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Disney News Headlines
February 2005
KOIN: Oregon Native has Incredible Oscar Night (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Portland Oregon's KOIN highlights the Oscar wins of native Oregonian Brad Bird.
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AWN: The Incredibles Wins Two Oscars & Ryan Wins Shorts Race (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Animation World News discusses the animated winners at the 77th Annual Academy Awards.
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OrlSen: Disney, Miramax finalizing split (General) posted: 2/28/05
The Orlando Sentinel reports the Disney Company has reached an agreement with the Weinsteins putting an end to the relationship that began in 1993.
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ABCNws: ABC Happy After 'Million Dollar' Night (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
ABC is pleasantly surprised with the ratings from the 77th Academy Awards. The Awards show ratings were the highest seen since 2000.
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MichaelBarrier: Interview with The Incredibles Brad Bird (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Michael Barrier shares his interview with The Incredibles writer and director Brad Bird.
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TownsvilleBulletin: Disney loves Australia (General) posted: 2/28/05
The Townsville Bulletin offers remarks by Disney consumer products chairman Andy Mooney's recent visit to Sydney. Mooney discussed the successes emerging from their activities in Australia.
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OttawaBusJrn: Disney Store Leaving Rideau Centre (General) posted: 2/28/05
Ottawa's Rideau Centre Disney Store will be replaced with a Banana Republic. The Rideau Centre opted not to renew the Disney Store stating "the centre is better served with Banana Republic than it is with the Disney Store today."
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LPWire: Images of George Lucas' Recent Visit to Walt Disney World (WDW) posted: 2/28/05
Images of George Lucas with Jedi Mickey at the Disney-MGM Studios.
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NYPost: Disney Devoured (General) posted: 2/28/05
The New York Post discusses James B Stewart's Disney War.
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Zap2It: Downtown Julie Brown Sucked, Sues (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Downtown Julie Brown is suing ABC over scarring that she blames on a stunt involving leeches for the ABC tv show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
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LPWire: Disney Records Release of Bambi Soundtrack Includes Special Additions (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
The "Bambi" Original Soundtrack contains the timeless original music from the animated film, plus bonus archival interviews with Walt Disney, Henry Mancini and animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
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LATimes: They Should Have Let Mouse Roar (General) posted: 2/28/05
The Los Angeles Times talks about Disney's venture into the world of the NHL and the ideas Michael Eisner brought to the league.
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CineCon: Concept art for The Chronicles of Narnia (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Three exclusive concept art images from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe.
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Zap2It: ABC Sends Ross to 'Westside,' Bowen to Philly (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
ABC has signed various actors including Charlotte Ross and Julie Bowen for shows in development.
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ContactMusic: Milian Lost Disney Job When She Became Too Busty (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
Christian Milian claims she was dropped from the Disney Channel when it became more difficult to wrap her chest making her appear younger.
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KOTV: Radio Disney In Tulsa Seeing Some Success (General) posted: 2/28/05
KOTV discusses the local Radio Disney affiliate in Tulsa AM 1380.
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AWN: Brad Bird Flies to William Morris Agency (Movies) posted: 2/28/05
The Incredibles writer and director Brad Bird will now be represented by the William Morris Agency. He was previously represented by CAA.
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LPWire: Schedule of Events for Saturday and Sunday Activities at ESPN The Weekend (WDW) posted: 2/25/05
ESPN and the Walt Disney World Resort will once again offer fans the opportunity to see and hear ESPN personalities and several legendary athletes during the second annual "ESPN The Weekend Presented by Speed Stick 24/7," a special event at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 25-27, 2005.
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OrlSen: Reynolds, crew back for ESPN Weekend (WDW) posted: 2/25/05
The Orlando Sentinel discusses the highlights of ESPN The Weekend.
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OrlSen: Disney evaluates S. Korea for park (OD) posted: 2/25/05
Sources say company executives have met with government officials about a site near Seoul.
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ESPN: Disney sells Mighty Ducks to philanthropist (General) posted: 2/25/05
The Disney Company has sold the Mighty Ducks hockey team to Orange County philanthropist Henry Samueli.
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Movies: Muppet cranks Statler & Waldorf Discuss Recent Films (Movies) posted: 2/25/05
Statler & Waldorf, the famed Muppet Show hecklers, are back in action, giving their Oscar picks as part of a new feature on entertainment Web site Movies.com. They make their Movies.com debut, dishing the dirt on the top Oscar contenders in a new online vignette entitled Statler & Waldorf from the Balcony.
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DenverPost: Radio Disney presents a convention for kids (Movies) posted: 2/25/05
Radio Disney Story Time Theater will take center stage at this weekend's 13th annual All About Kids Expo at the Colorado Convention Center.
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DowJones: French Author Seeks Damages From Disney Over Nemo (Movies) posted: 2/25/05
A French children's book author is suing the Disney Company claiming that the lead character in Finding Nemo is based on his orange-and-white clownfish, Pierrot.
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JHM: Is Disney-MGM due for a name change? (WDW) posted: 2/25/05
Jim Hill reports that by June of this year -- the Walt Disney Company may be forced to remove any & all references to "MGM" at its WDW studio theme park.
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C21Media: Jetix unveils latest copro (Movies) posted: 2/25/05
Jetix has unveiled further details on its new coproduction with French animation house SIP Animation entitled A.T.O.M - Alpha Teens on Machines (fka The Insiders).
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FORTUNE: How much damage can one book do? (General) posted: 2/25/05
Fortune magazine discusses Disney War.
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LPWire: El Capitan Hosts Princess Ice Skating Party as Part of Disney's Ice Princess Screenings (DL,Movies) posted: 2/25/05
From March 18th through April 10th, Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will offer moviegoers the "coolest" event of the spring season with the back-to-back royal entertainment experience of Walt Disney Pictures' "Ice Princess," and a "Disney Princess Ice Skating Party."
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LP: That's So Raven Soundtrack Coming to Disney's Karaoke Series Mar 1 (Movies) posted: 2/25/05
Continuing with the huge success of "Disney's Karaoke Series" and "That's So Raven" soundtrack, Walt Disney Records is pleased to announce the March 1, 2005 release of "Disney's Karaoke Series: That's So Raven." The CD features karaoke versions of music from the hit TV series soundtrack, including the chart-topping Radio Disney single "Supernatural," "Shine" and "That's So Raven (Theme Song)" as made popular by Raven-Symone.
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LATimes: Burkle, Ovitz Trade Barbs Over Websites (General) posted: 2/25/05
The Los Angeles Times reports LA billionaire Ron Burkle has sued former Disney president Michael Ovitz claiming that Ovitz left Burkle holidng the bag when internet businesses checkout.com and talkcity.com turned sour.
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Fool: Disney, Pixar, Apple: Who's to Blame? (General) posted: 2/24/05
On last week's Motley Fool Radio Show, David Gardner talked about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the third of three parts.
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Playbill: Disney-Miramax Breakup Imperils Film Version of Damn Yankees (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
Disney and Miramax's Weinsteins will part company in September which could halt the film adaptation of Damn Yankees.
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Reuters: Disney to Turn Miramax Into 'Elite SWAT Team' (General) posted: 2/24/05
Studios sources report Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook plans to hire a new executive to run a reconfigured version of Miramax.
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OrSen: Disney and ESPN: Lesson in Synergy (WDW,Movies) posted: 2/24/05
The Orlando Sentinel discusses the synergy at work for ESPN the Weekend.
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USAToday: Eisner at Center of 'DisneyWar' (General) posted: 2/24/05
The USA Today discusses Disney War.
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USAToday: New Spinoff ESPNU to get Tardy start but has ambitious game plan (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
ESPN U will debut March 4 in about 3 million households.
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ChiTrib: Jennings' UFO Special is Mystifying in Itself (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
ABC's Peter Jennings will host UFO's: Seeing is Believing.
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ChiTrib: ABC Brings Family of 'Baby 81' to U.S. (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
The family of the boy known worldwide as "Baby 81" will be featured on ABC's Good Morning America.
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Fool: Disney's Gaming Heart (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
The Motley Fool takes a look at Disney's ventures into the gaming world.
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LPWire: Chamilia Announces New Disney Bead Collection (Coll) posted: 2/24/05
Cast in sterling silver and 14 carat gold, Chamilia's Disney collection will begin with 18 separate beads, including some of the most popular and classic Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Tinker Bell, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger and Piglet. Chamilia's Disney bead collection will range in price from $19 to $250 SRP and will be available at specialty retailers and participating Disney stores nationwide beginning late February.
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NYBus: Disney Names Publisher, Editor for Wondertime (General) posted: 2/24/05
Disney Publishing Worldwide named David Mevorah and Lisa Stiepock to the newly-created positions of publisher and editor, respectively, of Wondertime, a parenting magazine scheduled to launch in early 2006.
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Broadway: Heath Lamberts, Original Beauty and the Beast Player, Dead at 63 (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
Actor Heath Lamberts died of liver failure on February 22 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside. He was 63.
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PlaybillNws: Mary Poppins Cast Album Will Fly Into Shops April 4 (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
The cast album of Disney Theatricals Mary Poppins will be released April 4.
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NYTimes: Hollywood Ending for Weinsteins and Disney? (Movies) posted: 2/24/05
The New York Times discusses the impending break-up between the Weinsteins and Disney.
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LPWire: New Epcot DVD and More Added to the LP Store (DL,WDW,Coll) posted: 2/24/05
LPWire: New Epcot DVD and More Added to the LP Store
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Fool: How Will Eisner Be Remembered? (Stewart Interview Pt 2) (General) posted: 2/23/05
On last week's Motley Fool Radio Show, David Gardner talked about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney War." This is the second of three parts.
