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Fox chose Disney over Comcast on regulatory, stock fears: filing

RupertMurdoch’sTwenty-FirstCenturyFoxInc,whichagreedinDecembertosellmostofitsassetstoWaltDisneyCofor$52.4billion,hadpreviouslyrejectedabidfromComcastCorpovercon

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Disney creates streaming video unit for digital future

WaltDisneyCosaidonWednesdayithadcreatedanewunitforitsstreamingvideoandinternationalbusinessesasthecompanyretoolsitstraditionalmediaoperationforaworldrapidlyembr

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Television titans bulk up to battle internet rivals

TraditionaltelevisiontitansarebulkingupinabattlewithonlinestreaminggiantsNetflixandAmazonasviewerstaketobingingonshowswhenandwheretheywant.Thelatestevidencewast

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Walt Disney makes 2 billion euros investment in Disneyland Paris

TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedatwobillioneuro(2.5billionUSdollars)investmenttoexpanditsFrenchthemeparkDisneylandParisaftertakingfullcontrolofthebusinesslastyear.

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Marvel's hits and misses over 20 years

"BlackPanther,"the18threleaseintheMarvelCinematicUniverseseriesandthelatestofdozensofmoviesbasedonMarvelComicscharacters,isexpectedtorakeinmorethan$150millionth

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Alibaba signs deal to offer Disney shows on video platforms

AlibabaGroupHoldingLtd’sentertainmentarmhassignedalicensingagreementwithWaltDisneyCoinadealthatwillprovidetheChinesegroup’sYoukuvideostreamingplatformwiththelar

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Disney raises prices of some U.S. theme park tickets

WaltDisneyCosaidonSundayitwaschangingtheadmissionpriceforitsU.S.themeparks,raisingthecostofsomesingle-dayticketsbyalmost9percent.Disney,whichhasathree-tierstruc

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ESPN to launch streaming service

Facingloweradrevenueandlaggingmembership,ESPNwilllaunchinthecomingmonthsapayingstreamingservice,DisneyCEOBobIgersaidTuesday.ESPNPluswillbeavailableaspartofareva

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Rupert Murdoch recovering from back injury<br>

MediatycoonRupertMurdoch,86,hastoldhisstaffheisrecuperatingfromabackinjurysufferedwhilesailingearlierthismonthandmayspendweeksworkingfromhome.Thenewscomesatasen

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Latest 'Star Wars' passes $1 billion mark in third week: Disney

ThelatestepisodeinDisney'scolossallypopular"StarWars"serieshaspassedthe$1billionmarkinworldwiderevenuesafterjustthreeweeks,aDisneyspokespersonconfirmedSunday.Da

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Disney backs Fox's request for more data protection in antitrust trial

WaltDisneyCo(DIS.N)joinedTwenty-FirstCenturyFoxInc(FOXA.O)onWednesdayinaskingthejudgehearingATTInc’s(T.N)antitrustcasetostrengthenanorderaimedatkeepingitsdatapr

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ESPN President Skipper resigns to deal with substance addiction

WaltDisneyCo’s(DIS.N)JohnSkipperresignedaspresidentofESPN-thecompany’smostimportantnetwork-onMondayduetoaproblemwithaddiction.JohnSkipper,PresidentofESPN,INC,an

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Disney-Fox deal may create a new nerdy nirvana

ThecomingunionoftheDisneyandFoxmediaempiresissettocreateanewnirvanaforfanboysand-girls,onethatreunitessuperheroesandsci-ficharacterslongseparatedbyanenergybarri

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Disney-Fox deal points to streaming wars

TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedThursdayitwouldacquirekeyfilmandtelevisionassetsof21stCenturyFoxInc.ina5.24-billion-U.S.-dollardealinstock,aspartofitseffortstocomp

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Disney deal to buy Fox entertainment assets could reshape media industry

TheWaltDisneyCo.acquisitionofalargechunkof21stCenturyFoxisexpectedtoreshapethefilm-makinglandscape,unitingtwoofthe"bigsix"Hollywoodstudiosunderoneumbrellaforthe

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Disney just put a big question mark over Hulu's future

Hulu'sfledglingliveTVservicecouldbethefirstcasualtyofthemassiveDisney-Foxdeal.Anythingseemsonthetablegiventhesizeandscopeofthisdeal,whichhasmanymovingparts.Oneb

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Disney to buy 21st Century Fox assets for $52.4 bn

WaltDisneyCo.onThursdayagreedtobuykeyfilmandtelevisionoperationsof21stCenturyFoxina52.4-billion-dollarstockdealthatcouldreshapethemedia-entertainmentworldandste