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Disney Opens Apps For Second Startup Accelerator Class

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The Walt Disney Company said Tuesday that it is running another, startup accelerator class, as part of the Disney Accelerator program in Burbank, and is now accepting applications for a class of another, ten startups for the program. disney startup accelerator techstars content venture capital investment' READ MORE>>.

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May The Force Be With You: Star Wars' BB-8 Droid, Goes On Sale For Real

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According to Sphero , the company behind the Stars Wars BB-8 drone in Star Wars VII - The Force Awakens, it will begin selling its version of the BB-8 droid starting tomorrow. The robotic ball will cost $150, and offers up voice commands, a nifty "R2D2"-like ability to project hologram-like messages ("Help me, Obi-Wan!"), and more.

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Disney Accelerator Names 2016 Class

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The Walt Disney Company has named its next class of startup participating in the Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator and mentoring company held on the company's Burbank campus.

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Warner Media Camp Graduates Second Class

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It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. The startups--which had previously been announced in May--are all working on areas of technology which are strategic to Turner/Warner Bros., Studios in Burbank on Monday evening.

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Sphero's Star Wars BB-8 Droid Sells Out Online

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Amazon.com has the droid listed as temporarily out of stock , and Sphero , the Disney Accelerator startup which created Sphero, says there is a two week expected ship date on new units of the robot. The robot ball was launched at midnight on Friday, along with a huge number of other, Star Wars related merchandise. READ MORE>>.

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Disney Accelerator Returns For Third Year

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The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it will run its startup accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , for the third year, with applications for the next session due on April 10th. The program, which is run in Burbank, includes both early and venture-backed startups in the area of media and entertainment.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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Other Disney startups such as Atom Ticket , a new movie ticketing app, partnered with the next Star Wars movie and will continue to work with Walt Disney Studios on major film releases. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy.