Showing 91 - 105 of 247 articles tagged "Disney"

• Posted Friday 4/17/20 at 2:36AM EDT

  Bob Iger came up with the idea for ABC's Disney Family Singalong

  The Disney executive chairman and former CEO came up with the idea for Thursday's special after noticing a trend of...

• Posted Monday 4/13/20 at 8:46AM EDT

  Bob Iger reasserts control over Disney in wake of the coronavirus

  Iger abruptly stepped down as CEO and into the role of executive chairman on Feb.

• Posted Friday 4/10/20 at 3:17PM EDT

  Christina Aguilera, John Stamos, Kristen Chenoweth and more to unite for an ABC Disney Family Singalong special

  Ryan Seacrest will host the April 16 special, featuring stars belting out classic Disney tunes from their homes.

• Posted Friday 4/10/20 at 3:26AM EDT

  ESPN and Disney forced the cancelation of UFC 249 after pressure from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Diane Feinstein

  UFC president Dana White, who explored putting on UFC 249 on a private island and on a Native American reservation...

• Posted Thursday 4/09/20 at 6:46PM EDT

  UFC 249 has been canceled at the request of Disney and ESPN

  Despite reports that UFC president Dana White was planning to hold UFC 249 on a private island or on a...

• Posted Wednesday 4/08/20 at 6:59PM EDT

  Disney+ hits 50 million subscribers in less than five months

  Disney is now well ahead of its own forecast that pegged a goal of 60 million-90 million global subscriptions by...

• Posted Thursday 3/26/20 at 7:13PM EDT

  ESPN to show sports-themed Disney films

  To fill the gap due to the lack of live sports because of coronavirus, ESPN has scheduled Disney films for...

• Posted Thursday 3/12/20 at 7:59PM EDT

  The CW and Fox join CBS and NBC in scrapping May upfront events

  The CW says it will proceed with “an alternative plan to communicate its strategy and schedule to ad buyers and...

• Posted Monday 3/09/20 at 9:39AM EDT

  John Oliver slams Disney-owned streaming service in India for pulling his episode taking on India's prime minister

  The Last Week Tonight host said his recent criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that was yanked from Disney-owned Hotstar...

• Posted Tuesday 2/25/20 at 3:48PM EST

  John Oliver's Last Week Tonight episode on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi blocked on Disney-owned Indian streaming service

  Disney-owned Indian streaming service Hotstar, India’s largest on-demand video streaming service with more than 300 million subscribers, has blocked this...

• Posted Tuesday 2/25/20 at 3:48PM EST

  Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, replaced by Disney Parks boss Bob Chapek

  Disney announced that Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, will replace Iger, effective immediately.

• Posted Tuesday 2/04/20 at 5:25PM EST

  The Mandalorian to return for Season 2 in October, The Falcon and the Winter Solider to premiere in August

  Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the return months during his earning call today, also revealing that WandaVision will debut in...

• Posted Monday 1/20/20 at 9:24AM EST

  There's something odd about Disney releasing The Simpsons supercuts of Marvel, Disney and Star Wars references

  "There’s something that feels particularly crass about parceling out The Simpsons this way, especially when it’s done so blatantly in...

• Posted Friday 1/17/20 at 3:48PM EST

  Disney drops the "Fox" from 20th Century Fox, likely to avoid any association with the polarizing Fox News

  The 85-year-old studio will now be known as "20th Century.

• Posted Friday 1/17/20 at 1:36PM EST

  Several Etsy users accuse Disney of having their unofficial Baby Yoda toys removed

  Disney has declined to comment on the removal of such items as Baby Yoda dolls.