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Expert: The Apple-HBO Partnership Could Be The Start Of Something Big
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 6:24pm | 944Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could become a launch partner for HBO Now, the online-only streaming video service from HBO. The deal sounds pretty basic (Apple would be one of many device makers that offers HBO Now at launch), but one industry expert believes it is the start of something bigger....
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Weekly Highlights: Amazon's First Phone, iPhone 6 Unlikely To Charge Wirelessly And More
Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 11:16am | 193Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reigned supreme this week after unveiling its long-awaited smartphone. Officially known as the Fire Phone, the handset promises to deliver a plethora of unique features not offered by any of its competitors. On a less positive note, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) encountered a 15-...
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'Catching Fire' Ignites Box Office, Surpasses Debut of 'Frozen'
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 11:26am | 515Read More...Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) won big at the box office last weekend, maintaining its lead with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. According to Reuters, Catching Fire earned an additional $110.2 million over the five-day period -- Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1. Frozen, Disney's (...
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Will Disney Bring 'Monsters University' to DVD in July? (DIS)
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 3:09pm | 506Read More...Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Sony (NYSE: SNE) are experimenting with a new rental procedure in South Korea that is allowing moviegoers to bypass their local cinemas. According to The Wall Street Journal, Sony allowed consumers to rent Django Unchained online and through various cable services a mere...
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Disney and DreamWorks Struggle to Reach Box Office Milestones
Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 1:14pm | 510Read More...Disney (NYSE: DIS) and DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) are on the cusp of box office gold, but their films may be too old to achieve a new milestone. Wreck-It Ralph, the Disney animated epic that is frequently referred to as “Toy Story for video games,” has earned $177 million domestically since...
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The 3D Trend Fails...Again
Friday, November 23, 2012 - 8:24am | 524Read More...From movie theaters and 3D televisions to 3D game consoles, smartphones and other devices, consumers are always eager for new avenues of three-dimensional entertainment. The latest trend started in a familiar place: movie theaters. After the release of Avatar, which grossed $2.7 billion worldwide...
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Can Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' Make $200 Million?
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 2:32pm | 696Read More...Wreck-It Ralph has achieved the biggest opening weekend of any Disney (NYSE: DIS) animated film, earning a domestic draw of 49.1 million. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned more than Chicken Little, A Christmas Carol, Bolt and other Disney films excluding those that were produced by...
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Disney Earnings Preview: ESPN, Avengers DVD Expected to Raise Revenue
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 1:58pm | 585Read More...Disney (NYSE: DIS), the media, animation and entertainment conglomerate behind Toy Story and The Avengers, will report its fiscal full year and fourth-quarter 2012 earnings after the market close on November 8. The company is expected to report a Q4 EPS of 68 cents on revenue of $10.92 billion. In...
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Disney Dumps THQ, Teams with Activision for Wreck-It Ralph Game
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 1:21pm | 483Read More...After a few failed attempts at developing and publishing its own games, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has announced a partnership with Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) that will bring Wreck-It Ralph to three Nintendo (NTDOY) game devices. Based on the upcoming animated film of the same name, Wreck-It Ralph is being...
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How Disney Won E3 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 8:39am | 269Read More...Forget about the oversized booths and game displays at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. The most exciting news to come out of E3 this week involves a movie from Disney (NYSE: DIS) that was wholeheartedly inspired by video games. Due to hit theaters on November 2, Wreck-It Ralph is...
