DirecTV, Disney fail to reach deal DirecTV customers lose access to Disney, ESPN channels amid contract dispute 01:45 DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement in principle, returning Disney’s channels to DirecTV consumers. The parties are still working to finalize a new, multi-year contract, according to a joint news release on Saturday […]
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ESPN, Disney, ABC stations and streaming services including Hulu went dark for for millions of DirecTV customers on Sunday, with the networks pulled by network parent Walt Disney Co. over a contract dispute. The services were pulled on a busy night for sports events, with the new college football season kicking off its first full weekend
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Lisa Damour on impact of “Inside Out 2” Psychologist Lisa Damour on how “Inside Out 2” can help families talk about emotions 06:03 The makers of “Inside Out 2” presumably felt unbridled joy Wednesday after the hit movie surpassed “Frozen 2” to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Released June 10 by Disney’s
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Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for “Mary Poppins,” “The Jungle Book” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” — as well as the most-played tune on Earth, “It’s a Small World (After All)” — has died. He was
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Disney facing lawsuit after family says NYU doctor died from allergic reaction Disney facing lawsuit after family says NYU doctor died from allergic reaction 00:57 NEW YORK — The husband of a late NYU doctor is suing Disney after, he says, his wife died from an allergic reaction. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan,
Actress Gina Carano on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from the series “The Mandalorian.” In the suit filed in federal court in California, Carano alleged she was wrongfully terminated over controversial posts made on X, then known as Twitter. In one post, the
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Hulu is preparing to crack down on subscribers who share their logins with family, friends and former flings, following similar moves by competitors such as Netflix and Disney+. Beginning March 14, Hulu users will only be able to share their account logins with members of their own household, the company said Wednesday in an email
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“Wizards of Waverly Place” fans rejoice: magical sibling duo Alex and Justin Russo are making a return to TV in the pilot of the show’s new sequel, “Wizards.” Selena Gomez and David Henrie, who played Alex and Justin in the original show which debuted in 2007, will be executive producers of the pilot, Disney Branded
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As Mickey Mouse enters public domain, of course horror film follows As Mickey Mouse enters public domain, of course horror film follows 01:42 Los Angeles — The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from
The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse now belong to the American people. The characters as they appear in the animated short films “Steamboat Willie” and “Plane Crazy” entered the U.S. public domain Monday, along with thousands of other works from 1928. Legal experts at Duke University say the Walt Disney Company still retains
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