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Monday Mouse Watch: Meet Alan Bergman, Disney’s leader of the brand

Jim Hill talks about some of the management changes that Rich Ross made last week. In particular how Disney Studios' new chairman is looking to update the way the Mouse House markets its movies Read More...

Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Save Disney, Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean, High School Musical, Disney Channel, Bob Iger, Gore Verbinski, Disney Fairies, Roy E. Disney, marketing, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Disney Parks & Resorts, 2009, Disney / Pixar, franchise, Disney Feature Animation, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates 4, Hannah Montana , 2011, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Disney franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean films, 2010, Disney brand, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise , 2004, brand loyalty, Disney CEO, Universal Pictures, Disney Channels Worldwide

Monday Mouse Watch: What to make of Mickey’s mixed signals

Jim Hill talks about all of the recent changes at the Mouse House. More importantly, what Bob Iger will be looking for from Rich Ross, the new Chairman of Walt Disney Studios Read More...

Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

Filed under: Disney, music, Pixar, High School Musical, Disney Channel, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, Jerry Bruckheimer, Dick Cook, Magic Kingdom, Disney Theatrical, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Staggs, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, The Walt Disney Company, cell phone, High School Musical 3, Tim Burton, WDI, John Carter of Mars, WDW, Fantasyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Steven Spielberg, Blu-ray, DVD, D23, 5th Avenue, flagship store, World of Disney, Pixar campus, 2009, Mouse House, animated feature, TV show, TV shows, Andrew Stanton, taking it in the shorts, animated features, Miramax Films , Hannah Montana , Camp Rock , 2011, Chairman, 2010, virtual world , Rich Ross , Enchanted Adventures Parade, Utah, Shanghai, HSM3, Shanghai Disneyland, Fall, strategy, Disney Music Group, D23 EXPO, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, fiscal year, live action, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, mobile, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Marvel, acquisition, superhero, superheroes, soundtrack, Disney Double Dare You, Lasseter Family Winery, Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, The Queen, Emeryville campus, corporate headquarters, Nancy Lasseter, Pixar expansion plans, live-action, DVD sales, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Verizon, Vancouver, production slate, heritage, plan, long term strategy, tradition, long term, cell phone user, stable of characters, quality content, cell phone users, storefront, mobile storefront, Disney Mobile, instant-messaging, widgets, business initiatives, division, widget, business initiative, divisions, content, animated film, animated films, Disney Channels Worldwide, prestige picture, prestige pictures, Miramax

Toon Tuesday: “Phineas & Ferb” serve up a September to remember

With the show’s official soundtrack soon to be released to stores as well as a special two-part episode about to air, this Emmy-nominated Disney XD & Disney Channel animated series is in for one amazing month Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Disney Channel, Labor Day, 2008, 2009, September, October, Emmy-nominated, animated series , SpongeBob SquarePants, Summer, Back to the Future , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Disney XD, Phineas, Ferb, Phineas and Ferb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Docter Doofenshmirtz, Dan Povenmire, P & F, Candace, Phineas & Ferb, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Jeff Marsh, Perry the Platypus, Agent P, Phineas & Ferb's Cliptastic Countdown, Major Monogram, Top 10, soundtrack, Phineas & Ferb soundtrack, Dear Vikings, The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein , Short-Format Animated Programs, Special Class, two-part episode, two-parter, Time Machine 2 Quantum Boogaloo, step-brother, step-brothers, future Candace, Tri-state area, summer vacation

Monday Mouse Watch: The road ahead for Disney·Pixar ‘s “Cars”

Jim Hill shares the title for this eagerly anticipated sequel as well as the Company’s plan for maintaining consumer interest in this new key franchise Read More...

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

Filed under: Disney, toys, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Channel, John Lasseter, Disney's California Adventure, Cars, Disney Fairies, ABC Family, Toon Disney, diecast cars, Disney Princess, Walt Disney Imagineering, global rental sales, World of Cars Online, 2008, 2009, Disney Online, Disney / Pixar, franchise, Cars Land, 2011, World Grand Prix, 2006, 2012, 2010, Pixie Hollow, clothing line, key franchises, diecast car, MMOG, massively multiplayer online game, Licensing International Expo 2009, parking lot, Licensing International Expo, DCP , key franchise, playset, diecast, Radiator Springs, MMO, Cars Toon, Cars Toons, Mater's Tall Tales, Cars 2, Cars franchise, World of Cars, Disney Interactive Media Group, Rescue Squad Mater, Mater the Greater, El Materdor, DIMG, parking, Test Track, parking area, Carburetor County, online, Cars 2: World Grand Prix, Cars: World Grand Prix

Tube Tuesday: Disney's "Princess Protection Program" to debut on DVD ASAP

Jim Hill talks about the unusual retail tact that the Company is taking with this new Disney Channel Original. Which is to have a DVD version of this TV movie available for purchase a mere four days after “Princess Protection Program” initially airs on that cable channel Read More...

