Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is about to disappear. The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) acquisition is set to close this week. Some have criticized this $4.2 billion cash and stock deal, but there is going to be more merit to this combination with Disney than just traditional M&A. That
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Disney names new president of Disney Channels
Walt Disney Co on Tuesday named Carolina Lightcap president of Disney Channels Worldwide, replacing Rich Ross, who left to head up the company’s movie studio in October. Ross is credited with turning the Disney Channel into a powerhouse of “tween” programing aimed at 7 to 12-year-old kids. He took over
China Approves Disney Theme Park in Shanghai
After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said Tuesday. The agreement for a Shanghai Disneyland is a landmark deal that carries enormous cultural
Rich Ross to Run Disney’s Movie Studio
The Walt Disney Company has hired one of its star TV executives to overhaul its struggling motion picture studio. Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, will immediately take over the top job at Walt Disney Studios, according to people who were briefed on the matter but asked for anonymity
Inside Walt Disney Imagineering Video
Walt Disney Imagineering is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates. Representing more than 140 disciplines, its talented corps of Imagineers is responsible for the creation of Disney resorts, theme parks and attractions, hotels,