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LPWire: Disney-MGM Studios Hosts 2nd Annual 'ESPN The Weekend Feb. 25-27, 2005 (WDW) posted: 2/23/05
ESPN and the Walt Disney World Resort will once again offer fans the opportunity to see and hear ESPN personalities and several legendary athletes during the second annual "ESPN The Weekend Presented by Speed Stick 24/7," a special event at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 25-27, 2005.
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PlaybillNws: CD for Disney's On the Record to Hit Stores in March (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
The cast recording of Disney's On the Record is expected in stores in March.
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FilmForce: Toy Fair 2005 Chicken Little Toys (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
Toys for Disney's Chicken Little including characters not previously seen in trailers.
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OrBusJrn: Disney taps Clear Channel to promote major theme park campaign (DL) posted: 2/23/05
Beginning Feb 28, Clear Channel Radio will begin airing specially designed Disney spots for the "Happiest Celebration on Earth".
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LPWire: Alamo Rent A Car Happiest Celebration Family Sweepstakes (DL,WDW) posted: 2/23/05
The Alamo.com Family Vacation Sweepstakes will run from February 7 through April 30, 2005. "We think giving away 300 trips is a great way to celebrate the 2005 family vacation season," said John MacDonald, Vice President of Marketing. "After all, Alamo is the official rental car of the American vacation."
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NYTimes: A Flush of Miramax Films Before a New Regime (General) posted: 2/23/05
Miramax may release as many as 22 movies in the next seven months, just prior to the departure of the Weinsteins.
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Zap2It: Watson Lives Life of 'Brian' for ABC (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
Barry Watson will star in What About Brian?, a JJ Abrams-produced drama about a 30ish single guy whose friends are all settling down.
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DowagiacDailyNws: Participant View of Mickey Marathon (WDW) posted: 2/23/05
Catherine Hall recounts her experience in the Walt Disney World Marathon.
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NewportNewsTimes: Newport Symphony to present Fantasia program (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
Selections from the score of the 1940 Disney movie "Fantasia" will be presented by the Newport Symphony Orchestra at its final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the concert are available at the Performing Arts Center box office and by calling 541-265-ARTS.
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Zap2It: Oprah Helps 'Housewives' Star Live Baseball Dream (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
Desperate Housewives star James Denton took batting practice with his favorite team.
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NHRegister: Milford actress is one of 'Connecticut's Finest' (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
The New Haven Register discusses Christy Carlson Romano's recent visit to her hometown, Milford, CT.
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AWN: Disney Debuts Ghibli Trio on DVD (Movies) posted: 2/23/05
Disney will release three films from legendary director Hayao Miyasaki.
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OrlSen: Cypress Gardens to make big splash with next move (WDW) posted: 2/23/05
Cypress Gardens Adventure Park plans to break ground today on a $10 million water park.
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EW: Disney War rats out Eisner (General) posted: 2/23/05
Entertainment Weekly discusses Disney War, "a 534-page vivisection of Eisner's conflict-ridden tenure"
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Fool: Disney's New World (OD) posted: 2/22/05
The Motley Fool reviews Disney's recently announced move into the world of guided tours for families.
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USAToday: Disney to test tours of Yellowstone, Hawaii (OD) posted: 2/22/05
The Disney Company announces tours of Wyoming and Hawaii featuring the Disney touch.
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Fool: Disney's Legacies and Losses (General) posted: 2/22/05
On last week's Motley Fool Radio Show, David Gardner talked about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the first of three parts.
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FE: Disney's next hero: a lion king of kings (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
The Financial Express discusses the upcoming Disney film franchise The Chronicles of Narnia.
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LP: Video with Narnia Director Andrew Adamson (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
Director Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Shrek 2) takes you behind the magic of Narnia.
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NarniaWeb: Narnia Toys from Hasbro (Movies,Coll) posted: 2/22/05
Narnia Web features images of the upcoming action figures for Disney's Chronicles of Narnia.
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LATimes: Disney's Miramax Unit to Get a Makeover (General) posted: 2/22/05
After co-founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein depart, the studio will operate 'lean and mean,' a source says.
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Reuters: Miramax's Weinsteins, Disney near break-up (General) posted: 2/22/05
The Weinsteins will meet with Disney executives this week to iron out the details of their exit from Miramax Films.
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Fortune: The Two Faces of Bob Iger (General) posted: 2/22/05
Is Disney's No. 2 an unsung leader or a dutiful lackey? The Mouse House board will soon decide just that.
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Zap2It: Smitz Hosts NYPD Blue Tribute (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
Jimmy Smits will host NYPD Blue: A Final Tribute on ABC March 1st preceding the series finale.
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Zap2It: ABC's Blind to Include Video Description (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
ABC's Blind Justice will offer a service that allows visually impaired people to follow the show.