Posted Tuesday, May 05, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, High School Musical 4, Disney Channel Original, 2009, TV movie, 2010, Camp Rock 2

Disney XD aims to be where the boys are

Jim Hill talks about the rebranded version of Toon Disney which will be debuting in February of 2009. Which seeks to become the cable channel of choice for boys 6-to-14 Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Disney Consumer Products, High School Musical, Disney Channel, Jerry Bruckheimer, Cars, George Lucas, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Star Wars, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Toon Disney, The Clone Wars, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon, Disney Princess, Alice in Wonderland, 2008, 2009, TV movies , cable channel, target demographic, animated series , SpongeBob SquarePants, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Hannah Montana , Camp Rock , July , February , Wizards of Waverly Place, Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place , Prince of Persia, TR2N, Tron , Tron 2, Tron Sequel, Cars franchise, Disney Interactive Media Group, DIMG, retooling, rebranding, brand allegiance, Delta House, female tween viewers, projections, live action, live action shows, Lost Boys, The Lost Boys, sports-related programming, sports-related, young male viewers, mission statement, testostrerone, Aaron Stone, Zeke and Luther, Zeke, The Disney Channel, Luther, ESPN, ESPN-based, Cartoon Network, disposable income, sports-based, males, male, Disney XD, Brooke Palmer, Batman: The Animated Series, programming, Jackie Chan Adventures, hyper-targeted, Power Rangers, targeted, inaugural programming, I'm with the Band, young males, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, demographics, retail sales, Phineas, Ferb, Phineas and Ferb, video game, online, mobile, video-on-demand, video on demand, VOD, G-Force, G Force, Bucky the Hamster, The Fairly Oddparents, Blaster the Guinea Pig, Bucky, Blaster, Star War: The Clone Wars, Star Wars The Clone Wars, Huntsman, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Clone Wars, bumper, bumpers, Turner Broadcasting, Fairly Oddparents

Pixar's first "Cars Toon" debuts tonight on Toon Disney

Jim Hill shares what he knows about these new interstitials, which are designed to help keep this Pixar franchise fresh 'til "Cars 2" rolls into theaters during the Summer of 2011 Read More...

Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Pixar, Disney Channel, CG, John Lasseter, Cars, ABC Family, Toon Disney, Pixar Animation Studios, Mattel, Spain , 2008, 2009, Disney / Pixar, franchise, animated short, short, shorts, 2011, Summer, Tia , world premiere, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Cars Toon, Cars Toons, Mater's Tall Tales, Cars 2, Cars franchise, World of Cars, The World of Cars, Disney Interactive Media Group, Rescue Squad Mater, interstitial, interstitials, Mater the Greater, daredevil, El Materdor, bulldozer, bulldozer fighter, B-Team, B Team, Kari Rae, Mia, Tia & Mia, Miata, Miatas, DIMG, Darth Mater, Dan Berendsen, Walt Stanchfield lectures, 25 Days of Christmas, Victor Navone, Rob Gibbs

Monday Mouse Watch : Why did Disney push back "Prince of Persia" ?

Jim Hill shares some of the theories that he's heard about the change in release dates for this new Jerry Bruckheimer production, which now has "The Sands of Time" shifting from June of 2009 to May of 2010 Read More...

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Disney Channel, Jerry Bruckheimer, Walt Disney Pictures, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Disney Parks & Resorts, Walt Disney Studios, 2009, release date, franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Disney franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean films, 2010, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise , Prince of Persia

In just one week, the Con is on !

Jim Hill reviews the programming for Comic-Con 2008 and then points out some panels & signings that Disneyana fans should probably seek out while they're down in San Diego Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: Disney, TV, Pixar, ABC, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, television, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Bolt, film, movie, Eric Goldberg, 2008, 2009, Disney / Pixar, TV show, feature film , Chris Sanders, The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning, comic book, comic books , ABC reality series, Up, Prince of Persia

"High School Musical 5 & 6" ?! "Beauty & the Beast" headed back to Broadway ?!

Jim Hill shares some of the domain names that the Walt Disney Company has recently registered. Including a new year-long promotion for 2009 that looks & sounds an awful lot like 2003's "Magical Gatherings" campaign Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 22 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Broadway, musical, High School Musical, ABC, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Anaheim, Orlando, The Walt Disney Company, High School Musical 3, High School Musical 4, High School Musical franchise, Disneyland Resort, Jay Rasulo, Disney Parks & Resorts, Aida, WDW, Year of a Million Dreams, hotel, Broadway musical, Disney Channel Original, 2008, 2009, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Broadway production, 2003, on property, TV movie, TV movies , hotels, 2006, Disney franchise, theatrical release, 2010, My School Musical, High School Musical: Get in the Picture, High School Musical 5 , High School Musical 6, Wildcats, East High, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin , Jemma McKenzie-Brown, HSM3, domain name , Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical, St. James Theatre , Paul Kolnik, Big Apple , holiday treat, seasonal run , seasonal production, revival , Old Globe Theatre, Hilton Theatre, national tour, Magical Gatherings, Disney vacation, Disney's Magical Celebration, Disney's Magical Celebrations, Regular Unleaded, gasoline, DP&R, year-long promotion, heads in beds, consumers, theme park tickets, plane reservations, hotel rooms, birthday buttons, pins, plush

Tween favorites draw huge crowds to the 2008 Disney Channel Games

Jim Hill looks back on last week's events at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Which culminated in a concert that sent thousands of Central Florida tweens into a Disney Channel-induced frenzy Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments