Walt Disney News

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Disney Channel Latin America exec Carolina Lightcap has been named prexy of Disney Channels Worldwide.

ABC says more than 1,500 people have called to complain about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards.

The Walt Disney Company announced Sunday the start of production of the Chinese version of the classic High School Musical, working with local partners Shanghai Media Group and Huayi Brothers Media Corporation.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG: The Ultimate Disney Experience What: A screening of the film and special event at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.

Guests got the royal treatment at "The Princess and the Frog" preem Sunday at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, including a peek at the Ultimate Disney Experience, featuring all nine of the Disney princesses.

Traditional television needs a fairy godmother. Or maybe a visit from a knight in shining armour.

Stock futures are signaling a higher open Friday on Wall Street after a sharp sell-off a day earlier.

Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 81st birthday on Wednesday, November 18. Although he appeared in the animated short Plane Crazy earlier that year, November 18 is widely recognized as Mickey Mouse's real birthday.

EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.

U.S. cartoonist Walt Disney poses with one of his creations, Mickey Mouse, on the roof of Grosvenor House in London, June.

WHAT: "The Princess and the Frog" Father Daughter Experience hosted by Ed Gordon including special activities inspired by the movie WHEN: Saturday November 21, 2009 - 4pm-7pm. Doors open at 3pm WHERE: BODY OF CHRIST CHURCH INTERNATIONAL - 3650 Flat Shoals Rd.

With the Dec. 9 spin off of AOL Inc., Time Warner Inc. will officially cast a vote against the marriage of content production and content distribution.

Stock prices rebounded Friday, recovering most of the losses in the previous session.

Earnings reports gave investors some reassurance about the economic recovery and drew them back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

Asian stock markets advanced Monday as better-than-expected news about U.S. retailers buoyed confidence in the world's largest economy and gold prices hit a new record.

Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co drew investors back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

Stock futures crept higher Friday as investors awaited trade data and weighed more retail earnings reports a day after stocks staged a sharp sell-off. The gains in stock futures came as the dollar resumed its decline against other currencies.

11, 2004 file photo, a man looks at an advertisement for the Spider- Man movie in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Walt Disney Company may be holding its own in this tough economic time, but its Interactive Media division, which includes Disney Interactive and Disney Online, ended the corporation's fiscal year with a $295 million loss.