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2024.12.19

17:24

Disney settles Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News, sparking employee opposition

Disney's decision to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump against ABC News has sparked strong opposition within the company, according to the Wall Street Journal.

2024.09.26

07:16

Disney+ expands paid sharing program

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 26) -- Disney announced Wednesday that Disney+ has expanded its paid sharing program.

2024.09.02

03:57

Disney, satellite TV operator DirecTV fail to reach new deal

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 2) -- Walt Disney and U.S. satellite TV operator DirecTV said Sunday that they failed to reach a new distribution agreement for ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned networks.

2024.08.19

09:05

U.S. judge blocks launch of streaming service Venu Sports by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros.

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 19) -- U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking the launch of Venu Sports.

2024.08.09

06:41

Disney to invest $5bn in UK, Europe over next 5 years to produce movies and TV shows

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 9) -- The Walt Disney Co. will invest at least $5 billion in the UK and Europe over the next five years to produce movies and TV programs, according to the Financial Times.

2024.08.01

08:29

Disney said to cut nearly 2% of staff at entertainment TV unit

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 1) -- The Walt Disney Co. plans to launch a new round of layoffs at its TV division, seeking to further reduce costs, according to Bloomberg.

2024.07.16

07:23

Hacker group breaches Disney's internal Slack channels

Asia Tech Wire (July 16) -- A hacker group claimed it hacked into thousands of Disney's internal Slack channels.

2024.02.26

04:26

Disney, Reliance sign deal to merge media businesses in India, says report

2021.09.08

05:56

Disney+ to land in South Korea in November

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Disney+, the flagship streaming service of Walt Disney Co., will land in South Korea on Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, heating up competition in the local video streaming market.

2021.06.16

16:30

Shanghai Disneyland: Sold StellaLou merchandise equivalent to 119 Mount Everest

For the first time since the fifth anniversary of its opening, Shanghai Disney Resort has revealed a series of operational figures.

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