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Disney Launches Moviebeam
HT Staff  |  Sep 30, 2003
Walt Disney Company is making good on its promise to deliver movies-on-demand.
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Disney Rolls Own Cloud Initiative
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 12, 2014
Disney Movies Anywhere is the studio’s foray into cloud-based content distribution. Buy a Disney movie title on iTunes, and you can enjoy it on multiple platforms—for starters, iOS devices, Apple TV, and major Web browsers, with others to follow. The digital rights management scheme is Disney’s own long-rumored KeyChest, a notable departure from the UltraViolet cloud DRM supported by other major studios. DMA is launching with 400 titles to start, including Frozen. Those who activate DMA and connect it to an iTunes account get a free digital copy of The Incredibles. If you’ve bought a Disney title on Blu-ray or DVD over the past six years, your disc may include a code for cloud access on the DMA platform.
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Disney Sets Launch Date and Pricing, Previews Content for New Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2019
At its Investor Day 2019 event last Thursday, Disney presented a detailed overview of the Disney+ streaming service it previewed a year ago and announced that the service will carry a $6.99/month subscription when it launches November 12.
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Disney Settles Katzenberg Dispute, Will Co-finance Films with MGM
Barry Willis  |  Jul 11, 1999

A payout of as much as $275 million to Jeffery Katzenberg could be in the offing for <A HREF="http://www.disney.com/">Walt Disney Company</A>, which agreed on July 6 to settle a five-year-old breach-of-contract suit brought by the former studio executive. One of Hollywood's longest-running and most bitter legal disputes was settled over the July 4 weekend at the Malibu estate of music mogul and DreamWorks partner David Geffen, who hammered out a deal with Stanley Gold, a Disney Company director and friend of Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Geffen is Katzenberg's partner in DreamWorks SKG, the film, music, and video company they formed with Steven Spielberg.

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Disney to Bow CDVU+
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 20, 2007
In an attempt to reverse declining CD sales, one label has settled on the novel idea of actually offering consumers more for their money. Disney's Hollywood Records will soon take the wraps off a new CDVU+ format with an initial release by the Jonas Brothers.
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Disney to End Netflix Deal and Start Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2017
The Walt Disney Company yesterday announced plans to end its licensing deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming services.
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Disney To Sell HD Movie Downloads Through Xbox 360
 |  Jul 12, 2007

At the E3 gaming expo Microsoft announced a key strategic acquisition of content, landing a deal that brings Disney's feature films online for download through the Xbox Live service over the Xbox 360 game console. Included in the deal will be new and catalog movies from Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films.

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Disney Will Release Fantasia Series on DVD
HT Staff  |  Aug 27, 2000
One of the most ambitious projects in the history of animation will celebrate its 60th anniversary this fall, and Walt Disney Home Entertainment plans to make it something special. Fantasia, the groundbreaking film that debuted in 1940 and has astounded generations of kids and adults ever since, will be released on DVD this coming November 14.
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Disney's Pinocchio to Arrive October 26
Jon Iverson  |  Aug 22, 1999

Fans of <A HREF="http://www.disney.com">Disney</A>'s animated films are about to finally get what they've been asking for this past year. Nine films are scheduled for release on DVD, starting October 26 with <I>Pinocchio</I>&mdash;which was also the studio's first animated classic to be released on video, back in 1985. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney's home-video division, will release the remaining eight features on DVD over the next four months as part of what the company calls a "once-in-a-millennium celebration."

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Disney's Innoventions Dream Home Opens its Doors
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2008

Amid much fanfare&mdash;including a live marching band&mdash;Disneyland today opened the doors to its latest "home of the future." Located next to Space Mountain on the first floor of the Carousel of Progress building in Tomorrowland, the Innoventions Dream Home encompasses over 5000 square feet of living space filled with the latest technology that defines the connected lifestyle.

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Disney's Leverage Aids Copyright Extention
Barry Willis  |  Oct 24, 1998

Earlier this month, the <A HREF="http://www.disney.com/">Walt Disney Company</A>, <A HREF="http://www.tw.com/">Time Warner</A>, and the <A HREF="http://www.mpaa.org/">Motion Picture Association of America</A> succeeded in getting Congress to pass legislation that will extend copyrights an additional 20 years, assuming President Clinton signs the changes into law. Copyright owners presently have control over intellectual property for 75 years, after which it passes into the public domain, where it is free for all to use without paying fees or receiving permission.

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Disney+ Launches on Samsung Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2019
Owners of Samsung smart TVs now have a front-row seat and quick onscreen access to the new Disney+ streaming service that went live today.
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Disney+ Launches on Vizio Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Feb 21, 2020
Owners of Vizio SmartCast-enabled smart TVs dating back to 2016 will soon have direct access to the new Disney+ streaming service via an app on the home screen.
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Disney+ Threatens to Topple Netflix Reign
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2020
In less than three months the Disney+ streaming service has taken off like a rocket. It’s come on so strong that the powers-that-be at Netflix and Amazon must be losing sleep as a gigantic Mickey Mouse looms over them in a recurring nightmare.
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Dispatch from Saratov: Cinema and Video in Russia
Leonid Korostyshevski  |  Aug 22, 1999

E<I>ditor's Note: The photos in this article were taken last week by Mr. Korostyshevski.</I>

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