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LPWire: Tiesto's Space Mtn: Mission 2 Concert at Disneyland Paris (OD) posted: 2/22/05
On April 9th 2005, Disneyland Resort Paris launches Space Mountain: Mission 2. This new mission sends exploronauts to the farthest reaches of space, to go where no one has gone before and discover the mysteries at the edge of the universe. On April 16th, the Best DJ in the World, Tiesto, will celebrate the launch in a spectacular way, with a live concert right at the heart of Disneyland Park. During this unique musical event, Tiesto will perform a unique re-mix of the Space Mountain: Mission 2 soundtrack, as well as a host of his own well-known tunes.
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NASCAR: Disney presence at Daytona 500 (Coll) posted: 2/22/05
Disney's presence will be felt throughout the Daytona 500, as six wrapped Monte Carlo cars featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Big Bad Wolf will be prominently featured throughout the speedway. In honor of the Daytona 500, Wal-Mart stores in Florida will carry the Disney racing merchandise, and QVC began selling Disney racing merchandise in February.
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JHM: Song of the South to go on sale in '06 (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
Jim Hill shares what he just heard from his sources deep inside Buena Vista Home Entertainment. That a DVD of this long supressed Disney classic will finally hit store shelves in the Fall of 2006.
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LondonTheatre: Mary Poppins Takes 2 Olivier Awards (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
Disney Theatricals' Mary Poppins was presented Best Actress in a Musical (Laura Michelle Kelly), and Best Theatre Choreography (Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear). The musical received 9 nominations.
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EdinburghNws: Andrews is still top of the Poppins (Movies) posted: 2/22/05
The Edinburgh News talks briefly with Mary Poppins stage star Laura Michelle Kelly.
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LATimes: Mouse cliques may help you maximize your Disney dollar (DL,WDW) posted: 2/22/05
The Los Angeles Times discusses the travel tips and information offered by unofficial Disney sites, AllEarsnet.com and Mouseplanet.com.
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KCStar: It's time for Disney to liberate 'South' (Movies) posted: 2/17/05
The Kansas City Star discusses the possible release of Disney's Song of the South.
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LPWire: Disney's Toontown Online Expands with Second Advanced Gameplay Area (General) posted: 2/17/05
Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, today announced a highly-anticipated expansion in Disney's Toontown Online, the first massively multiplayer (MMP) game for kids and families. The new area, Cashbot Cog Headquarters (HQ), is designed for advanced players and delivers more challenging gameplay, platform style puzzles and a completely new eight-person boss battle.
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LPWire: Imagination Confections to Produce and Market Disney Treats (General) posted: 2/17/05
Announced in 2003, the American Licorice Company, Ferrara Pan Candy Company, New England Confectionery Company (Necco), R. M. Palmer Company and Spangler Candy Company will operate Imagination Confections LLC as a sales and marketing company, marketing and selling Disney confectionery products. The seasonal offerings are expected to hit stores this year in time for Easter.
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LPWire: Tales From the Laughing Place Magazine Announces Deadline for Charter Friend Program (General) posted: 2/17/05
All good things must come to an end. With that in mind, Lee J. MacDonald, Publisher of the Disney themed magazine, Tales from the Laughing Place announced on February 17 2005 that Charter Friend status will expire on Monday February 28 2005.
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OrSen: Foreign tourists skipping the US (DL,WDW) posted: 2/17/05
Travel executives say the nation must take steps to attract visitors from abroad.
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SciFiWire: Pan Prequel Flying at Disney (Movies) posted: 2/17/05
Disney has optioned the rights to Peter and the Starchasers, a prequel to the classic tale of Peter Pan.
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LPWire: Andy Bird, President, Walt Disney International, Remarks to the Smith Barney Conference (General) posted: 2/17/05
A replay of the presentation and general discussion with Andy Bird, President, Walt Disney International, The Walt Disney Company, hosted by Smith Barney Citigroup at its Leisure Day Conference on Thursday, February 17, 2005 is available on Disney.com
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TorontoSun: Disney puts accent on fun (OD) posted: 2/17/05
The Toronto Star invites readers to take the family to France, enjoy the Disney parks there as well as the sights of Paris.
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OrSen: Disney War in stores now, plenty of 'em (General) posted: 2/16/05
Simon & Schuster released their DisneyWar title weeks early and have James B Stewart on the talk show circuit to promote it.
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CBSMW: Disney's Eisner fights for his legacy (General) posted: 2/16/05
James B. Stewart's book, "DisneyWar," is a fascinating page-turner about the insecurities and foibles of Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Co.'s chief executive since 1984.
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OrSen: NJ diving dentist says Nemo film was his idea (Movies) posted: 2/16/05
The Orlando Sentinel reports a scuba-diving dentist is claiming that he submitted an illustrated manuscript that was the basis for Finding Nemo.
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LPWire: Hong Kong Disneyland Opens Hotel Reservation Hotline (OD) posted: 2/16/05
A magical vacation at Hong Kong Disneyland is now just a phone call away as the theme park today announced the launch of its Hotel Reservation Hotline on (852) 1830 830.
