Tech/AI Disney, Reliance to merge India media businesses Nada Ali Feb 25, 2024 0 Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have agreed to merge their media operations in India, with Reliance expected to…
Featured Starbucks, McDonald’s, Disney stocks still down amid boycotts Sama Mousa Oct 30, 2023 0 Starbucks, McDonalds, and Walt Disney Co. stocks are still down after boycotts that have been lasting for more than…
Entertainment Disney’s diversity chief resigns Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jun 22, 2023 0 Disney’s chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Latondra Newton, is resigning from her position after…
Entertainment Pixar returns to theaters with Elemental Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jun 12, 2023 0 Pixar is returning back to theaters since the COVID pandemic with its first original film, Elemental, which will be…
Entertainment Disney’s The Little Mermaid live action garners $118 mln on opening weekend Yassmine Elbehnaihy May 30, 2023 0 Disney’s live action movie, The Little Mermaid, brings in $118 million, ranking fifth in Memorial Day box office…
Money Disney starts third layoff round Yassmine Elbehnaihy May 23, 2023 0 Disney is starting its third layoff round for the year, by notifying 2,500 employees that are likely to be impacted…
Money Disney+ to add Hulu content Yassmine Elbehnaihy May 14, 2023 0 Disney will be adding Hulu content to its streaming service, Disney+, offering a one app experience in the US,…
Money Netflix set to invest $2.5 bln in South Korean films and shows Yassmine Elbehnaihy Apr 25, 2023 0 Netflix announced its plans to invest $2.5 billion in future South Korean films and TV shows over the next four…
Money Disney plans to layoff at least 4k in April Sama Mousa Mar 19, 2023 0 Entertainment giant Disney is expected to layoff about 4,000 employees in the next month, but whether it will be in…
Africa News Netflix cuts prices over 30 countries including Egypt Yassmine Elbehnaihy Feb 26, 2023 0 Netflix Inc. has announced a reduction in its subscription prices plans in some countries, including Egypt to…
Leisure Tokyo Disney parks set to reopen on July 1 after coronavirus hiatus Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 23, 2020 0 Disney has announced that Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea is set to reopen on July 1, according to a tweet…
Tech/AI Disney unveils plans to reopen in mid-July Amwal Al Ghad English May 28, 2020 0 The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday plans to begin to reopen gradually some of its parks later in…
Money Saudi Arabia Wealth Fund owns stakes in Boeing, Citi, Disney Amwal Al Ghad English May 17, 2020 0 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund which until five years ago was a holding company for government stakes in…
Tech/AI Disney Q1 profit dives 91% as parks closed due to coronavirus Amwal Al Ghad English May 6, 2020 0 Disney reported on Tuesday a plunge 91 percent in its profit for the first quarter of 2020, showcasing the huge…
Tech/AI Disney CEO Bob Iger quits Apple board Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 14, 2019 0 Disney chief executive Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board of directors, Apple announced in an SEC filing on…
Tech news Netflix eyes higher content costs as Disney and Fox hold merger talks Yomna Yasser Nov 7, 2017 0 A merger between Disney and Fox could make life increasingly difficult and more costly for Netflix. CNBC reported…
Industry & Trade Disney removes ban on merchandise manufactured in Egypt Yomna Yasser Jul 3, 2017 0 U.S. media and theme park empire Disney has lifted on July 1 a ban on having its merchandise manufactured in Egypt,…
MENA News Dubai inaugurates world’s largest indoor theme park Yomna Yasser Sep 1, 2016 0 A $1 billion project is opened on Wednesday in Dubai and it's the size of 28 football fields. Called IMG Worlds of…
Entertainment Meryl Streep ‘set for Mary Poppins role’ Ghada Ismail Jul 30, 2016 0 Meryl Streep is in talks to reunite with her Devil Wears Prada co-star Emily Blunt on Disney's upcoming Mary…
Entertainment Disney apologises for ‘inappropriate’ tweet on Nagasaki anniversary aya salah Aug 10, 2015 0 US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for…
Videos Egypt rolls out red carpet to foreign investors Administrator Mar 13, 2015 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS2uPLcv5mY Subscribe to France 24 now: http://bit.ly/France24Subscribe BUSINESS…
Tech news Apple, Google Set Disney Video Deal Yomna Yasser Nov 4, 2014 0 Walt Disney Co. has achieved something that many in Hollywood—and Silicon Valley—have been attempting for years:…
Entertainment Disney’s “Oz” Prequel Scores Box Office Gold Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 11, 2013 0 There was no place like "Oz" at the weekend box office. Walt Disney Co's big-budget 3D movie "Oz the Great and…
MENA News Gulf Air Makes ‘Home Viewing In The Sky’ A Reality Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 28, 2012 0 Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced the introduction of nine new…
Entertainment Disney Chief Rich Ross Quits After “John Carter” Flop Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 The head of Disney film-making studio, Rich Ross, has resigned as chairman a month after the film John Carter…
Entertainment The Lion King named ‘highest-grossing show’ on Broadway Administrator Apr 11, 2012 0 Hit musical adaptation The Lion King has become the highest earning show in Broadway history, according to figures…