Have you looked at the calendar lately? No, I’m not talking about how there are just seven shopping days ‘til Christmas. I mean that – as of today – we’ve just two weeks left ‘til 2010 gets underway.
Well, the folks who run The Walt Disney Company are clearly already making plans for next year. Over the past week or so, the Mouse has registered a number of domain names that they obviously plan on using in twenty-ten.
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Take – for example – “The Last Song.” Even though Miley Cyrus’ dramatic debut isn’t due in theaters ‘til April 2, 2010, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is already looking ahead to August of next year. When the DVD version of “The Last Song” is expected to go on sale.
Which is why – back on December 10th – The Walt Disney Company snagged these two domain names
- THELASTSONGDVD.COM
- THELASTSONGBLURAY.COM
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Another film that the Mouse has high hopes for in 2010 is “Toy Story 3” (which isn’t due to pop up at your local multiplex ‘til June 18th of next year). To whet people’s appetites for this highly anticipated sequel, WDSHE plans on releasing “Toy Story” & “Toy Story 2” on Blu-ray on March 23, 2010.
The only problem is … Given that many people already own DVD versions of these Pixar films, WDSHE is already anticipating that it will encounter plenty of sales resistance for the Blu-ray “Special Edition” versions of “Toy Story” & “Toy Story 2.” Which is why – back on December 10th – Mickey registered these two domain names:
- TOYSTORYSAVE5.COM
- TOYSTORYCOUPON.COM
Which is why – come March — you should make a point of checking out the above two web addresses and then see how you can get $5 off on each of the Blu-ray versions of these Pixar films.
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Speaking of Blu-ray … I hope that you saved the receipt on that Blu-ray player you bought for the family this Christmas. Why For? Well, take a look at all of the new media-related domain names that The Walt Disney Company registered on December 16th:
- MYDISNEYMOVIESONLINE.COM
- MYDISNEYONLINEMOVIES.COM
- WALTDISNEYMOVIESONLINE.COM
- WATCHDISNEYONLINE.COM
- DISNEYONLINEMOVIES.COM
- MYDISNEYVAULT.COM
- DISNEYVAULTONLINE.COM
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- DISNEYLOCKER.COM
- DISNEYDIGITALLOCKER.COM
- DISNEYPLAYER.COM
- DISNEYSTUDIOMOVIES.COM
Do you remember that Keychest project that Disney officials have been talking about? The one that will supposedly allow The Company to distribute Disney-branded content across multiple platforms & devices? Which will then give consumers the sort of anytime, anywhere access to entertainment that they seem to be craving these days?
Well, judging by all the new media-related domain names that The Walt Disney Company just registered two days ago, 2010 could be the year when anytime, anywhere access finally does arrive. At least when it comes to Disney-branded content.
Disney CEO Bob Iger. Copyright 2009 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved
So are you ready to embrace this bold new, hi-tech version of the Mouse House (One that – FYI – that Bob Iger has been pushing for ever since he became CEO of The Walt Disney Company back in October of 2005)? And if not, why not?
Your thoughts?
Getting back to those seven-shopping-days-left-‘til-Christmas … If you plan on doing any holiday shopping on Amazon.com this year, could you please do JHM a favor and – before you begin any online bargain hunting – click on the banner above?
If you do that … Well, Jim Hill Media then gets a teeny tiny chunk of whatever you spend. Which would be a very generous way to show your appreciation for all the great stories that you’ve read on this site over the past year.
Happy Holidays!