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Zap2It: ABC Peeks, Opens 'Eyes' Early (Movies) posted: 2/16/05
ABC has moved up the premiere of Eyes to March 30th.
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LPWire: Michael Williams-Jones, President of Miramax Int'l, Electing to Step Down Effective Mar 1 (General) posted: 2/16/05
"We are truly grateful for Michael's considerable contributions to Miramax's International success this year," said Harvey Weinstein. "Michael joined the company to lead and further develop our international interests and he has more than achieved these goals. We will miss his always well-reasoned and candid opinions. He leaves us after 37 years as a true pioneer of the International motion picture industry. We wish Michael well in any and all future endeavors."
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Smartmoney: The Case for Disney by James Stewart (General) posted: 2/15/05
James Stewart the author of the controversial "Disney War" shares his opinion on whether or not to own / hold Disney stock.
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Video: Author James Stewart on the Disney Company (General) posted: 2/15/05
James Stewart talks about the Disney Company in this video clip.
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FilmForce: Robin Williams Sings Pixar's Freedom (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
FilmForce offers a sound clip of Robin Williams' rant on Disney. The clip contains language which may be offensive.
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Omeon: A "Disney" Prairie Home Companion (General) posted: 2/15/05
Back from Minnesota, o-meon.com columnist and editor C. W. Oberleitner fills us in on what went on inside the Minneapolis Convention Center during last Friday's Walt Disney Company shareholders' meeting, along with bringing us up to date on some the events surrounding the meeting.
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SFChron: Tale of a real Mickey Mouse chief executive (General) posted: 2/15/05
Review of the upcoming title Disney War.
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JHM: Dream on Silly Dreamer wows crowds in Minneapolis (General) posted: 2/15/05
Before he heads over to the convention center this morning to cover Disney's annual shareholders meeting, Jim Hill files a quick report about what he did last night. Which is attend an extremely well-recieved public screening of Tony West & Dan Lund's new movie about the demise of traditional animation at Walt Disney Studios.
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TheStandard: HK Disney Hotels Accepting Reservations (OD) posted: 2/15/05
The Standard announces room rates for the Hong Kong Disneyland resort hotels as reservation lines for the hotels opened Tuesday.
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BloombergNws: Iger's chance to lead Disney might have been helped by vote for board (General) posted: 2/15/05
The Bloomberg News discusses the shareholders re-election of the Board of Directors.
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DailyGame: New Winnie the Pooh Game Ships (Movies,Coll) posted: 2/15/05
A new game featuring the Winnie the Pooh has shipped for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance.
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NYTimes: Meg Ryan 'Role' on Playbill at Disney (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
Meg Ryan will star in The Role of a Lifetime, a romantic comedy that has been in development with Sony for ten years and is now in the process of moving over to the Disney company.
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NYTimes: Oscar Show Host Chris Rock Stirs Controversy (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
The New York Times reports Chris Rock's previous comedy sketches about the Oscars have received renewed attention given his upcoming role as the award show host.
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JHM: Are Disney's "Pirates" sequels about to set sail without Keith Richards? (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
It's less than two weeks 'til production is actually due to begin on those two high-anticipated follow-ups to "The Curse of the Black Pearl." But -- based on what Jim Hill has been hearing lately -- this Rolling Stone vet may have already passed on the opportunity to play Capt. Jack Sparrow's pop. Plus other "Pirates" -related news.
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Guardian: 'Cannibals' round on Disney film (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
The chief of Dominica's Carib Indians does not want his ancestors to be portrayed as "savages and cannibals" in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequels.
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DetNws: Fisher's "On the Record" gives years of Disney's best music a great voice (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
Disney's On the Record a cabaret-style show receives a "B" from reviewer Joan Behrmann.
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Nascar: Williams to sing Daytona 500 national anthem (General) posted: 2/15/05
Vanessa Williams who sang the pop version of "Colors of the Wind" for Disney's Pocahontas will sing the national anthem at this weekend's Daytona 500.
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Zap2It: ABC's Head Over Heels for Prinze (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
Freddie Prinze Jr. has signed up with ABC for a comedy pilot, which he co-wrote and is also its executive producer.
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NYTimes: Lindsay Lohan Barbie Doll Being Made (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
The New York Times reports a Barbie doll based on actress Lindsay Lohan who starred in Disney's The Parent Trap and just completed shooting on Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded.
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OrBusJrn: A tale of two ears (WDW) posted: 2/15/05
The Orlando Business Journal discusses Hugh Hefner's recent visit to the Magic Kingdom and briefly touches on Playboy magazine's recent article on Disney.
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E!Online: Paris Can't Get Lost (Movies) posted: 2/15/05
E! Online discusses ABC's ratings hit Lost.
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LPWire: Latest LP Store Disney Update features Animal Kingdom items (DL,WDW,Coll) posted: 2/15/05
Our latest item features Animal Kingdom items and much more.
