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Barbara Walters: Disney boss salutes her 'singular' success
Staff writerBarbara Walters says her retirement next summer is her decision, and she is "perfectly healthy." The pioneering newswoman, who is 83, played highlights of her career on Monday's edition of "The View." Then she said: "It has been an absolutely joyful,...Tags: Dancing With the Stars (tv program), The Walt Disney Co., ABC (tv network), 20 (tv program), The View (tv program)
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...
Tags: Islands of Adventure, Social Media, Amusement and Theme Parks, Twitter, Inc., Theme Park Vacations
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Disneyland Park, Robert J. Lopez, Fine Artists, Epic (movie), Movies
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Disney's profit and revenue soar on "Oz," parks, ESPN
Walt Disney Co. reported a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks. The Burbank company posted net income of $1.51 billion for the quarter that ended March...Tags: Gaming Industry, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Star Wars (movie), Earnings Forecasts, ABC (tv network)
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Igerwatch ends with fireworks, 'Star Wars' jokes, no news
The Disney rumor mill was moving at hyperspeed Saturday. The story, which got a big push from Twitter, purported that Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger and Lucasfilm mastermind George Lucas would appear Saturday evening at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Twitter, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd., Star Wars (movie)
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2012 Mogul Paydays: Why Jeffrey Got a Raise, Reed Took a Bath
ReutersMay 02 (TheWrap.com) - Last year was good for media stocks as companies like Comcast, Walt Disney and Time Warner outperformed other major sectors and posted big profits. It only follows that many of the moguls who sit atop these mass-entertainment...Tags: Rise of the Guardians (movie), House of Cards (tv program), Media Industry, Tim Cook, Computer Hardware
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CORRECTED-Activision CEO Kotick among top-paid CEOs in U.S.
Reuters(Corrects to show that $56 million will be paid over five years and is contingent upon company performance) April 26 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc's Chief Executive Robert Kotick received a total compensation of $64.9 million...Tags: Lloyd Blankfein, Corporate Performance, The Walt Disney Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Companies and Corporations
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$29.1 million for Comcast CEO Roberts last year
The Philadelphia InquirerComcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts was compensated $29.1 million in salary, stock options, bonus, pension contributions, and perks such as use of a corporate jet in 2012. That's more than 700 times what the typical U.S. worker earned in 2012, and Roberts,...Tags: American Express Company, Comedy Central (tv network), NBCUniversal, Brian L. Roberts, Labor Legislation
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Comcast's Roberts paid $29 million; NBCU's Burke got $26 million
Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts might run the nation's largest entertainment and cable TV company, but he ranks in the middle of the media pack in terms of salary and perks. Roberts received $29 million in compensation last year, an increase...Tags: Jimmy Fallon, NBCUniversal, Brian L. Roberts, NBC (tv network), Finance
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Shareholders get another chance
It's "proxy season" again for most public companies — called that because most shareholders submit their votes via proxy rather than attend the companies' annual meetings in person. This year's season represents a critical juncture in public company...
Tags: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Chesapeake Energy Corp., Groupon, Inc., Elections, Business Enterprises
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Robert Iger addresses alleged liberal news bias at Disney
Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger faced tough questioning about alleged liberal bias at Disney-owned ABC News and ESPN during the entertainment company's annual meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday. Justin Danhof, a representative of...Tags: James Holmes, Robert Griffin III, Racism, The Walt Disney Co., Netflix Inc.
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Disney shareholders vote against splitting CEO, chairman positions
Shareholders have voted down two proposals brought forward at the Walt Disney Co. annual meeting that sought to change how the largest entertainment company in the world is governed. One proposal called for the future split of the chief executive and...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Elections
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