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Blog Post: It was the Internet, rather than a fishing net, that helped make Disney's "Fish Hooks" possible

Jim Hill

"Book publishers send me out to schools all the time. And the kids there always ask me how they can get a job like mine. And my answer is: Put your stuff up on the Web. Because you never know who's going to see it." Trust me, folks. Noah Z. Jones knows of what he speaks. You see, this illustrator...

on24 Sep 2010
Blog Post: Stan “The Man” Lee to become Disney's front man for Marvel

Jim Hill

Well, it’s official. Provided – of course – that the Securities and Exchange Commission actually signs off on this merger, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . Marvel shareholders voted last Thursday to approve this $4.24 billion acquisition, which...

on4 Jan 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : 2010 to be a time of transition at Walt Disney Studios

Jim Hill

The last four months of 2009 saw plenty of upheaval on the Studio side of things at The Walt Disney Company. With many senior staffers in Marketing being let go . Not to mention Disney Channel president Rich Ross replacing Dick Cook , a 38-year Mouse House vet, as Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios...

on28 Dec 2009
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: What to make of Mickey’s mixed signals

Jim Hill

It’s been quite a month for the Mouse, don’t you think? Inside of one single 30 day span, The Walt Disney Company has: Revealed that it would be spending $4 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its library of 5000 characters At the D23 EXPO , the Studios announced a new production label...

on5 Oct 2009
Blog Post: “Mickey’s Sweatshop,” “Tink My Ride” and … “Enchanted 2” ?!

Jim Hill

In response to last month’s “ Is Disney / Pixar finally getting serious about ‘Monsters, Inc. 2’ “ article, PapaMelrose wrote in to say: Sometimes The Walt Disney Company registers domain names not because they ever intend on actually using them. But because they don’t want some other company or individual...

on20 Aug 2009
Blog Post: "High School Musical 5 & 6" ?! "Beauty & the Beast" headed back to Broadway ?!

Jim Hill

So -- in the weeks & months ahead -- we've got " My School Musical " on the Disney Channel , " High School Musical: Get in the Picture " on ABC as well as the theatrical release of " High School Musical 3 ." But how far exactly is the Walt Disney Company planning on stretching the "High School Musical...

on2 Jun 2008

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Blog Post: It was the Internet, rather than a fishing net, that helped make Disney's "Fish Hooks" possible

Blog Post: Stan “The Man” Lee to become Disney's front man for Marvel

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch : 2010 to be a time of transition at Walt Disney Studios

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

Blog Post: “Mickey’s Sweatshop,” “Tink My Ride” and … “Enchanted 2” ?!

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