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OrlSen: Disney meeting is low-key (General) posted: 2/14/05
The Orlando Sentinel discusses Disney's recent shareholder meeting, which was a stark contrast to last year's heated event.
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CBSMW: Eisner says Disney's sky isn't falling (General) posted: 2/14/05
Jon Friedman offer his analysis of the recent Disney meeting highlighting the moment Eisner hyped the upcoming "Chicken Little"
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BWOnline: Disney's New Peace Theme (General) posted: 2/14/05
Last year's annual meeting-cum-slugfest pressured CEO Eisner into surrendering power. The 2005 confab? Civility -- and less Eisner
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GlobeSt: Disney-Area Land Deal Closes (General) posted: 2/14/05
12.1 acres near Walt Disney World and Celebration has been sold to a mystery buyers.
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LPWire: Disneymania 3 In Stores Tomorrow (DL,Coll) posted: 2/14/05
View images from the recent concert at Disney's California Adventure highlighting the artists from the cd Disneymania 3.
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NYTimes: Maroon 5 Enjoy a day at Disneyland (DL) posted: 2/14/05
The New York Times discusses Maroon 5's recent visit to the "happiest place on earth."
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SciFiWire: Disney Seeks Hitchhiker Fans (Movies) posted: 2/14/05
Disney Pictures has announced a contest to find the most dedicated Hitchhiker's fans.
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NYTimes: Disney Book is Good New for Publishers (General) posted: 2/14/05
The New York Times discusses the upcoming title DisneyWar and publishers hope that the industry is once again embracing "the best-selling business narrative."
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OrlSen: Endless prizes could make losers of awards shows (Movies) posted: 2/14/05
CBS considers altering Grammy lineup to combat ABC's Desperate Housewives. Article also announces ABC will air the Oscars through 2014
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Zap2It: ABC Makes More 'Rules,' CBS Adds 'Num3rs' (Movies) posted: 2/14/05
ABC has extended the run of their 8 Simple Rules.
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Zap2It: Landau, Jones Follow 'Evidence' for ABC (Movies) posted: 2/14/05
Zap2It discusses the upcoming ABC drama pilot Evidence featuring Orlando Jones and Martin Landau.
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LPWire: Disney Shareholders Return 12 Directors to Office, Approve 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (General) posted: 2/11/05
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company today displayed strong support for the Company's Board of Directors at the Company's 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, voting at least 92 percent in favor of each member of Disney's Board of Directors.
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LATimes: Jobs Jabs at Eisner, Disney Again (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
During the Pixar conference call with analysts Steve Jobs referred to Disney CEO Michael Eisner as a "loose cannon" Jobs was responding to an inquiry about Eisner's digs at Pixar's animation unit in comparison to Disney's developing project.
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LATimes: Eisner's Post-Disney Life Hard to Picture (General) posted: 2/11/05
The Los Angeles Times discusses CEO Michael Eisner close ties to Disney and the views by some that he may not sever ties with the entertainment company.
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NYPost: Disney Tome Describes Eisner's Nemo-Phobia (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
The New York Post shares an internal memo in which Eisner described Pixar's Finding Nemo as "a reality check...It's OK, but nowhere near as good as their previous films."
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Philly: Destino showing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
Destino, the 2003 Academy Award nominated Dali-Disney collaboration will be shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from February 16 - May 15.
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DIS: Pooh's Heffalump Movie In Theaters Today, Visit Official Movie Website (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
The official movie website for Pooh's Heffalump Movie features games, desktop images and more.
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FilmForce: The Vogons of Hitchhiker's Guide (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
Images of the Vogons in Touchstone's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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DIS: Herbie Fully Loaded The Official Website (Movies) posted: 2/11/05
The official website for Herbie Fully Loaded features a behind-the-scene look at the film, desktop wallpaper and an image gallery.
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MediaweekUK: Egmont wins Disney Special Collection publishing r (Movies,General) posted: 2/11/05
UK's Egmont Magazine will launch a series of monthly magazines for kids, aged thre to seven year old which feature a different Disney character each month.
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LPWire: Disneyland Merch Featured in Latest LaughingPlace Store Update (DL,WDW,Coll) posted: 2/11/05
Disneyland Merch Featured in Latest LaughingPlace Store Update
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Reuters: Eisner open to staying on as Disney Chair (General) posted: 2/10/05
Walt Disney Co.'s Michael Eisner would be willing to stay on as chairman after relinquishing his chief executive post next year, according to published reports.
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PioneerPress: Disney's road show (General) posted: 2/10/05
Disney's annual meeting in Minneapolis reflects corporate trend to gather away from home base.
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MPR: Former Disney animator takes company to task (General) posted: 2/10/05
Former Disney animator Dan Lund talks with Minnesota Public Radio about his "Dream on Silly Dreamer"
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LPWire: Tokyo Disneyland Announces Wedding Photo Package with Cinderella Castle Location (OD) posted: 2/10/05
The Disney Ambassador Hotel, which in July 2005 will celebrate five years of operation at the Tokyo Disney Resort, announces the "Castle Photo in Fantasyland", an option exclusive to Disney Fairytale Weddings, allowing couples to take wedding photos at Tokyo Disneyland prior to their wedding day.
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WESH: Disney Trains Chinese Workers For New Hong Kong Pk (OD,General) posted: 2/10/05
About 500 Chinese visitors are currently in training at Walt Disney World.
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FreeP: No funny ears, lots of Disney music (General) posted: 2/10/05
Disney's On the Record is at the Fisher Theatre through Feb 27.
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LPWire: 3rd Annual Pin Trading by the Pond Event in June (Coll) posted: 2/10/05
Tom Tumbusch, President of Tomart Corporation, the publisher of Disneyana Update Magazine and the Pin Trading Guides, is pleased to announce that the 3rd annual Pin Trading by the Pond event will be held in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, 2005. This year's activities will be hosted by the (Dayton) Plane Crazy Chapter of the NFFC, the club for Disneyana enthusiasts.
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Reuters: Michelle Shocked Kicks Out with 3-Disc 'JAMS' (Movies) posted: 2/10/05
Michelle Shocked rocks out with her interpretations of Disney standards including "I've Got No Strings", "A Spoonful of Sugar" and more.
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OrlSen: Disney ad does an end run on game (DL,WDW) posted: 2/9/05
The Orlando Sentinel discusses the latest spin on Disney's "What are you going to do next?" ad campaign.
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OrlSen: Disney dissidents keep quiet (General) posted: 2/9/05
The Orlando Sentinel reports Roy Disney and Stanley Gold have announced they will withhold support for the 12 directors up for election but have not campaigned to have other shareholders join in their protest vote.
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LP: Statement by NY State Comptroller Alan G Hevesi (General) posted: 2/9/05
"In light of a number of positive developments at Disney, including improved performance, the separation the positions of chair of the board and CEO, the commitment to find a new CEO and the addition of independent directors, the New York State Common Retirement Fund will vote in favor of all the directors. For the future, we will judge Disney's management on the basis of its performance in continuing to improve the company's profitability. We believe those efforts would be substantially aided if Disney made renewed efforts to repair its extremely profitable relationships with Pixar and Miramax."
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LATimes: Disney Store Western HQ Moving to Historical Pasadena Complex (General) posted: 2/9/05
The Los Angeles Times announces Children's Place Retail Store will lease Pasadena's historical Royal Laundry for use as their Western regional headquarters of the Disney Stores.
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E!Online: Bonus Time for Housewives (Movies) posted: 2/9/05
The principal stars of ABC's Desperate Housewives are reportedly receiving a $250,000 bonus.
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Forbes: McDonald's launches biggest mobile campaign with Disney (General) posted: 2/9/05
McDonald's is teaming with Disney in Europe for a new mobile campaign to promote The Incredibles
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Forbes: European Coca-Cola/Disney deal in jeopardy (General) posted: 2/9/05
Coca-Cola Great Britain has stopped offering Winnie the Pooh Roo Juice putting its UK partnership with Disney in jeoparding.
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Zap2It: ABC Plans Trump Biopic (Movies) posted: 2/9/05
ABC has greenlit a two-hour biopic on multi-millionaire Donald Trump.
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Zap2It: Reiner Takes Case to 'Boston Legal' (Movies) posted: 2/9/05
Comedy legend Carl Reiner will guest-star on ABC's Boston Legal Sunday, March 13th.
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JAM!TV: Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross denies coming out rumors (Movies) posted: 2/9/05
Jam! Showbiz reports Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross is denying rumors that she is gay.
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CartoonBrew: Tickets Available for Animation Guilde Golden Awards Banquet (Movies) posted: 2/9/05
The Animation Guild is holding a Golden Awards Banquet on April 9, 2005 at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California. This event honors animation veterans with fifty years in the industry of screen cartooning and related fields.
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Forbes.com: Disney: Dissident Investors Will Withhold Votes Friday to Force CEO Search (General) posted: 2/8/05
Roy Disney and Stanley Gold will withhold their votes at the upcoming shareholders' meeting in hopes of prodding the Board of Directors to name a replacement for Michael Eisner.
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SaveDisney: Disney & Gold Explain Their Decision to Withhold Vote at the 2005 Disney Annual Mtg (General) posted: 2/8/05
The Board has set a deadline of June 2005 to select a successor. Until we see that this Board has faithfully discharged its duties in this most critical of Board functions, and that Mr. Eisner steps down as CEO and as a member of the Board upon the culmination of the process in June, we are WITHHOLDING our vote at the 2005 Disney Annual Meeting for all members of the Disney Board. We have not conducted a campaign to ask other shareholders to do the same.
