch , where Disney will provide content from four Disney content creators to Twitch.

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MAY 25, 2020

Kevin Mayer, a longtime Walt Disney Co. executive, has left the company to become chief executive of TikTok, the rapidly growing short-video platform owned by Chinese startup ByteDance Ltd.

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MAY 25, 2020

Kevin Mayer, a longtime Walt Disney Co. executive, has left the company to become chief executive of TikTok, the rapidly growing short-video platform owned by Chinese startup ByteDance Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

MakieLab , the custom, 3D printed doll startup which had been part of Disney's second Disney Startup Accelerator program, has been acquired, reportedly by Disney itself. Full details of the acquisition and buyer were not officially announced, however, MakieLab said that it has been acquired by a "a fantastic US media behemoth".

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Disney acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles when it purchased 20th Century Fox. Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely is buying mobile game studio FoxNext Games Los Angeles , the studio behind the mobile game Marvel Strike Force. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Watch out robotic toy fans -- Burbank-based Walt Disney and robotic toy maker Sphero have apparently agreed to go their separate ways, meaning the end of the robotic version of Disney's BB-8 and R2-D2, as well as Lightning McQueen and Spider Man. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2017

Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that e-sports company aXiomatic was one of 11 companies chosen to participate in the 2017 Disney Accelerator program.

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JUNE 23, 2016

In what might end up being the most-sought-after summer camp experience ever for girls interested in technology and science, The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it is launching an on-campus, computer science immersion program aimed at high school girls.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

A report, published late Wednesday evening, says that Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. Recode --quoting "sources familiar with Disney" said that Disney has decided not to move forward with a bid. Disney had been reported to be looking at Twitter in September.

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JULY 7, 2014

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator backed by Disney and being run by TechStars in Los Angeles, announced its inagural class today, naming eleven companies--including three Los Angeles companies--to participate in the three month program. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. , billion, Disney said Tuesday afternoon. Disney said it would pay stock and cash for Lucasfilm, with approximately half in cash and 40M in shares. the film company owned by George Lucas, in a deal worth $4.05 Lucasfilm owns the rights to Star Wars.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Glendale-based Disney Publishing Worldwide , the publishing arm of Walt Disney, is expanding into Android storybook applications, the company announced today. Disney said it has launched a line of Disney-themed storytelling applications which work on Android smartphones and tablets--the first for the publisher.

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MARCH 24, 2014

Culver City-based YouTube network Maker Studios has been acquired by Burbank-based Walt Disney Company , in a deal worth $500M, plus up to $450M in performance earn out. billion views per month, according to Disney. billion views per month, according to Disney. Disney said Maker Studios will remain headquartered in Culver City.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Disney''s new startup accelerator--the Disney Accelerator --is in a major promotional and outreach push, saying that it will be launching a tour of Austin, Boston, New York, Palo Alto, London, and San Francisco to raise visibility for the program. Disney announced its move into startup accelerators earlier this month.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Burbank-based Disney has made a $15M investment in Norwegian educational and learning games developer Kahoot , Kahoot said Friday, in a deal which grows Disney's stake in the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Walt Disney Company said Wednesday that it is launching a new, Los Angeles based startup accelerator, focused on. startups looking to develop consumer entertainment experiences, called the Disney Accelerator. Disney is tapping the startup accelerator expertise of TechStars to operate the program. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Burbank-based Walt Disney is laying off around 700 employees at Disney Interactive--a quarter of the interactive division--as the company struggles to adapt to the shift to mobile games. Disney Interactive has apparently been a perpetual money loser for Disney. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company made the first move to create its own streaming service on Tuesday, saying it will launch two different video streaming services--one focused on sports, under the ESPN brand, and another direct-to-consumer service under the Disney brand in 2019. Disney already owned a 33 percent stage in BAMTech.

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JULY 12, 2017

The Walt Disney Company has launched its fourth year of running its own accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , saying on Tuesday afternoon that it has named eleven companies to its new class. The accelerator class is Disney's fourth. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator sponsored by Walt Disney and being run by TechStars, had its demo day Tuesday, showing off the nine companies to emerge out of the accelerator. Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups.

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JUNE 6, 2018

Three, Southern California investors--Qualcomm Ventures, Disney, and the United Talent Agency--have backed the developer of a network of "experience centers" focused on virtual reality entertainment, as part of a newly disclosed Series A Funding.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Burbank-based Walt Disney Studios has launched a new, cloud movie service this morning, called Disney Movies Anywhere. According to Walt Disney, the new service--available via iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and the web--allows users to purchase and watch movies from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Networking products giant Cisco said this week that it has been selected by The Walt Disney Studios announced in March, in conjunction with Accenture, and includes a 3,500 square food facility in Burbank. Cisco says that StudioLAB will feature both its hardware and software, in the areas of network, storage, orchestration and collaboration.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Walt Disney Studios said Monday that it has inked a deal to distribute its movies via Walmart''s Vudu digital video service, via its Disney Movies Anywhere effort. Disney Movies Anywhere is Disney''s digital movie service, giving access to around 400 Disney, Pixar, and Marvel titles. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A new report , issued on Monday, says that Hock Tan , the CEO of Broadcom ; Robert Iger , the CEO of The Walt Disney Co. a year in CEO pay; Disney's Robert Iger, paid $36.28M a year, was #6; WD's Stephen Milligan, paid $17.9M According to the report, Broadcom's Hock Tan was the #3 most overpaid CEO, earning $103.2M

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

The Walt Disney Company , which is based in Burbank, said late Thursday evening that it has donated $1M in aid to relief efforts in Florida and nearby areas, after a devastating hit by Hurricane Michael this week. Image: high resolution images of damage in Mexico Beach, Florida via NOAA.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Burbank-based Disney is backing an effort, in conjunction with learning robot developer littleBits and UC Davis , the give girls a boost in getting into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. According to the group, the effort is being funded by the Walt Disney Company, which is putting $4M into the effort.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

Disney has just launched a big campaign, called #DreamBigPrincess , looking to raise $1M in a fundraising effort for the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up program. According to Disney, the campaign celebrates inspiring stories from around the world, to encourage kids to dream big. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. According to Disney CEO Bob Iger, in Disney's earnings call on Tuesday, Disney plans to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019, rather than licensing its content to other online video streaming services. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based Maker Studios said Monday that its deal to be acquired by Disney has been approved by Maker''s board of directors and majority of shareholders, and is expected to close next week. Disney is paying up to $950M in a combination of cash and earn out for Maker Studios. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Maker Studios , the online YouTube content network which was recently acquired by Walt Disney , is cutting approximately 10 percent of its staff. Disney said it would acquire Maker in March, in a deal that could be worth north of $900M. maker studios disney merger acquisition jobs employment layoff content hollywood'

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Los Angeles- and London-based MakieLab , one of the companies out of Disney's recent Disney Accelerator class, started shipping its Disney-themed, custom 3D printed dolls on Friday, with clothing and designs from Disney properties. READ MORE>>.

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