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DIS: Buena Vista Television Renews 'The Tony Danza Show' for a Second Season (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
"The success of 'The Tony Danza Show' is a direct result of Tony's immense talent, versatility and broad appeal, coupled with a creative and driven production team," said Gwynne Thomas, Executive Vice President, Development, Buena Vista Productions. "We are very excited and look forward to a dynamite season two."
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LP: Disney's Karaoke Series: Disneymania Arrives Feb 15 (General) posted: 2/8/05
"Disney's Karaoke Series: Disneymania" contains both the instrumental and vocal versions of eight updated Disney classics: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "Welcome," "Hakuna Matata," "Kiss the Girl," "Part of Your World," "He's a Tramp," "The Second Star to the Right" and "True to Your Heart."
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Zap2It: Cheadle Heads to Sudan for 'Nightline' (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
Don Cheadle will report from the Sudan for ABC's Nightline
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Zap2It: ABC Salts Hewitt's 'Game' (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
Jennifer Love Hewitt will star in ABC's In the Game, a sports-themed comedy.
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Zap2It: ABC Family Ogles 'Beautiful People' (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
ABC Family has ordered eight episodes of Beautiful People, an hour-long drama about the Kerr family -- a mother and a her teenage daughters -- who move from New Mexico to New York City.
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Zap2It: Different 'Boston,' Same Character for McBride (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
Chi McBride will reprise his performance as Principal Steven Harper for ABC's Boston Legal.
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JAM!TV: Kristin Davis inks pilot show deal (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
Kristin Davis will star in an ABC one-hour pilot tentatively titled Soccer Moms.
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NYPost: Nightline Sub Taped (Movies) posted: 2/8/05
The New York Post reports ABC secretly taped a pilot for a possible replacement show for Nightline.
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FT: DisneyWar puts heat on Iger's future (General) posted: 2/7/05
The upcoming title DisneyWar features an unflattering view of Bob Iger, who is currently the front-runner to replace Michael Eisner.
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ComingSoon: ABC & Academy Extend Oscars Through 2014 (General) posted: 2/7/05
The ABC television network's contract to carry the annual Academy Award ® presentations has been extended for six more years, through 2014, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson and Anne Sweeney, co-chairman, media networks, The Walt Disney Company and president, Disney-ABC Television Group, announced today.
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NYTimes: ABC to Bring Medical Care into Reality Realm (Movies) posted: 2/7/05
The New York Times reports ABC has placed an initial order for a program where individuals who need urgent medical care but are unable to obtain it will be selected to receive the care for a reality program.
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AICN: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Preview (Movies) posted: 2/7/05
AICN's Moriarty shares a sneak peek at Touchstone's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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SLO: New film shows deminse of hand-drawn animation at Disney (General) posted: 2/7/05
A look at Dream On Silly Dreamer, a documentary on the recent closure of Disney's animation department.
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WKMG: Disney Hotel's Guest List Searched In Child Porn Probe (WDW) posted: 2/7/05
The guest list of Disney's Port Orleans has become part of Canadian investigation to uncover a child pornographer. Some of the images were reportedly shot at the Disney World Resort hotel.
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AWN: Buena Vista TV Exec Steven Cohen Dead at 33 (General) posted: 2/7/05
Steven Cohen, vp of business & legal affairs, Buena Vista Television, died in his sleep on Jan. 31, 2005, at the age of 33.
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OrlSen: Signs That Nightline's Days May Be Numbered (Movies) posted: 2/7/05
ABC may be considering replacing the long-running Nightline. Its audience has tumbled 40% from its high in 1993.
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Wired News: Disposable DVDs at Crossroads (General) posted: 2/7/05
Disney has stopped selling EZ-D, the disposable dvd.
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CambridgeNws: Disney Toy Theft at Layby (General) posted: 2/7/05
A truckload of toys bound for a Disney Store in England were stolen on Friday evening. Nearly 400 boxes of toys were taken and area police are seeking information about the crime.
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BroadwayWrld: Susan Egan and West Coast Singers Perform Beauty of Broadway Mar 19 (Movies) posted: 2/7/05
On Saturday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m., West Coast Singers (WCS) presents The Beauty of Broadway: An Evening With Susan Egan and the West Coast Singers, a benefit concert for the chorus which includes a silent auction.
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BellaOnline: Disney's The Parent Trap Great for Valentines Season (Movies) posted: 2/7/05
Bella Online recommends The Parent Trap with Hayley Mills during this Valentine season.
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Reuters: Red Fire Ants Found at Hong Kong Disney Site (OD) posted: 2/4/05
Red fire ants have been discovered on the Hong Kong Disneyland property.
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NYPost: Disney Board Split on Iger (General) posted: 2/4/05
The New York Post discusses the Disney Board's split over Bob Iger as the successor for Michael Eisner.
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LPWire: An Easter Celebration in Disneyland Paris (OD) posted: 2/4/05
Disneyland Resort Paris is getting ready to celebrate Easter from 19 March to 8 April 2005! Disneyland Park will invite children of all ages to enjoy this most enchanting Easter season